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MSCI Investment Insights 2021
Global institutional investor sur vey
E X H I B I T 5 :
Top three most impactful trends on the way organizations will invest over the next 3 - 5 years
The state of
play in ESG
ESG retains its importance in the eyes of investors. Once an issue for 'green funds'
and niche investors, it is now firmly established as a high-priority concern globally
ESG and climate change are firmly established as top priorities for funds all over the world
APAC AMERICAS EMEA
3rd Priority
Climate change
/climate risk
15%
Disruptive
technologies
13%
Climate change
/climate risk
14%
1st Priority
Increasing
regulations
25%
Climate change
/climate risk
24%
Market volatility
/uncertainty
20%
2nd Priority
Market volatility
/uncertainty
Increasing sophistication
of ESG measurements
Increasing
regulations
19% 17% 21%
