Tre ud af fire institutionelle investorer i Europa planlægger at stoppe med at investere i ikke-ESG baserede investeringsprodukter senest i 2022. Et overvældende flertal (99%) af europæiske institutionelle investorer forventer at forskellen mellem ESG og ikke-ESG-produkter inden 2022 vil udligne sig. Og 77% af dem planlægger at stoppe med at købe produkter, der ikke er ESG baserede. Det viser en rapport fra PwC – “2022: Century’s Growth Opportunity.”
I rapporten hedder det:
“The rapid uptick of ESG products is ushering in a paradigm shift across the greater European asset and wealth management industry,” said Steven Libby, EMEA asset and wealth management leader, and Olivier Carré, Luxembourg fund services leader. “In Europe alone, in our best-case scenario, we expect ESG fund assets under management to account for over 50% of total European mutual assets by 2025. This will represent a staggering 28.8% compound annual growth rate from 2019 to 2025.” PwC identified four key catalysts driving the sustained growth of ESG. These cover a ‘major shift from voluntary ESG regulations and initiatives to rigid and binding legislation’, evidence of ESG’s investment outperformance, increasing investor demand and fundamental societal shifts magnified by current environmental, social and health crises.”
