{"id":52642,"date":"2023-02-13T09:14:42","date_gmt":"2023-02-13T09:14:42","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.etfworld.com\/co.uk\/?p=52642"},"modified":"2023-02-13T15:02:49","modified_gmt":"2023-02-13T15:02:49","slug":"bnp-paribas-asset-management-european-esg-etf-barometer-shows-strong-shift-in-investor-expectations","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.etfworld.com\/co.uk\/bnp-paribas-asset-management-european-esg-etf-barometer-shows-strong-shift-in-investor-expectations\/","title":{"rendered":"BNP Paribas Asset Management European ESG ETF Barometer shows strong shift in investor expectations"},"content":{"rendered":"
The latest BNP Paribas Asset Management<\/strong> European ESG ETF Barometer[1] reveals that most\u00a0 investors surveyed expect the European ESG[2] ETF[3] market to continue to expand over the coming year.\u00a0 In particular, it shows particular interest in low-carbon, PAB[4]-aligned strategies and renewed confidence around sustainability labels.<\/h5>\n

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Lorraine Sereyjol-Garros, Global Head of Development ETF & Index solutions at BNPP AM<\/strong><\/p>\n

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The twice-yearly survey, first conducted in April 2022, monitors the evolution of European institutional and intermediary investors\u2019 outlook and practices with regard to sustainable investment in index strategies.\u00a0 The latest survey highlights the following during the second half of 2022:<\/p>\n

Rising trends<\/strong><\/p>\n

\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 66% of investors consider the ETFs currently available on the market to show real sustainability benefits, such as a positive impact on ESG issues.\u00a0 This opinion is widely shared by Swiss investors (74%), against 54% of respondents in Italy, and by 85% of pension funds compared to 56% of asset managers.<\/p>\n

\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 67% of investors consider ESG voting and engagement policies to be robust.\u00a0 Active dialogue to support companies in their transition was of particular note.<\/p>\n

\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 Interest in low-carbon, emissions reduction or PAB-aligned strategies has risen sharply over the past six months, from 14% to 36%, with some notable disparities between countries.\u00a0 48% of Swiss investors are particularly interested in this theme, compared to 20% in France.\u00a0 Other interesting themes include battery innovation, hydrogen and the electrification of transport, increasing from 8% to 33%.<\/p>\n

\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 The three most important criteria used by investors selecting ESG ETFs were sustainability labels and certification (18%), the management company’s ESG credibility and expertise (15%) and tracking error against benchmark (14%).<\/p>\n

Falling trends<\/strong><\/p>\n

\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 81% of investors expect ESG ETF assets under management to remain stable or grow over the next 12 months, compared to 91% in the previous survey.\u00a0 This decline may be explained by performance during 2022.\u00a0 The most optimistic respondents were in the UK (96%), while the least optimistic were in Germany (68%).<\/p>\n

\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 Investor demand slowed for ETFs investing in the circular economy (26%, compared to 61% in the previous survey) and the blue economy (down to 32% from 48%), in contrast to growing demand for low carbon and alternative energy.<\/p>\n

Lorraine Sereyjol-Garros, Global Head of Development ETF & Index solutions at BNPP AM<\/strong><\/span>, comments:<\/p>\n

\u00a0\u201cThe results of the latest survey show that investor expectations can change very quickly depending on market conditions and regulatory developments.\u00a0 In this changing environment, sustainable index strategies continue to attract significant inflows[5], particularly those aligned with the objectives of the Paris Agreement.\u00a0 This underscores our strategy, started in 2008, of offering an extensive range of low-carbon ETFs and index funds, both on equities and fixed income, with assets under management now more than EUR 13 billion[6].\u201d<\/p>\n

BNPP AM has been at the forefront of ESG ETF innovation since 2008, when it became the first asset manager to launch a low-carbon ETF, BNP Paribas Easy Low Carbon 100 Europe.\u00a0 Since then it has continued to add to its thematic ETFs, with the range now covering biodiversity, the blue economy, green real estate, sustainable infrastructure, medical technology, green hydrogen and the circular economy.\u00a0 BNPP AM manages ETF assets and Index assets totalling EUR 39 billion across 100 funds[7] and is planning a number of additions to its range through the course of 2023.<\/p>\n

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Footnotes<\/span><\/p>\n

\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 ^[1] Survey conducted in November 2022 on behalf of BNP Paribas Asset Management by Longitude, a Financial Times company. Respondents included asset managers and asset owners based in France, Germany, Italy, Switzerland and the UK.<\/span><\/p>\n

\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 ^[2] Environmental, Social & Governance<\/span><\/p>\n

\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 ^[3] Exchange Traded Fund<\/span><\/p>\n

\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 ^[4] Paris-Aligned Benchmark<\/span><\/p>\n

\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 ^[5] ESG strategies accounted for 65% of all European ETF inflows in 2022 according to Morningstar data, up from 53% in 2021.<\/span><\/p>\n

\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 ^[6] Source: BNPP AM, as at 31 December 2022<\/span><\/p>\n

\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 ^[7] As at December 2022, source: www.easy.bnpparibas.fr<\/span><\/p>\n

Source : ETFWorld.co.uk<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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