Klima-faktorer bliver lige så vigtige som finansielle faktorer ved investeringer, viser en rundspørge til institutionelle investorer, og det gælder også for investorer, der ikke kun tænker i miljøbaner
Uddrag fra UBS:
As we head into 2020, how do you see sustainable investing trends playing out? Will the environment still be front and center? For sure. There is no question that climate will remain an urgent priority for our clients across the board.
Earlier this year, in collaboration with Responsible Investor, we completed a global survey of institutional investors representing EUR 19.02 trillion1—a substantial part of the global asset owner community. And what they told us, loud and clear, was that environmental factors were a key reason for integrating Environmental Social and Governance (ESG) analysis into their investment processes.
In Europe, asset owners went further still. The majority said that within the next five years environmental factors could become even more important than financial factors when analyzing companies. Looking out beyond the institutional market and at the Ultra High Net Worth (UHNW) segment, a similar pattern emerges. ‘Return on Values’, a survey carried out by our Wealth Management division in 2018, revealed that UHNW investors similarly prioritize environmental impact.