ESG

abbreviation for

1. 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.

Word History and Origins

Origin of ESG¹

First recorded in 2005–10

Example Sentences

Its founder, Paul Elio, is a veteran of Johnson Controls, and helped start engineering firm ESG Engineering.

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