Investing For a Sustainable Future: Investors Care More About Sustainability than Many Executives Believe

This global executive study on corporate sustainability from MIT Sloan Management Review and The Boston Consulting Group (BCG) presents an in-depth analysis of investors new ability to connect sustainability performance with corporate performance, discusses how investors are using sustainability performance as a key criterion for making (and leaving) investments, and identifies what corporate leaders can do to stay relevant to sustainability-oriented investors. Six key findings that emerged from a 2015 survey of more than 3,000 managers and investors in organizations from over 100 countries are presented. Investors believe that sustainability creates tangible value: seventy-five percent cite improved revenue performance and operational efficiency from sustainability as strong reasons to invest. More than 60% believe that solid sustainability performance reduces a company's risks. Nearly the same number also strongly believe that it lowers a company's cost of capital.