Sustainable investment market
Sustainable investment is not simply a short-term fashion, but a distinct trend. The volume growth in sustainable investment products in Switzerland demonstrates this: more and more private and institutional clients are switching to this strategy.
*) Mandates were assessed for the first time in the Dec. 2005 survey; in Dec. 2007 for the first time (and from then on) also assets managed in Switzerland on behalf of foreign clients or subsidiaries are included in the survey.
Source: www.onvalues.ch
According to the World Wealth Report 2008, ten percent of investors with assets of more than one million Swiss francs hold some form of Socially Responsible Investments (SRI). In Europe, investments in excess of 1000 billion euros are already managed according to sustainable principles. By the end of 2007 total sustainable assets under management (AuM) in Switzerland stood at 34 billion Swiss francs.
The looming shortage of natural resources, soaring demand for energy and the population boom are just some of the many global problems which are already giving grounds for concern but which will be especially challenging in the future. There are thus many good reasons why responsible management of resources will emerge as the winning strategy.
| “Individuals, businesses and governments alike are actively pursuing the integration of green initiatives into everyday systems and investment strategies, adapting to and preparing for what is quickly becoming the way of the future” |
Links to other sites
| Overview of the sustainability funds offered in Germany | |
| Institutional investors will find a comprehensive report on the European market under European Social Investment Forum (EUROSIF). | |
| Developments in the US market for socially responsible investment in the latest trend report on the homepage of the Social Investment Forum. |
