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Despite the escalating concerns about the environmental, social & governance (ESG) factors in the corporate world, limited academic studies & researches have been conducted on this subject. ESG theory & practices are highly unexplored in growing economies like India. Major proportion of capital market investors do not even have adequate knowledge about the ESG funds as a sustainable investment option. Direct or indirect cause of this scenario is lack of clear dissemination of ESG related information & various ESG fund alternatives available in the market. This informative article / research report aims to cover the conceptual base of ESG theme & it’s prominence in the Indian market. It also highlights various categorical parameters used by SEBI to judge the ESG performance of the companies. Over & above this, the basic terminologies associated with ESG like ESG rating, ERPs, ESG Indices & ESG funds are also discussed in this article.
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