Motivation for adopting an ESG policy among sovereign funds 2021

Published by Statista Research Department, Aug 18, 2023
The most popular reasons for having an environmental, social and corporate governance (ESG) policy among sovereign funds in 2021 were improving returns and reducing risk. The most common original motivation, however, were fiduciary reasons, according to 54 percent of respondents, but this motivation dropped down to 41 percent when being considered as current reason.

Motivation of sovereign funds for adopting an environmental, social and corporate governance (ESG) policy in 2021, by original vs current motivation

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Release date

July 2021

Region

Worldwide

Survey time period

January to March 2021

Number of respondents

44 respondents

Special properties

Chief investment officers, heads of asset classes and senior portfolio strategists

Method of interview

Face-to-face interview

Supplementary notes

This question was phrased by the source as follows: "What was your original motivation for considering ESG?"

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