BNP Paribas’ Securities Services has published its biennial ESG study for 2025.

The report entitled “Industry Survey: Institutional Investors Leading the Way”, surveys 420 asset owners, asset managers and private capital firms across 29 countries, representing an estimated USD 33.8 trillion assets under management.

Highlights of the survey include:

• 87% of respondents say their ESG and sustainability objectives remain unchanged
• 85% of respondents say they integrate sustainability-related criteria into their investment decisions, with 59% performing thematic investing.
• 48% anticipate allocating more budget to their sustainable investment strategy on ESG data acquisition and analysis
• The top 3 primary sustainability/ESG objectives in the next two years for the respondents are:
  1. Increasing allocations to energy transition assets (49%);
  2. Using active ownership to advance their own organisation’s ESG goals (47%); and
  3. Investing in low-carbon assets while divesting from carbon-intensive assets (46%)
• More sophisticated approach – integrating climate, biodiversity and social impact themes into strategies. Investors are increasingly allocating to specific themes or regions to help identify opportunities for impact and alpha, and focus their expertise into generating better outcomes.

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