Barriers to sustainable investing worldwide 2021

The largest barrier to sustainable investing in 2020 and 2021, according to institutional investors worldwide, was greenwashing. More than half (59 percent) indicated greenwashing as the main barrier, which was one percentage point lower then the previous year. Lack of transparency and reported data was mentioned as the second largest barrier, by 53 percent of respondents in 2021.

Main barriers to sustainable investing according to institutional investors worldwide from 2020 to 2021

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Release date

July 2021

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Region

Worldwide

Survey time period

2020 to 2021

Number of respondents

750 respondents

Special properties

Institutional investors

Supplementary notes

The source adds the following information: "The respondents represent a spectrum of institutions, including corporate and public pension plans, insurance companies, official institutions, private banks, endowments and foundations, collectively responsible for $26.8 trillion in assets."
This question was phrased by the source as follows: "Which, if any, of the following specific factors do you consider a challenge of investing in sustainable investments?"
Multiple answers were allowed.

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