Fidelity's annual ESG survey asked its in-house analysts from across the world about companies they cover. One question posed to the analysts was: "When it comes to the transition to a low carbon economy, what proportion of your companies are likely to take the following action?" Respondents could choose between: Leading the charge, Starting to change, and Unlikely to act. Europe by far had the most companies ‘leading the charge', with more than 50% falling into the category and just 10% ‘unlikely to act'. China, the bottom by region, had just under 20% leading and nearly 30% unlik...
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