There are some critical insights from the Stanford Graduate School of Business survey, the Hoover Institution Working Group on Corporate Governance, and the Arthur and Toni Rembe Rock Center for Corporate Governance at Stanford University. In partnership with the MSCI Sustainability Institute, the survey asked leading institutional asset owners and managers about their methods of integrating ESG factors into investment decisions.

 The survey revealed that governance-related factors take precedence in the investment decisions of more than two-thirds of investors in Europe and North America, especially in the short term. Climate risk, however, gains prominence in the medium term, with 93% of investors acknowledging that climate-related issues will most likely impact investment performance in the coming two to five years.

Access the survey on The Hoover Institution’s website.