The worldwide value of assets under management (AUM) from sustainable investments was small in comparison to total assets under management in 2020, but has grown since 2016. Sustainable investment AUM grew by over 50 percent between 2016 and 2020, and reached a value of around 35.3 trillion U.S. dollars in 2020. Total assets under management globally reached around 98.4 trillion U.S. dollars that year.
Value of sustainable assets under management (AUM) and total assets under management worldwide from 2016 to 2020 (in billion U.S. dollars)
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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 common method for ESG adoption among institutional investors worldwide 2019-2021
- Net assets in sustainable funds in Europe 2020, by country
- Value of sustainable investment assets worldwide 2014-2020, by region
- Leading reasons for ESG investing worldwide 2019-2021
- Share of central banks and sovereign funds worldwide with an ESG policy 2017 vs 2019
- Volume of sustainable investments globally 2012 and 2018, by region
- Share of central banks and sovereign funds globally with an ESG policy 2019
- share of global sustainable investment assets in Europe 2020, by strategy
- Europe: socially responsible investments as share of total managed assets 2014-2020
- Europe: sustainable investment assets 2014-2020
- European responsible investing market: assets of faith-based funds 2010-2016
- Standard Chartered bank: contributions to sustainable economic growth 2019
- Sustainability themed investments SRIs in Spain 2011-2017
- Impact investing by wealthy individuals in Europe as of 2013, by investment type
- Impact investing by European wealthy individuals 2011-2017
- European RI funds: assets of funds using positive screening criteria 2010-2016
- Assets of environmental & ecological ethical investment funds in Europe 2010-2016
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- Most common method for ESG adoption among institutional investors worldwide 2019-2021
- Net assets in sustainable funds in Europe 2020, by country
- Value of sustainable investment assets worldwide 2014-2020, by region
- Leading reasons for ESG investing worldwide 2019-2021
- Share of central banks and sovereign funds worldwide with an ESG policy 2017 vs 2019
- Volume of sustainable investments globally 2012 and 2018, by region
- Share of central banks and sovereign funds globally with an ESG policy 2019
- share of global sustainable investment assets in Europe 2020, by strategy
- Europe: socially responsible investments as share of total managed assets 2014-2020
- Europe: sustainable investment assets 2014-2020
- European responsible investing market: assets of faith-based funds 2010-2016
- Standard Chartered bank: contributions to sustainable economic growth 2019
- Sustainability themed investments SRIs in Spain 2011-2017
- Impact investing by wealthy individuals in Europe as of 2013, by investment type
- Impact investing by European wealthy individuals 2011-2017
- European RI funds: assets of funds using positive screening criteria 2010-2016
- Assets of environmental & ecological ethical investment funds in Europe 2010-2016
Global Sustainable Investment Alliance. (July 15, 2021). Value of sustainable assets under management (AUM) and total assets under management worldwide from 2016 to 2020 (in billion U.S. dollars) [Graph]. In Statista. Retrieved February 04, 2023, from https://www.statista.com/statistics/948492/value-sustainable-total-aum-worldwide/
Global Sustainable Investment Alliance. "Value of sustainable assets under management (AUM) and total assets under management worldwide from 2016 to 2020 (in billion U.S. dollars) ." Chart. July 15, 2021. Statista. Accessed February 04, 2023. https://www.statista.com/statistics/948492/value-sustainable-total-aum-worldwide/
Global Sustainable Investment Alliance. (2021). Value of sustainable assets under management (AUM) and total assets under management worldwide from 2016 to 2020 (in billion U.S. dollars) . Statista. Statista Inc.. Accessed: February 04, 2023. https://www.statista.com/statistics/948492/value-sustainable-total-aum-worldwide/
Global Sustainable Investment Alliance. "Value of Sustainable Assets under Management (Aum) and Total Assets under Management Worldwide from 2016 to 2020 (in Billion U.S. Dollars) ." Statista, Statista Inc., 15 Jul 2021, https://www.statista.com/statistics/948492/value-sustainable-total-aum-worldwide/
Global Sustainable Investment Alliance, Value of sustainable assets under management (AUM) and total assets under management worldwide from 2016 to 2020 (in billion U.S. dollars) Statista, https://www.statista.com/statistics/948492/value-sustainable-total-aum-worldwide/ (last visited February 04, 2023)
Value of sustainable assets under management (AUM) and total assets under management worldwide from 2016 to 2020 (in billion U.S. dollars) [Graph], Global Sustainable Investment Alliance, July 15, 2021. [Online]. Available: https://www.statista.com/statistics/948492/value-sustainable-total-aum-worldwide/