Record capital flows flood into funds, but is there enough to achieve net zero? The amounts of capital flows into purpose-driven investments today are truly staggering. ESG bond issuance in 2020 totaled $732 billion while green bonds racked up $305 billion in sales. New money from investors captured by ESG funds in 2020 added up to $51 billion — more than double 2019’s total. Seventeen billion dollars was invested into climate-tech startups in 2020. At the bottom line, the total value of all sustainable investing assets at the end of…
