The most commonly stated barrier to ESG effectiveness according to executives surveyed in the United States, Brazil, the United Kingdom, Germany, and India in 2021 was balancing ESG with growth targets, according to 40 percent of the respondents. Other top barriers mentioned were lack of reporting standards and regulations/complexity, lack of attention or support from leadership, and volatility of regulatory requirements.
Largest barriers to ESG progress worldwide in 2021
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Statistics on ESG investing
Overview
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- Premium Statistic Assets of sustainable funds worldwide 2021, by region
- Premium Statistic Global ESG ETF assets 2006-2022
- Premium Statistic Value of sustainable AUM and total AUM worldwide 2016-2020
- Premium Statistic Share of sustainable investments of total AUM worldwide 2016-2020
- Premium Statistic Share of ESG funds worldwide 2021, by region
- Premium Statistic Market share of ESG ETFs by region, based on assets under management 2021
- Premium Statistic AUM of sustainable funds vs. other funds in the U.S. 2021
Top funds
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- Premium Statistic Leading sustainable funds in Europe Q4 2021, by net flows
- Premium Statistic Leading sustainable funds in the U.S. Q4 2021, by net flows
- Premium Statistic Leading ESG ETFs worldwide 2022
- Premium Statistic ESG ETFs with the highest 3 month returns 2022
- Premium Statistic ESG ETFs with highest net inflows in the Americas as of January 2022
- Premium Statistic ESG ETFs with highest net inflows in Europe as of January 2022
- Premium Statistic Largest socially responsible ETFs in Europe as of February 2022, by fund size
- Premium Statistic Leading socially responsible ETFs in Europe as of February 2022, by 1-year return
Reporting
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- Premium Statistic Reporting frameworks referenced in stock exchange ESG guidance worldwide 2021
- Basic Statistic ESG scores of the worlds' largest companies 2021, by provider
- Premium Statistic Most used ESG indices in the Americas and Europe 2021
- Premium Statistic Investors' most used tools to measure non-financial ESG performance in 2021
Performance
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- Premium Statistic Performance difference between the S&P 500 ESG and S&P 500 indexes 2018-2022
- Premium Statistic Returns of sustainable funds vs. other funds in the U.S. 2019-2021
- Premium Statistic Performance of ESG investments versus non-ESG investments in Americas and Europe 2021
- Premium Statistic Expectation that ESG portfolios will not underperform non-ESG portfolios 2019-2020
- Premium Statistic Leading sustainable debt products actively invested in by global investors 2022
- Premium Statistic Share of investors that view ESG as integral in credit analysis worldwide 2022
Targets
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- Premium Statistic Most targeted UN SDG of ESG ETFs worldwide 2021, by assets
- Premium Statistic Most targeted UN SDG of ESG ETFs worldwide 2021, by number of ETFs
- Premium Statistic Main ESG focus among sustainable investors worldwide 2020
- Premium Statistic Most popular sustainable infrastructure among ESG investors worldwide 2020
Strategy
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- Premium Statistic Main ESG strategies of institutional investors 2021
- Premium Statistic Most common ESG ETF strategy worldwide, based on assets under management 2021
- Premium Statistic Most common method for ESG adoption among institutional investors worldwide 2019-2021
- Premium Statistic ESG strategy among corporate issuers and investors in the Americas and Europe 2021
- Premium Statistic Most common method for ESG adoption among fund selectors worldwide 2019-2021
Motivations/barriers
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- Premium Statistic Leading reasons for ESG investing worldwide 2019-2021
- Premium Statistic Main reasons why institutional investors implement ESG 2021
- Premium Statistic Main reasons keeping investors worldwide from ESG investing 2021
- Premium Statistic Main obstacles related to broader adoption of ESG investing worldwide 2021
- Premium Statistic Largest barriers to ESG progress worldwide 2021
Further related statistics
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- Most important ESG criteria according to real estate investors worldwide 2022
- Top barriers of sustainable investments for retail investors globally 2022
- Importance of ESG in real estate investment worldwide 2022
- Benefits of ESG measures taken by real estate investors worldwide 2022
- Sustainability reporting rates of firms worldwide 2011-2022, by region
- Leading ESG measures taken by real estate investors worldwide 2022
- ESG priorities with growing importance among U.S. real estate investors 2022
- Number of sustainability bonds issued in Japan 2014-2022
- Sustainability bond issuance amount in Japan 2014-2022
- Leading ESG ETFs worldwide 2022
- Barriers to ESG investing worldwide 2021
- Performance difference between the S&P 500 ESG and S&P 500 indexes 2018-2022
- Main obstacles related to broader adoption of ESG investing worldwide 2021
- ESG strategies of sovereign funds and central banks globally 2021
- Investors' opinion on the future value premium of ESG real estate assets 2021
- Global ESG ETF assets 2006-2022
- Share of investors prioritizing ESG benefits over investment returns worldwide 2022
- Future sustainability plans according to commercial property experts in Europe 2021
- Market share of ESG ETFs by region, based on assets under management 2021
- Sovereign investors and central banks with an ESG policy worldwide 2017-2021
- Future sustainability plans of commercial property experts in APAC region 2021
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Largest barriers to ESG progress worldwide in 2021 [Graph], PwC US, June 15, 2021. [Online]. Available: https://www.statista.com/statistics/1297457/leading-barriers-to-esg-effectiveness/