Environmental, Social and Governance (ESG) related deals made up 2.8% of all deals announced in the major banks, central banks, and non-bank competitors sector in the first six months of 2021.
This represents a decrease from the figure of 3.8% in the last six months of 2020 and a decrease from 6.9% in the first six months of 2020.
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In the first six months of 2021, the overall number of announced deals in the major banks, central banks, and non-bank competitors sector increased by 12.3%, from the last six months of 2020.
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By GlobalDataThese themes, of which ESG is one, are best thought of as "any issue that keeps a CEO awake at night", and by tracking them, it becomes possible to ascertain which companies are leading the way on specific issues and which ones have some work to do.
