The three forms of sustainable infrastructure that have the most attractive investment opportunities among ESG investors worldwide in 2020 were better water and waste water infrastructure, emission-free energy such as wind, solar, tidal and hydroelectric power, and lower carbon forms of hydrocarbon energy such as gas. All these three factors had an average importance score of 4.4 out of a highest possible score of nine.
Most attractive forms of sustainable infrastructure among ESG investors worldwide in 2020
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HSBC. (October 13, 2020). Most attractive forms of sustainable infrastructure among ESG investors worldwide in 2020 [Graph]. In Statista. Retrieved June 01, 2024, from https://www.statista.com/statistics/1199534/most-attractive-sustainable-infrastructure-esg-investors-worldwide/
HSBC. "Most attractive forms of sustainable infrastructure among ESG investors worldwide in 2020 ." Chart. October 13, 2020. Statista. Accessed June 01, 2024. https://www.statista.com/statistics/1199534/most-attractive-sustainable-infrastructure-esg-investors-worldwide/
HSBC. (2020). Most attractive forms of sustainable infrastructure among ESG investors worldwide in 2020 . Statista. Statista Inc.. Accessed: June 01, 2024. https://www.statista.com/statistics/1199534/most-attractive-sustainable-infrastructure-esg-investors-worldwide/
HSBC. "Most Attractive Forms of Sustainable Infrastructure among Esg Investors Worldwide in 2020 ." Statista, Statista Inc., 13 Oct 2020, https://www.statista.com/statistics/1199534/most-attractive-sustainable-infrastructure-esg-investors-worldwide/
HSBC, Most attractive forms of sustainable infrastructure among ESG investors worldwide in 2020 Statista, https://www.statista.com/statistics/1199534/most-attractive-sustainable-infrastructure-esg-investors-worldwide/ (last visited June 01, 2024)
Most attractive forms of sustainable infrastructure among ESG investors worldwide in 2020 [Graph], HSBC, October 13, 2020. [Online]. Available: https://www.statista.com/statistics/1199534/most-attractive-sustainable-infrastructure-esg-investors-worldwide/