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Major investor alliance working to clean up greenwash lurking in ESG

Corporate Knights

But after rebounding from the financial crisis of 2008, they found a new market in sustainable investment and launched a barrage of funds using ESG integration as the dominant strategy. The value of global sustainable investment assets jumped from US$23 trillion in 2016 to US$35 trillion in 2020. In the U.S.,

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This Week’s Fund News: Robeco Introduces SDG-Aligned Indices

Chris Hall

The fund will invest capital to accelerate InstaVolt’s expansion of charge points across the UK, supporting its mission to roll out 10,000 rapid EV chargers by 2032. Zouk Capital, as the founding investor, is now exiting following its establishment of the company’s management team in 2016.