In 2017, the market for sustainable investments (SI) has continued to grow significantly in Switzerland, according to the Swiss Sustainable Investment Market Study 2018 report.
Based on the responses to the market survey, the total volume increased by 82 percent to reach CHF 390.6 billion ($395.5 billion). This figure covers all reported sustainable investment funds (47 percent increase), sustainable mandates (25 percent increase) and sustainable assets of asset owners (128 percent increase).
“It is noteworthy that Swiss asset managers and asset owners are generally optimistic about future growth of the SI market. Investors’ demands, as well as pressure from boards, have been identified as the most relevant drivers for this development. At the same time, financial performance concerns represent one of the most critical barriers for fostering SI. Nonetheless, ESG factors have become one of the key aspects shaping asset managers’ perception of fiduciary du
