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Laxman Pai, Opalesque Asia: Sustainable investing has gone "truly mainstream" worldwide and is now even more popular among institutional investors in the Asia Pacific compared to their global peers, according to a new survey.
The survey conducted by FTSE Russell has found that 86 percent of global asset owners are now implementing sustainable investment (SI) into their investment strategies, up from 76 percent in 2021.
Across the Asia-Pacific region, even greater levels of adoption have been recorded, with 97 percent of asset owners currently implementing or evaluating SI considerations in their strategies.
Two in five (44%) are currently considering how to incorporate climate or sustainability within strategic asset allocation (SSA) models or frameworks (24% already do), whilst one in four (24%) are using climate/sustainable indexes within models and frameworks.
The asset classes for implementing SI remain varied. Fixed income now leads SI allocations, surpassing public equity (53% v 45%). The relatively new alternative asset class of infrastructure has also made notable gains in SI - rising from 26% in 2021 to 45% in 2022.
FTSE Russell polled 184 institutional investors, including 30% in the Asia Pacific, for its annual survey earlier this year and found that 86% have implemented sustainable investment strategies into their portfolios, up from 76% in 2021.
Asset owners that are implementing and evaluating SI are motivated by risk management, with 57% of...................... To view our full article Click here
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