Find out more on the ESG Global Survey
Sustainable investing trends
Most important element for defining a sustainable investment
20%
It makes a measurable, positive impact on ESG criteria
18%
It meets your organisation’s own criteria for defining sustainable investments
Preferred ESG approach/strategy
Top 3 preferred approaches (for the next two years)
58%
ESG integration (vs. 52% now)
51%
Impact investing (vs. 67% now)
51%
Active ownership (vs. 43% now)
Priority ESG topics
Respondents say investment, voting and engagement will focus in the next two years on
49%
Worker rights, fair treatment of staff and pay
48%
Diversity, equity and inclusion
Commitment towards low-carbon is accelerating
Respondents say it is a priority for their organisation
37%
Now, and
51%
Estimate it will be the case in 2 years
Data and reporting
Data quality remains the biggest barrier to ESG investing
see inconsistent and incomplete ESG data as a significant barrier to ESG adoption
Getting around ESG data challenges
use and compare multiple sources of data to get around the ESG data issues
ESG reporting is often integrated into financial reporting
say it is their preferred method when producing ESG reports
ESG integration into operations
ESG expertise integrated into investment-related operations
57%
say their organisation is integrating ESG expertise and data into portfolio management / investment decisions
Criteria for selecting a provider
Top 3 criteria when selecting partners
48%
Transparency of data methodology
47%
Brand reputation on ESG
32%
ESG skills and expertise