The number of ESG ETFs unaligned with any of the UN Sustainable Development Goals (UN SDGs) has increased from 342 to 442 over the past quarter, as the number of funds and amount of assets aligned with an SDG remains in the minority.
The second edition of TrackInsight's ESG Observatory researcho revealed the number of SDGs entirely unsupported by an ETF has fallen from six to two, with only SDG 1, aiming to eliminate poverty, and SDG16, covering peace, justice and strong institutions, unavailable to passive investors. Six UN Sustainable Development Goals unsupported by any ETFs While the number of SDGs served by fewer than five ETFs has increased to eight, the number with more than $1bn directly aligned with their targets has more than tripled, with seven goals backed by at least ten figures. Climate action rem...
To continue reading this article...
Join Investment Week for free
Signup and gain exclusive members-only insights - all free of charge!
- Unlimited access to real-time news, analysis and opinion from the investment industry, including the Sustainable Hub covering fund news from the ESG space
- Get ahead of regulatory and technological changes affecting fund management
- Important and breaking news stories selected by the editors delivered straight to your inbox each day
- Weekly members-only newsletter with exclusive opinion pieces from leading industry experts
- Be the first to hear about our extensive events schedule and awards programmes
