Performance Analysis of Select ESG Funds in India

The creation of the “Jones Sustainability Index” in 1999, “Asia Pacific 2009 and other indices have made it easier for investors to select companies with a best-in-class approach ‘economic’, ‘environmental’ ‘social issues’(ESG). ESG investing is now percolating response public demand investment products adoption by mainstream West. In line “United Nation Environmental Programme (UNEP)” 2014, Indian government started process inducting Sustainable Finance schemes Green energy, non-renewable technology hardware, renewable energy sector mainly through startups form Business Loans MSME various lending institutions. this research paper, an attempt has been analyse performance 24 months after outbreak Covid-19 based on return risk evaluation. This secondary data-based analysis includes four funds uses tools like ‘Compound Annual Growth Rate (CAGR)’, ‘Standard Deviation’, ‘Sharpe Ratio’, ‘Treynor ‘Alpha’, ‘Beta’ ‘coefficient determination’. study expects benefit stakeholders choosing appropriate scheme. terms ‘CAGR’, Ratio’ most underperformed. Most are defensive during both time frames. For entire degree diversification quite satisfactory funds.