Appetite grows for ESG-related investments


Green growth: A worker arranges a dragon made from vegetables during a fruit festival in Hanoi. Stocks in a sustainability index dominate the portfolios of foreign funds in Vietnam. — AFP

HANOI: After Vietnam delivered a clear ambition to bring net emissions to zero by 2050, investment funds have begun to target stocks with strong environmental, social and governance (ESG) elements.

The presence of these stocks in the investment portfolios of foreign funds has become increasingly evident recently.

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