2020 was a booming year for ETFs, with the sector growing to $189 billion in flows over the year, after capturing $97 billion in annual flows, marking around 200 new lists. Currently, over 540 ESG ETFs are available.
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The Covid-19 pandemic has left the global market in the eyes of the storm, but many investors have switched their regular holdings for ESG stocks as the benefits of investing responsibly become clearer Ta.
TrackInsight’s data (the world’s first ETF analytics platform) revealed that the broader stock market fell 20% last spring, when the pandemic was truly unfolding, while the ESG portfolio went into the health and technology sector It has been revealed that it is superior due to further exposure. .
In addition to this, investors have begun to realize that business models that support and capitalize a sustainable future will undoubtedly become “more robust” as the climate change meaning comes into play.
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According to ESG Clarity, investors support “employees, clients, supply chains, and shareholders) as society “sits together in the face of a pandemic” (the “social” element”) We want to put the funds behind companies that do so. ESG).
Among the biggest successes of 2020 was the Invesco Solar ETF, defending a net profit of 221.20% per year, while the Invesco Wilderhill Clean Energy ETF also recorded an impressive 200.1% net profit.
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Anaelle Ubaldino, Head of ETF Research and Investment Advisory at Trackinsight, commented:
“It is clear that 2020 was a much-anticipated turning point for ESG ETFs, which have achieved great growth in the sector. As a race to heat up potentially trillions of dollars of new ESG assets, it is now ESG beyond 2021 inches. We hope that more publishers will participate in the ETF market.
On Monday, Trackinsight announced the launch of ESG Observatory, an online hub that provides tools, data and analytics on the global market for ESG ETFs for investors “looking to build sustainability in their ETF portfolios.”
The project is formed with “a unique victory with outstanding knowledge of ETFs and the sustainable investment industry.” Combining TrackInsight’s ETF expertise, we will combine the independent ESG Consensus® outcome methodology with UNCTAD’s SDG Investor Partnership (Guidelines on Mapping ETFs on Sustainable Development Goals provided by the United Nations Conference on Trade and Development.”
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The ESG Observatory is supported and sponsored by Amundi Asset Management.
The aim is to help monitor and analyze major ESG investment trends, compare the various ESG strategies offered by ETF publishers, and measure the products that contribute most to meetings with the United Nations. It is about providing transparency to users who are trying to “invest with purpose.” Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs).
James Zhan, senior director of UNCTAD investments and enterprises, commented on the launch of the ESG Observatory.
“In light of the material risks posed by issues such as climate change and the global pandemic, investors are paying attention to sustainability in their investment decisions. By examining the impact of ESG ETFs from an SDG angle, Trackinsight’s ESG Observatory believes it can tailor financial products to sustainable results and ultimately contribute to channeling finance to key SDG sectors.
Jean-Rene Giraud, founding CEO of TrackInsight, added:
“The surprising pace of adoption for ESG ETFs is driven by demand from institutional and retail investors who recognize that investment decisions have consequences and want to invest with purpose. ESG ETFs are global With markets exploding in the market, ESG Observatory wants independent data and information about the market, knowledge of investment choices, and metrics to assess which ETFs are most contributing to a sustainable future. Provides valuable resources to.
