Enthusiasm for ESG in the US is markedly less than in Europe, with certain states dismissive of ‘whimsical notions of a utopian tomorrow’. Environmental, social and governance (ESG) metrics in the US have never been as established as they are within Europe. Confluence’s Managing director – Performance, Risk and Analytics, Damian Handzy is featured in the article by Jean-Baptiste Andrieux and explains that the difference may reside in investor sentiment and demand.