ESG

American

abbreviation

environmental, social, and governance: a strategic framework for measuring a company's impact on the environment, relationships with the people and companies it is connected to, and management practices.

The remaining question is whether ESG can be implemented without negatively impacting profit.
Financial regulators have been promoting green finance and ESG investing.

Etymology

Origin of ESG

First recorded in 2005–10

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The environmental and social side travels under socially responsible investing, sustainable investing, and the term you have probably seen most: ESG, short for environmental, social and corporate-governance.

From MarketWatch ● Jul. 6, 2026

The socially responsible and ESG side is largely data-driven.

From MarketWatch ● Jul. 6, 2026

Vanguard, which hasn’t sold its limited lineup of just seven ESG funds as aggressively, hasn’t suffered much outflows.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Jul. 5, 2026

The pullback in ESG investing has been perhaps most visible in fund flows and performance.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Jul. 5, 2026

In the middle of campus, halfway between Heart and ESG, there’s a flagpole with a big circular driveway around it.

From "Sparrow" by Sarah Moon

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