This issue of B&C Magazine focuses on the future of ESG. After many years of talking about the necessary steps for the UK to reach net zero and embrace sustainability and ESG, we take an in-depth look at whether the specialist finance market has truly done enough to embrace ESG. We also shine a spotlight on the progress made by the construction and real estate sectors when it comes to sustainability by visiting Q New Homes’ ultra green scheme in Kent, and reveal why the adoption of circular economy is necessary to further drive ESG progress. We haven’t neglected the S in ESG either: Intelligent Health’s Debbie Walters highlights the importance of workplace wellbeing in her column and eight specialist finance experts share their secret to maintaining a healthy mind.