Flows into European sustainable funds have more than doubled in Q2 of 2020 to €54.6bn, following growth of investor interest in Environmental, Social and Governance (ESG) investments. This has, encouragingly, been helped by the initiatives to “build back better” in the wake of COVID-19, and consequent restructuring of investments.

What is ESG? ESG is the Environmental, Social and Governance Principles - are considered the “Three Pillars of Sustainability” and defined by the UN’s Principles for Responsible Investment (PRI) as “The systematic and explicit inclusion of material ESG factors into investment analysis and investment decisions”.

The essential components necessary for accountability and sustainability in the lithium-ion battery supply chain could be provided by blockchain. Because, by nature, it is a decentralized, distributed and public digital ledger –