What are ESG principles?

Environmental, Social, and Corporate Governance (ESG) factors are key to the assessment of the sustainability and societal impact of an investment in a company or business. The sort of issues that may be taken account of in each area are: Environmental (greenhouse gas emissions, water & renewable energy), Social (Human rights, community relations, labour relations, modern slavery) and Governance (Board and management quality, financial reporting, bribery and remuneration).