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There’s $35 Trillion Invested in Sustainability, but $25 Trillion of That Isn’t Doing Much

Regulations are so lax that most of what’s earmarked to do good is barely even good-adjacent.

    
Photographer: Mikael Sjoberg/Bloomberg
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Sustainable investment assets grew to $35.3 trillion globally last year amid mounting concerns about societal inequities and climate change. That’s about $1 of every $3 managed globally seeking out a profit from environmental, social and governance concerns, according to Global Sustainable Investment Alliance’s report last month.