The U.S. asset management industry also plans to roll out
more sustainable investing strategies over the next 12 months, after seeing U.S. assets under management using sustainable investing criteria jump 135 % from 2012's $ 3.74 trillion to $ 8.72 trillion at the beginning of 20167.
Indeed, a new report from The Forum for Sustainable and Responsible Investment (US SIF) shows that, since 2012, total US assets under management
using sustainable investing strategies increased 76 % to $ 6.57 trillion.
In 2016, the
largest sustainable investing strategy globally, and the predominate strategy in Europe, was negative / exclusionary screening (US$ 15.0 trillion), followed by ESG integration (US$ 10.4 trillion), 3 which was predominantly used, on an asset - weighted basis, in the United States, Canada, Australia / New Zealand, and Asia ex Japan.
IEN supports learning on a variety
of sustainable investing strategies, such as ESG integration, impact investing, shareholder engagement, that will make a significant and critical contribution to creating a healthy, just, and sustainable society.
Sustainable investing strategies are gaining momentum, as performance challenges misperceptions.
Maybe you'll find extra inspiration by including
a sustainable investing strategy that invests based on social or environmental criteria in your workplace retirement account.
Maybe you'll find extra inspiration by including
a sustainable investing strategy that invests based on social or environmental criteria in your workplace retirement account.
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