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Laxman Pai, Opalesque Asia:

A survey found 49% of institutional investors incorporated environmental, social, and governance (ESG) factors into investment decisions, which represents a 123% increase since the survey's 2013 inception.

According to Callan's ninth annual ESG survey, the number of institutional investors incorporating ESG factors into investment decisions continues to grow, and more of those that have yet to do so are considering it.

40% of respondents not yet incorporating ESG factors into investment decisions are considering it, which is the highest rate in the survey's history said the survey.

Over 50% of respondents looked to incorporate ESG factors to either align their portfolio with the organization's values (55%) or to meet their fiduciary responsibility (54%), it said.

61% of those that incorporated ESG considered ESG factors with every investment/manager selection.

Callan also found that 55% of those incorporating ESG did so in the past five years.

"We're seeing the highest rate of ESG incorporation in the nine-year history of the survey, plus another 40% of investors considering it," said Tom Shingler, senior vice president and leader of Callan's ESG team. "This shows a strong secular trend toward ESG incorporation in the face of regulatory headwinds under the prior presidential administration. With the proposed ESG and proxy voting rule from the U.S. Department of Labor, the pace of adoption could ac......................

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