13/10/2026
Sustainable investing usually means buying shares in a fund, an index, or a company.
In most cases, that money goes to the previous owner of those shares. The company itself receives none of it. Only ownership changes hands.
Professionally managed capital with the same sustainability goal is often deployed differently: 74% is invested directly into companies, projects, and real assets.
The distinction is not intent. It's where the capital ends up.
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Source: GIIN, State of the Market 2025
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