“Firms with lower ESG risk demonstrate greater financial resilience, particularly during periods of heightened market uncertainty.”

[COMMENTARY] This study is the latest in several such studies to show that in down markets, companies with low ESG risk can outperform their stock market peers.
In Periods Including Market Stress, ESG Provides Protection, Sustainalytics Study Shows, by Liz Angeles, July 16, 2025, Morningstar, USA.