The ambitious target comes as an indication that investments in the green transition will become increasingly profitable. A fund started by Bill Gates recently announced its intention to invest $1 billion into climate change technology in Europe. Elsewhere, the CEO of the world’s largest asset management fund Blackrock said ESG was a prerequisite to delivering value and growth.
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Larry Fink, head of the world's largest asset management fund BlackRock, hailed the rise of ESG in his annual letter to CEOs.
ESG was a key talking point among political and business circles in 2021. It will only become more topical this year, as both legislators and the general public turn their attention towards the increasingly pressing problems facing our planet and society.