How big is the global ESG investment market?
London, 8 January 2024 – Global ESG assets surpassed $30 trillion in 2022 and are on track to surpass $40 trillion by 2030 — over 25% of projected $140 trillion assets under management (AUM) according to a latest ESG report from Bloomberg Intelligence (BI).
The value of assets allocated to ETF funds, which included environmental, social, and governance (ESG) goals in their strategy, increased markedly from five billion U.S. dollars in 2006 to 391 billion U.S. dollars in 2021. As of November 2023, allocated assets reached 480 billion U.S. dollars.
The global sustainable finance market size was estimated at USD 519.88 billion in 2022 and is expected to reach USD 623.39 billion in 2023.
ESG-focused institutional investment seen soaring 84% to US$33.9 trillion in 2026, making up 21.5% of assets under management: PwC report. London, 10 October 2022 – Asset managers globally are expected to increase their ESG-related assets under management (AuM) to US$33.9tn by 2026, from US$18.4tn in 2021.
While one in five globally (21%) have made investments in ESG, there are more than twice as many investors who say they are interested (49%).
The ESG ETFs account for only 2.8 % of the total ETF market. However, as of 2022, the total assets under the management of ESG ETFs is approximately 61 billion USD (Figure 1).
The largest ESG ETF is the VanEck Semiconductor ETF SMH with $17.12B in assets. In the last trailing year, the best-performing ESG ETF was USD at 317.50%. The most recent ETF launched in the ESG space was the BNY Mellon Concentrated International ETF BKCI on 12/06/21.
The global green technology & sustainability market size was estimated at USD 15.85 billion in 2022 and is expected to reach USD 19.07 billion in 2023.
London, 8 January 2024 – Global ESG assets surpassed $30 trillion in 2022 and are on track to surpass $40 trillion by 2030 — over 25% of projected $140 trillion assets under management (AUM) according to a latest ESG report from Bloomberg Intelligence (BI).
Green Technology and Sustainability Market size was valued at USD 14.3 billion in 2022 and is projected to register a CAGR of over 19.5% between 2023 and 2032.
Who are the biggest investors in ESG?
- Royal London Emerging Markets ESG Leaders Equity Tracker Fund. ...
- BlackRock Global Funds ESG Multi-Asset Fund. ...
- Federated Hermes Global Equity ESG Fund. ...
- Vanguard ESG Developed World All Cap Equity Index Fund. ...
- BlackRock Strategic Funds ESG Euro Bond Fund.
The E.S.G. market is still worth trillions, attracting a wide swath of investors looking for solid returns and motivated by a cause they believe in. The median return for the larger E.S.G. funds was a decent 24.4 percent last year, according to Morningstar, which outpaced the S&P 500.
Overall, the survey found that 85% of investors think ESG leads to “better returns, resilient portfolios and enhanced fundamental analysis.” Among executives surveyed, 84% said ESG helps them “shape a more robust corporate strategy,” according to Adeline Diab, BI's director of ESG strategy and research.
Popularity growth in ESG investing
Global ESG fund assets reached about $2.5 trillion at the end of 2022, up from $2.24 trillion at the end of the third quarter, according to Morningstar. The nearly 12 percent jump in assets was almost double the growth of the broader global fund market.
We expect growth in ESG investing to continue through 2022, and well beyond. The shift to sustainable investing is so powerful because it's being driven by demand from the bottom up.
A heavy ESG focus can pose investment risk
Because some funds exclude fossil-fuel companies, for example, that hurt their relative performance in recent years when energy stocks were surging, he says.
EXECUTIVE SUMMARY. • The S&P 500 ESG Index aligns investment objectives with. environmental, social, and governance (ESG) values. • It can serve as a benchmark as well as the basis for index-linked. investment products.
Why ESG Is Important. For many people, ESG investing is more than a three-letter acronym. It is a practical, real-world process for addressing how a company serves its stakeholders: workers, managers, communities, customers, shareholders. Many ESG advocates consider the environment a stakeholder too.
ESG investing has been developed primarily by and for large institutional investors (pension funds, sovereign wealth funds, endowments, etc.).
Investment strategies
Every product Vanguard offers, including our ESG investments, must meet our rigorous standards and align with our time-tested investment philosophy. We currently offer seven ESG products: four exclusionary index funds and three active funds.
Does Fidelity have ESG funds?
Fidelity® Sustainable Multi-Asset Fund. Combines Fidelity's expertise in asset allocation, stock selection and ESG integration to deliver an all-in-one diversified portfolio focused on long-term growth through exposure to sustainable securities.
As of July 2023, the leading Environmental, Social, and Corporate governance (ESG) related ETF by Assets Under Management (AUM) was the iShares MSCI USA SRI UCITS ETF. The iShares MSCI USA ESG Enhanced UCITS ETF ranked second managing assets worth over seven billion U.S. dollars.
Ltd. Chicago, Oct. 03, 2022 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- Green Technology and Sustainability Market size to grow from USD 11.2 billion in 2020 to USD 36.6 billion by 2025, at a Compound Annual Growth Rate (CAGR) of 26.6% during the forecast period, according to a new report by MarketsandMarkets™.
2023 G100 Rank | 2022 G100 Rank | Company |
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1 | 15 | Schnitzer Steel Industries Inc |
2 | 1 | Vestas Wind Systems A/S |
3 | 10 | Brambles Ltd |
4 | Brookfield Renewable Partners LP |
- Schnitzer Steel Industries. ...
- Vestas Wind Systems. ...
- Brambles. ...
- Brookfield Renewable Partners. ...
- Autodesk. ...
- Evoqua Water Technologies. ...
- Stantec (joint position) ...
- Schneider Electric (joint position)
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