February 27, 2025
What will the coming months look like for the Esg model? To answer a question that has never been so relevant, it has been published the ESG.IAMA Working Paper entitled “ESG 2025, which scenarios? What asset managers say,” produced by ET.Group.
The ESG model faces significant pressures, partly related to its physiological maturation but, more importantly, related to exogenous factors such as U.S. political stances, the unfavorable economic climate, the continuation of a global war climate, and, last but not least, a dangerous stalemate (if not an comeback) even in the European legislature. It is therefore crucial to find the answer, or multiple possible answers, to what the coming months will look like. The Working Paper was created with the aim of seeking these answers, questioning the network of Asset Managers most involved with ESG, namely those that participated in the ESG.IAMA 2024 assessment.
Ten Asset Managers, for twelve contributions, managed to respond in the necessarily tight timeframe imposed by this instant book project: Amundi; Artemis IM; DPAM; Franklin Templeton; Janus Henderson; KraneShares; M&G Investments; Ofi invest AM; Pictet; Schroders.
There are many topics covered, and related predictions and conclusions:
– transparency, reporting, ESGregulation, de-regulation, and the divergence between countries;
– energy transition, mitigation and adaptation, net zero, clean energy and batteries;
– Trump administration and geopolitics;
– ESG as business strategy;
– carbon credit market;
– diversity, equity and inclusion;
– technological innovation and artificial intelligence;
– climate anxiety.
As recurring as these themes are, the overall picture for 2025 is mixed. As it should be for the fascinating and multicolored ESG world.
You can download the Working Paper here.