By Maarten Bloemen, Executive Vice President, Portfolio Manager, Research Analyst, Templeton Global Equity GroupTM
The coronavirus pandemic has highlighted the importance of financial market risks that fit within the realm of environmental, social and governance ((ESG)) factors - namely disaster preparedness and health risks. Templeton Global Equity Group's Maarten Bloemen argues we will see recently highlighted ESG considerations more acutely on the radar of investors, while other issues previously on the backburner due to coronavirus - such as climate change - will likely come back to the spotlight as this is a long-term structural