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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

Example Sentences

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ISS has a First Amendment right to advocate for ESG policies and communicate with climate activists.

From The Wall Street Journal • May 21, 2026

A former executive went public with claims that the bank wasn’t adhering to lofty goals on ESG, but missed out on a program that pays whistleblowers.

From The Wall Street Journal • May 4, 2026

She had been an executive at Deutsche Bank involved with products branded as ESG, a term that appealed to investors worried about environmental, social and corporate-governance risks.

From The Wall Street Journal • May 4, 2026

He argued that cryptocurrencies should be regulated as securities and tried to require companies to do more reporting around ESG, or environmental, social, and governance issues.

From Barron's • Apr. 18, 2026

“Guys, this is ESG; we’re on the third floor.”

From "Sparrow" by Sarah Moon

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