Incorporating environmental, social and governance (ESG) factors into investment decision-making has been a growing interest for investors and companies. An ESG criteria evaluates a company’s sustainability and ethical impact and has had a notable impact on the share market by navigating investor preferences and capital allocation.

In this week’s wrap, Grady covers:

• (0:10) The importance of ESG goals for corporations
• (0:51) Companies kicking goals on the ESG front
• (2:21) The beginning of earnings season
• (3:48) Best performing stocks in the ASX200
• (5:04) The most traded stocks & ETFs by Bell Direct clients
• (5:38) Three economic news items to watch out for