Amundi "Increasing Demand for Impact Financial Products"

Published 04 Feb.2025 14:36(KST)

Amundi, Europe's largest asset management company, presented key trends shaping the future of sustainable finance in its 2025 responsible investment outlook, including ▲ normalization of responsible investment ▲ energy transition and acceleration ▲ increased demand for impact financial products ▲ the need for international coordination on regulations. It is expected that demand for various impact investments such as green bonds and natural bond swaps will increase.

Elodie Rozel, Chief Responsible Investment Officer (RCIO) at Amundi, said on the 4th, "The next few years are really important for a sustainable and inclusive transition to a low-carbon economy," adding, "For every dollar spent on fossil fuels, two dollars are being invested in clean energy technologies, significantly outpacing it."

She continued, "The development of clean technologies is now a matter of competitiveness and sovereignty," and added, "Bold and coordinated actions from all stakeholders are necessary to avoid the high costs that would have to be borne in case of transition failure."

She assessed that "In an evolving environment, with strengthened and maturing regulations in 2024, the responsible investment market has stabilized."

This year, she urged that prioritizing impact-focused strategies from the investor's perspective will be key to capturing transition opportunities.

Amundi stated that clean energy investment already reached $320 billion in 2023, surpassing fossil fuel investments. It expects increased investment in emerging and developing countries while overcoming barriers hindering clean energy development in advanced countries.