{"id":22717,"date":"2018-11-05T11:28:55","date_gmt":"2018-11-05T16:28:55","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/test.greenmoney.com\/2025\/?p=22717"},"modified":"2018-12-03T15:23:43","modified_gmt":"2018-12-03T20:23:43","slug":"responsible-investing-accelerates-as-investment-merits-gain-traction-a-new-survey-by-rbc-global-asset-management","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/test.greenmoney.com\/2025\/responsible-investing-accelerates-as-investment-merits-gain-traction-a-new-survey-by-rbc-global-asset-management\/","title":{"rendered":"Responsible Investing Accelerates as Investment Merits Gain Traction: A new survey by RBC Global Asset Management"},"content":{"rendered":"
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\"\"Ninety percent of institutional investors believe environmental, social and governance (ESG) integrated portfolios are likely to perform as well or better than non-ESG integrated portfolios, according to a new global survey by RBC Global Asset Management (RBC GAM). The results reveal that adoption of responsible investing \u2013 including ESG integration, impact investing and engagement by asset owners \u2013 is growing steadily as the focus of institutional investors moves from \u201cwhether to\u201d to \u201chow to\u201d implement a responsible investment approach.<\/p>\n

RBC GAM\u2019s research reveals that ESG-based investing has established a solid position alongside other fundamental investment approaches. Moreover, there is a growing interest in applying ESG principles to diverse asset classes, including fixed income and infrastructure.<\/p>\n

\u201cThis new data confirms that the majority of institutional investors and consultants have either adopted ESG principles or are actively looking at how to do so,\u201d<\/em> said Judy Cotte, Vice President and Head of Corporate Governance and Responsible Investment at RBC Global Asset Management. \u201cImportantly, many institutional asset owners now believe they have a duty to consider a responsible investing approach. This ongoing shift has significant implications for how large institutional asset pools are allocated, as well as the advice and service provided by consultants and asset managers.\u201d<\/em><\/p>\n

Global Highlights<\/h2>\n

Responsible Investing: Charting a Sustainable Advantage<\/em> is RBC GAM\u2019s third annual survey of institutional investors\u2019 perceptions and intentions regarding responsible investing. For this year\u2019s report, RBC GAM, which includes BlueBay Asset Management, surveyed 542 institutional asset owners and investment consultants in the United States, Canada, Europe and Asia. Key findings from the survey include:<\/p>\n

\u2022 Performance has become a key selling point:<\/strong> A full 38% of 2018 survey respondents believe integrating ESG factors can help generate alpha \u2013 a significant increase from 2017 results when 24% of respondents said that they consider ESG to be a source of alpha. Only 20% of respondents in 2018 do not believe ESG integration is an alpha source. On the other hand, the level of uncertainty about ESG\u2019s merits as an alpha source remains strong: 42% of respondents continue to say they aren\u2019t sure.<\/p>\n

\u2022 Responsible investing is increasingly considered to be a fiduciary responsibility:<\/strong> More than 50% of all respondents who incorporate ESG factors into their investment approach say they consider this to be part of their fiduciary duty \u2013 double the percentage who said so last year.<\/p>\n

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