Unlocking Growth Through Enhanced Sustainability Data
We are excited to have launched UKSIF’s final report of 2025: Unlocking Growth Through Enhanced Sustainability Data.
This report has surveyed 20 UKSIF members with £4.5 trillion in combined global AUM to gauge the investment community’s experience and use of sustainability data.
Report Headlines
- It found respondents overwhelmingly consider ESG information to be vital for decision-making, with sustainability factors viewed as central to their investment analysis, particularly regarding climate risk and governance. However, they felt the quality of the ESG data that they receive could be improved, with two-thirds rating it “moderate” and none rating it “very high”.
- When asked to describe their ‘biggest challenges’ with ESG data, 85% of respondents cited the accuracy of company disclosures, 70% highlighted their difficulty verifying or validating ESG data, and 70% pointed to gaps in ESG data coverage.
- These findings show the current state of company sustainability reporting is “fragmented and needs to evolve to help investors navigate the sustainability transition,” the report said.
- Lower standards of ESG data could result in material issues, such as funds being “misallocated due to hidden sustainability risks,” it further added.
- The report concludes there is a need for “a shift towards mandatory, standardised disclosures aligned with ISSB standards”, coupled with the introduction of climate transition plans. It says these measures could “directly address the data challenges and improve the consistency, completeness, and forward-looking nature of sustainability information.”
