UK ESG Investment Market Size, Share and Report, 2033

UK ESG Investment Market Size, Share, Trends and Forecast by Type, Investor Type, Application, and Region, 2025-2033

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UK ESG Investment Market Overview:

The UK ESG investment market size reached USD 5.70 Billion in 2024. Looking forward, IMARC Group expects the market to reach USD 13.90 Billion by 2033, exhibiting a growth rate (CAGR) of 9.30% during 2025-2033. The market is witnessing rapid growth, driven by regulatory implements and rising need for responsible as well as sustainable investing. Moreover, corporate obligations to ESG norms, coupled with increasing environmental awareness, are prompting asset managers to focus on both sustainable and ethical investment tactics across industries.

Report Attribute	Key Statistics
Base Year	2024
Forecast Years	2025-2033
Historical Years	2019-2024
Market Size in 2024	USD 5.70 Billion
Market Forecast in 2033	USD 13.90 Billion
Market Growth Rate (2025-2033)	9.30%

UK ESG Investment Market Trends:

Increase in Regulatory Pressure

The UK ESG investment market is witnessing intensified regulatory monitoring, with new protocols and standards being implemented to ensure both responsibility and transparency sustainable investing. Moreover, such actions focus on minimizing greenwashing and endorse clear reporting on governance, social, and environmental factors. In addition, the regulatory emphasis is compelling asset managers to re-analyze and optimize their ESG approaches, leading to more resilient frameworks for evaluating opportunities as well as risks associated with, ultimately magnifying investor’s confidence in ESG-classified funds. For instance, on 9 September 2024, the FCA announced temporary measures providing firms additional flexibility to comply with the naming and marketing rules under the UK sustainability disclosure requirements (SDR) and investment labels regime. Additionally, the anti-greenwashing rule has been effective since 31 May 2024.

Escalating Investor Demand for Impact Investments

Investor attention in impact investments is propelling, significantly contributing to the expansion of the UK ESG market. Retail and institutional investors are rapidly seeking opportunities that provide measurable environmental and social profits, along with financial revenue. In addition, this demand has been spurred by escalating awareness regarding global challenges such as setbacks in corporate governance, social inequality, and climatic changes. According to a research article published in the Journal of Environmental Management, as of August 2024, the UK holds the top position among EEA (European Environment Agency) members in terms of the proportion of economic losses resulting from extreme weather and climate-related events. Moreover, UK-based investment organizations are countering by introducing ESG-based portfolios and funds that emphasize on sustainable development objectives, social impact initiatives, and carbon-reducing technologies. Consequently, impact investments are increasingly emerging as a key trend within the broader ESG segment, affecting the execution as well as of the financial products. As per industry reports, by the end of 2023, UK-managed impact investments reached €90.9bn in assets under management (AUM), reflecting a strong compound annual growth rate of 10.1% since 2020.

UK ESG Investment Market Segmentation:

IMARC Group provides an analysis of the key trends in each segment of the market, along with forecasts at the country level for 2025-2033. Our report has categorized the market based on type, investor type, and application.

Type Insights:

ESG Integration
Impact Investing
Sustainable Funds
Green Bonds
Others

The report has provided a detailed breakup and analysis of the market based on the type. This includes ESG integration, impact investing, sustainable funds, green bonds, and others.

Investor Type Insights:

Institutional Investors
Retail Investors
Corporate Investors

A detailed breakup and analysis of the market based on the investor type have also been provided in the report. This includes institutional investors, retail investors, and corporate investors.

Application Insights:

Environmental
Social
Governance
Integrated ESG

The report has provided a detailed breakup and analysis of the market based on the application. This includes environmental, social, governance, and integrated ESG.

Regional Insights:

London
South East
North West
East of England
South West
Scotland
West Midlands
Yorkshire and The Humber
East Midlands
Others

The report has also provided a comprehensive analysis of all the major regional markets, which include London, South East, North West, East of England, South West, Scotland, West Midlands, Yorkshire and The Humber, East Midlands, and others.

Competitive Landscape:

The market research report has also provided a comprehensive analysis of the competitive landscape. Competitive analysis such as market structure, key player positioning, top winning strategies, competitive dashboard, and company evaluation quadrant has been covered in the report. Also, detailed profiles of all major companies have been provided.

UK ESG Investment Market News:

In July 2024, SHEIN, an apparel retailer, announced an investment €250 million to boost sustainability, entrepreneurship, and ESG efforts in the UK fashion sector. This includes a €200 million circularity fund to support start-ups focused on circular fashion solutions, alongside an additional €50 million aimed at empowering local designers and artisans through SHEIN's marketplace.
In May 2024, PwC UK, a leading ESG and sustainable financial services provider, and IFS, a prominent software company, announced a partnership to develop a sustainability management solution, integrating IFS's cloud technology and PwC's ESG expertise. This solution will assist businesses, including multinationals, in meeting sustainability disclosure requirements like the Corporate Sustainability Reporting Directive (CSRD) and emerging global regulatory standards.

UK ESG Investment Market Report Coverage:

Report Features	Details
Base Year of the Analysis	2024
Historical Period	2019-2024
Forecast Period	2025-2033
Units	Billion USD
Scope of the Report	Exploration of Historical Trends and Market Outlook, Industry Catalysts and Challenges, Segment-Wise Historical and Future Market Assessment: Type Investor Type Application Region
Types Covered	ESG Integration, Impact Investing, Sustainable Funds, Green Bonds, Others
Investor Types Covered	Institutional Investors, Retail Investors, Corporate Investors
Applications Covered	Environmental, Social, Governance, Integrated ESG
Regions Covered	London, South East, North West, East of England, South West, Scotland, West Midlands, Yorkshire and The Humber, East Midlands, Others
Customization Scope	10% Free Customization
Post-Sale Analyst Support	10-12 Weeks
Delivery Format	PDF and Excel through Email (We can also provide the editable version of the report in PPT/Word format on special request)

Key Questions Answered in This Report:

How has the UK ESG investment market performed so far and how will it perform in the coming years?
What is the breakup of the UK ESG investment market on the basis of type?
What is the breakup of the UK ESG investment market on the basis of investor type?
What is the breakup of the UK ESG investment market on the basis of application?
What is the breakup of the UK ESG investment market on the basis of region?
What are the various stages in the value chain of the UK ESG investment market?
What are the key driving factors and challenges in the UK ESG investment market?
What is the structure of the UK ESG investment market and who are the key players?
What is the degree of competition in the UK ESG investment market?

Key Benefits for Stakeholders:

IMARC’s industry report offers a comprehensive quantitative analysis of various market segments, historical and current market trends, market forecasts, and dynamics of the UK ESG investment market from 2019-2033.
The research report provides the latest information on the market drivers, challenges, and opportunities in the UK ESG investment market.
Porter's five forces analysis assist stakeholders in assessing the impact of new entrants, competitive rivalry, supplier power, buyer power, and the threat of substitution. It helps stakeholders to analyze the level of competition within the UK ESG investment industry and its attractiveness.
Competitive landscape allows stakeholders to understand their competitive environment and provides an insight into the current positions of key players in the market.

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