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ESG equity investing ramping up in India on pandemic resilience
ESG Index is down 2.8% versus an 8.1% drop in the NSE Nifty 50 Index.The global push into sustainable investing has gathered pace this year as governments channel virus-related recovery funds into health and environmental projects. Fund industry ESG AUM now exceeds $1 trillion, and 56% of sustainable funds outperformed their peers in the second quarter, according to a report from UBS Group AG citing Morningstar Inc.