total value of sustainable AUM worldwide reached around 35.3 trillion U.S. dollars in 2020.
The share of total global assets under management (AUM) from sustainable investments grew in recent years. In 2020, almost 36 percent of the total AUM worldwide were from sustainable investments, compared to around 28 percent in 2016. The Share of sustainable investments of total assets under management (AUM) worldwide from 2016 to 2020
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Global Sustainable Investment Alliance. (July 15, 2021). Share of sustainable investments of total assets under management (AUM) worldwide from 2016 to 2020 [Graph]. In Statista. Retrieved April 27, 2024, from https://www.statista.com/statistics/1255092/share-sustainable-aum-worldwide/
Global Sustainable Investment Alliance. "Share of sustainable investments of total assets under management (AUM) worldwide from 2016 to 2020 ." Chart. July 15, 2021. Statista. Accessed April 27, 2024. https://www.statista.com/statistics/1255092/share-sustainable-aum-worldwide/
Global Sustainable Investment Alliance. (2021). Share of sustainable investments of total assets under management (AUM) worldwide from 2016 to 2020 . Statista. Statista Inc.. Accessed: April 27, 2024. https://www.statista.com/statistics/1255092/share-sustainable-aum-worldwide/
Global Sustainable Investment Alliance. "Share of Sustainable Investments of Total Assets under Management (Aum) Worldwide from 2016 to 2020 ." Statista, Statista Inc., 15 Jul 2021, https://www.statista.com/statistics/1255092/share-sustainable-aum-worldwide/
Global Sustainable Investment Alliance, Share of sustainable investments of total assets under management (AUM) worldwide from 2016 to 2020 Statista, https://www.statista.com/statistics/1255092/share-sustainable-aum-worldwide/ (last visited April 27, 2024)
Share of sustainable investments of total assets under management (AUM) worldwide from 2016 to 2020 [Graph], Global Sustainable Investment Alliance, July 15, 2021. [Online]. Available: https://www.statista.com/statistics/1255092/share-sustainable-aum-worldwide/