ESG critical mass: Three key themes that will accelerate sustainable investing this year

ESG investing surged in 2020 and is set to continue reaching record levels of investor interest this year, according to Malcolm McPartlin, co-manager of the Aegon Global Sustainable Equity Fund. McPartlin says that engagement with ESG hit a tipping point in 2020, powered by three key trends he predicts will continue to drive growth in the coming year and beyond. “ESG reached critical mass in terms of investor engagement last year and this is set to extend into 2021,” he says. “Within that are key themes that helped to manifest the explosion of interest in ESG that are going to continue to grow.