1,130 professional investors in 25 countries participated in our annual environmental, social and governance (ESG) global study and shared in-depth perspectives on attitudes and adoption.
Here are three of our key findings.
Global ESG adoption rate reaches 90%
⬤ ESG users
⬤ ESG non-users
The percentage of investment professionals that use ESG inched higher to 90%, though not all countries saw an uptick. Broadly, investors view ESG as supportive of investing – and the majority say ESG analysis can help uncover attractive investment opportunities.
Learn more on page 8 of the report.
Investors empower themselves to manage ESG data difficulties
⬤ Surveyed investment professionals
Investors are becoming proactive. Forty percent of investment professionals are conducting proprietary ESG analysis and/or scoring, while 37% percent say they are expanding their in-house ESG team's expertise and size.
Learn more on page 18 of the report.
Multi-thematic ESG could help address style bias
⬤ Agree
⬤ Neither agree nor disagree
⬤ Disagree
More than one-third of investment professionals plan to increase their allocation to style-neutral ESG equity strategies over the next 12 months.
Forty percent of investment professionals believe that multi-thematic ESG funds can be effective diversifiers of investment style risks.
Learn more on page 32 of the report.
Analysis of material ESG issues, alongside other considerations, helps us identify investment risks and opportunities. They can be, but are not necessarily, determinative to an investment decision.
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