Human rights above all else: Why Deliveroo IPO leaves bad taste among ESG-conscious investors

While the reasons for its share price freefall are extensive and wide-ranging - as can be seen in Monday's cover story here - ESG concerns largely underpin investors' reluctance to buy into the company. More specifically, the company's questionable attitude towards workers' rights firmly falls into the 'S' camp - the subsection of ESG investing which has arguably taken longer for investors to begin factoring into their portfolio construction. Data from several companies has shown that governance first began taking precedence among investors - with the performance benefits of investing...