How ESG investing came to a reckoning

The term ESG is less than two decades old, but it may already be coming to the end of its useful life.

ESG criticisms came into sharp focus on May 31, when German police raided the offices of asset manager DWS and its majority owner Deutsche Bank as part of a probe into allegations of greenwashing.
ESG criticisms came into sharp focus on May 31, when German police raided the offices of asset manager DWS and its majority owner Deutsche Bank as part of a probe into allegations of greenwashing.Foto: Simon Dawson/Reuters/NTB
Publisert 13. June 2022, kl. 12.01Oppdatert 13. June 2022, kl. 12.01