While ESG/SRI components currently influence a lower percentage of their investing decisions, Japanese investors report an expectation that this influence will grow in the near future. Investment professionals managing Japanese equities shared their insights on ESG/SRI metrics in the 2019 All-Japan Research Team survey.
- How influential are ESG/SRI components on investing decisions?
- How has the importance of ESG/SRI facets changed over time?
- How does ESG/SRI importance differ across asset sizes?
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.