ESG Investment Sees Robust Growth

Asset managers reported robust increase in ESG (environmental, social, and governance) investment over the past year across asset classes and anticipate it will continue well into the future, even in the face of recent geopolitical unrest and global economic instability, says the Index Industry Association’s (IIA) second annual ESG global survey of asset managers. The vast majority (85 per cent globally) report that ESG has increased in importance within their company’s overall investment offering or strategy over the past year, with just over a quarter (26 per cent) stating that it has become “much more of a priority.”