Are environmental, social and governance issues becoming old hat as part of the investment management mainstream? As the Norwegian government pension fund adds an extra layer of ESG information to its arsenal, some ESG managers find they are having to innovate to stay ahead.

“We are an early warning view,” says Charlotte Mansson of Ecofact, which will supply the Norwegian fund with data from its RepRisk system. By looking at a host of global media sources, RepRisk identifies companies facing controversy in areas such as environmental impact or labour relations.