Rise of ethical investing prompts corporate soul-searching

ESG focus brings gains for Japanese names that make the grade -- and confusion for some that don't

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A man looks up at an electronic ticker board in Tokyo on Monday.

TAKESHI KIKUCHI, Nikkei staff writer

TOKYO -- Companies are having to reckon how they stack up against an increasingly popular benchmark for investment: the environmental, social and governance criteria now applied to nearly 30% of global assets under management.

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