In an article published on the Thomson Reuters Foundation internet site on December 11, 2013 Carolyn Cohn explains that a number of factors are increasingly influencing investors to consider environmental, social and governance (ESG) issues when making investment portfolio decisions in emerging markets.
“Cajoled by developed world governments and shocked by disasters such as the Bangladesh factory collapse, investors in emerging market companies are looking more closely at environmental, social or governance issues before they buy.”
You may read the article on the Thomson Reuters Foundation internet site.