Overall, investors in Japanese equities agree with their peers investing in other regions that ESG/SRI metrics will have increasing influence on their investing decisions. However, regional differences in ESG/SRI considerations can be found when looking at results by investor location. Investors in Japanese equities shared their thoughts on ESG/SRI investing in the 2019 All-Japan Research Team survey.
- Does ESG/SRI influence differ based on investor location?
- How is the influence of ESG/SRI metrics expected to change?
- How does ESG/SRI importance differ across investor location?
More than 1,195 investment professionals at 459 firms managing an estimated $900 Billion in Japanese equities participated in Institutional Investor’s 2019 All-Japan Research Team survey.