Asia is very top down in adopting ESG investing, S&P DJI (Part 1)

The understanding and acceptance of sustainable investments in Asia Pacific is improving, but is still very low and lags behind Europe, according to Tianyin Cheng ( pictured ), director, Strategy and ESG Indices at S&P DJI.  "The rising awareness has been driven by regulators and exchanges' efforts in terms of rules and enforcement, as well as large asset owners' new environmental, social and governance (ESG) mandates and other ESG integration initiatives," said Cheng. There are a few large