ESG’s Turning Point: Four Trends Could Accelerate Flows in 2021
So much transpired across society, economies and the investment community to advance ESG investing in 2020. Moving out of an exceptional third quarter, global inflows into ESG funds held strong, amassing $45.8 billion in Q4 2020, with Europe pushing past $821 billion in AUM to close the year.[1] We believe ESG flows will continue to accelerate in 2021 as these four trends drive momentum:
1. An emphasis on ESG to pursue better risk-adjusted returns
The debate over whether positive ESG characteristics can afford a stock premium performance has dissipated over recent years. In fact, in 2020, ESG indices outperformed their non-ESG counterparts. Compared with the S&P 500 Index, the S&P 500 ESG and S&P ESG Exclusions II indices achieved ~1.5% outperformance, with less volatility of returns.[2]
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