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THE EVOLU ESG INVE Dating back to the 1960s, investment in ESG has been rapidly inclining for more than 50 years, with fewer organisations than ever without some form of sustainability strategy
TIME 1960s: The dawn of sustainable investment
2005: ESG is born
The 1960s saw the beginning of ‘socially responsible investing’. Organisations began to exclude stocks or entire industries from their portfolio should their operations not be seen as ‘socially responsible’.
First used by ‘The Global Compact’, the term ESG was coined in 2005 in a study titled ‘Who Cares Wins’.
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2006: PRI initiative launch
In 2006, the New York Stock Exchange launched the ‘Principles for Responsible Investment (PRI)’.
2007: SSEI launch
2013: The rise of ESG investment
The following year – 2007 – the ‘Sustainable Stock Exchange Initiative (SSEI)’ was launched.
In 2013, the World Health Organisation launched a voluntary global monitoring framework to reduce the use of tobacco 30% by 2025.
