When we published our first examination of how organizations approach environmental, social, and governance (ESG) investing, the results took us all by surprise, not least the intention of institutional investors to double their ESG investing over two years.

Two years later, we conducted the research again to see what had changed, and whether ESG intentions were here to stay in a bumpier market. The interim results, based on the views of 340-plus asset managers and asset owners around the world, are here.