Covid-19 spurs wave of interest in sustainable investing

However, there are still challenges to overcome to make sustainable investment effective and measurable, the study noted. The survey polled 750 global institutional investors covering $26.1tn (£18.9tn) in assets. It found official institutions, including national pension plans, were much more likely (at 70 per cent) to cite Covid-19 as making sustainable investment “significantly more important” than for insurance institutions (57 per cent) and corporate pension plans (49 per cent). Engagement remained more popular than divestment strategies, and 57 per cent of...