“In the first 12 months of the COVID-19 pandemic, many large investment funds with environmental, social and governance criteria outperformed the broader market. One fund went from being among the poorest performers to the top of the list following tweaks to its portfolio.”

[COMMENTARY] This is a good review of how US ESG funds performed in 2020.
(US) ESG funds beat out S&P 500 in 1st year of COVID-19; how 1 fund shot to the top, by Esther Whieldon and Robert Clark, April 6, 2021, S&P Global, USA.