Put simply, ESG investing is buying responsible assets for the right reasons on an environmental. And social and corporate governance level. For this topic, host Andrew Baxter has called in long-time friend and fund manager from Russel Investments, James Harwood. James manages over $7B of client funds to which $3B of that is invested in ESG funds and has a huge reputation in the financial services industry with a strong track record.

In Australia, the materials and mining stocks make up around 20% of our market. Thus, finding ESG stocks that are likely to perform well is a harder task than what most would first think. As a relatively new sector of the stock market.The ESG investing continues to grow in demand. As more and more investors become environmentally and socially aware. And leaving this one of the best performing sectors in markets over the last 5 years.