Sustainable and actionable: A study of asset-owner priorities for ESG investing in Asia

The world’s top 100 asset owners (AOs) represent about US$19trn in assets under management.

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The world's top 100 asset owners (AOs) represent about US$19trn in assets under management.

Weekly Digest   Issue #25         Sustainable and actionable: A study of asset-owner priorities for ESG investing in Asia   The world's top 100 asset owners represent about US$19trn in assets under management. The largest, and potentially most influential, proportion is in Asia—more than a third of the total. Here's what we found about sustainable investing in Asia.   DOWNLOAD REPORT →

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