ESG integration still finding its legs in India

Despite the S&P ESG India index having been in place for nearly four years – longer than most sustainable company indicies in Asia – management and investing based on environment, social and governance (ESG) principles is not well developed in India. Sumantra Sen, founder director and principal researcher of India's Respsonible Investment Research Association, told CleanBiz Asia managing editor Mike Dunn about some of the issue that need to be addressed for ESG to move forward in one of the world's largest emerging markets.