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Created: Feb 11, 2008
Updated: Nov 27, 2009
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HNWI & SUSTAINABLE INVESTMENT STUDY
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Eurosif published a ground-breaking report on High Net Worth Individuals (HNWIs) & Sustainable Investment in 2008. This timely study, sponsored by Bank Sarasin & Co. Ltd and KPMG, highlights a fast-growing segment where investors are seeking returns while engaging on sustainability issues.
Eurosif estimates that sustainable investments represent approximately 8% of European HNWIs’ portfolios as of December 31, 2007 and predicts that by 2012 the share will have increased to 12%, surpassing the €1 trillion mark.
There are three drivers in the intersection of HNWIs and sustainable investing that will lead to future growth of the SRI market in the coming years:
-The amount of wealth available for investing by this group is at an all time high and projected to expand further.
-The demand for ‘sustainability criteria’ as an offering within this sector is growing largely due to a generational shift in thinking about capital growth and preservation as well as financial out-performance prospects.
-HNWIs have transitioned from only doing philanthropy to increasingly integrating sustainability criteria in their actual investments, reflecting a growing consensus that financial returns are consistent with sustainability issues.