Most common method for ESG adoption among institutional investors worldwide 2019-2021

Published by Statista Research Department, Mar 4, 2024
The most common method for environmental, social, and governance (ESG) investing among institutional investors worldwide in 2021 was ESG integration, meaning systematically including ESG issues in the investment decision. The share who used ESG integration more than doubled since 2019, reaching 48 percent in 2021. Overall, ESG adoption is becoming more common, and the share who did not implement ESG methods at all decreased steadily during the period.

Most common method for ESG adoption among institutional investors worldwide from 2019 to 2021

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April 2021

Region

Worldwide

Survey time period

2019 to 2021

Number of respondents

3,600 respondents

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The respondents are professional investors, incl. institutional investors, fund selectors and financial professionals

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