Where the industry must act faster to meet sustainable investing demand

Huge shift for the sector

Industry commentators with decades of experience have never seen anything like the extraordinary change in attitude from investors and advisers towards sustainable investing over the past couple of years and 2020 in particular.

Some were still dismissing ESG as another 'fad' or 'flavour of the month' as recently as the start of this year.  However, just a few months later and accelerated by the fallout from Covid-19, sustainable investing is being described as the 'new normal', with the direction of travel broader integration into processes and products.  This is a huge shift for an industry with many moving parts to accommodate and what we are already seeing is some areas and companies move rapidly ahead while others are left far behind.    The change in adviser attitudes has been particularly stark. Acc...