It\u2019s no secret that the growth of Environmental, Social and Governance (ESG) investments in recent years has been fundamental.
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This has largely been fuelled by the climate emergency, leading to growing scrutiny of company practices with some governments mandating a change in companies\u2019 and individuals\u2019 behaviour.<\/p>\n
The idea behind ESG investing is that corporations which respect these three pillars in their business practices will achieve long-term value creation.<\/p>\n
From tackling climate change, to equal rights and animal welfare \u2013 you can select investments based on your values in a way that could help you achieve your long-term financial goals.<\/p>\n
Appetite for sustainable investments<\/strong> 45% went further still, saying that they now only want to invest in ethical companies and funds. In fact, only 11% of the sample (across all generations) said they didn\u2019t intend to invest in ESG investments over the next five years.<\/p>\n Younger people have a \u2018key role to play\u2019 <\/strong> Younger people have a \u2018key role to play\u2019 in the move towards sustainable investing, according to the report. It revealed younger family members (42%), societal pressures (47%) and media commentary (53%) were the top influences for people considering sustainable investing.<\/p>\n Every level of business decision-making<\/strong> For many, the pandemic has prompted a change in financial priorities, accelerating the demand for responsible investing.<\/p>\n Source data:<\/strong> INFORMATION IS BASED ON OUR CURRENT UNDERSTANDING OF TAXATION LEGISLATION AND REGULATIONS. ANY LEVELS AND BASES OF, AND RELIEFS FROM, TAXATION ARE SUBJECT TO CHANGE.<\/p>\n THE VALUE OF INVESTMENTS AND INCOME FROM THEM MAY GO DOWN. YOU MAY NOT GET BACK THE ORIGINAL AMOUNT INVESTED. PAST PERFORMANCE IS NOT A RELIABLE INDICATOR OF FUTURE PERFORMANCE.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":" How ESG creates long-term value It\u2019s no secret that the growth of Environmental, Social and Governance (ESG) investments in recent years has been fundamental.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[3],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-3610","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-uncategorized"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.attainwealthmanagement.co.uk\/wordpress\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/3610","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.attainwealthmanagement.co.uk\/wordpress\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.attainwealthmanagement.co.uk\/wordpress\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.attainwealthmanagement.co.uk\/wordpress\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.attainwealthmanagement.co.uk\/wordpress\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=3610"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.attainwealthmanagement.co.uk\/wordpress\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/3610\/revisions"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.attainwealthmanagement.co.uk\/wordpress\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=3610"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.attainwealthmanagement.co.uk\/wordpress\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=3610"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.attainwealthmanagement.co.uk\/wordpress\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=3610"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}
\nCOVID-19 has undoubtedly heavily influenced some investors\u2019 agendas, driving a re-evaluation of the environment and \u2018what matters most\u2019. Data from \u2018The Power of Advice\u2019 report[1] shows how for one in two investors (51%), the pandemic has fuelled their appetite for sustainable investments.<\/p>\n
\nFurthermore, 39% of clients said they expected to increase the amount they invested in socially responsible investments, 31% maintaining their current level and just 5% decreasing their spend.<\/p>\n
\nOnce upon a time, the concept of \u2018sustainability\u2019 was confined to environmental and social issues, but it is now factored in at every level of business decision-making. The awareness of ESG has increased over recent years and these factors are becoming more important in the investment decision-making process of investors.<\/p>\n
\n[1] The Power of Advice Report \u2013 Pru part of M&G Plc \u2013 https:\/\/www.mandg.com\/sustainable (2021)<\/em><\/p>\n