This trend looks set to continue with investment funds set to attract around $420bn (€376bn) in the next five years in Europe, according to a study by research group Impactvesting.

In this article, Peter Stapleton and Pádraig Brosnan look at recent publications from the European Securities and Markets Authority that seek to formalise ESG policy and regulation in the EU and they provide an overview of strategic decisions taken by Ireland to put itself at the epicentre of ESG integration.

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This article was first published in the Irish Funds ESG Newsletter in October 2019.

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