Sustainable and responsible investments refers to an investment approach that integrates environmental, social and governance (ESG) factors in the research, analysis and selection process of portfolio management. The environmental component is the main focus for most investors when it comes to sustainable investments. The strategies towards sustainable investments include norms-based screening, negative/exclusionary screening, best-in-class screening, ESG integration, sustainability themed investing, impact investing, and corporate investment and shareholder action.
What is the development of sustainable investments in Europe?
Until 2018, sustainable investing in Europe grew, and reached reached over 12.3 trillion euros. That year, Europe also had around 46 percent of the global value of sustainable investments. The value of European sustainable investments, however, dropped in 2020, despite the global growth, making the U.S. the leading region in sustainable investments.
How is sustainable investing adopted?
As of 2021, the most common method for ESG adoption among institutional investors was ESG integration. The share of institutional investors who used ESG integration for adopting sustainable investing more than doubled over the last three years.
Value of sustainable investment assets in Europe from 2014 to 2020
(in billion euros)
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Global Sustainable Investment Alliance. (July 29, 2021). Value of sustainable investment assets in Europe from 2014 to 2020 (in billion euros) [Graph]. In Statista. Retrieved November 24, 2024, from https://www.statista.com/statistics/1065701/value-of-sustainable-investment-assets-europe/
Global Sustainable Investment Alliance. "Value of sustainable investment assets in Europe from 2014 to 2020 (in billion euros)." Chart. July 29, 2021. Statista. Accessed November 24, 2024. https://www.statista.com/statistics/1065701/value-of-sustainable-investment-assets-europe/
Global Sustainable Investment Alliance. (2021). Value of sustainable investment assets in Europe from 2014 to 2020 (in billion euros). Statista. Statista Inc.. Accessed: November 24, 2024. https://www.statista.com/statistics/1065701/value-of-sustainable-investment-assets-europe/
Global Sustainable Investment Alliance. "Value of Sustainable Investment Assets in Europe from 2014 to 2020 (in Billion Euros)." Statista, Statista Inc., 29 Jul 2021, https://www.statista.com/statistics/1065701/value-of-sustainable-investment-assets-europe/
Global Sustainable Investment Alliance, Value of sustainable investment assets in Europe from 2014 to 2020 (in billion euros) Statista, https://www.statista.com/statistics/1065701/value-of-sustainable-investment-assets-europe/ (last visited November 24, 2024)
Value of sustainable investment assets in Europe from 2014 to 2020 (in billion euros) [Graph], Global Sustainable Investment Alliance, July 29, 2021. [Online]. Available: https://www.statista.com/statistics/1065701/value-of-sustainable-investment-assets-europe/
