As of 31 December 2017, socially responsible investment in France totalled EUR1.081trn, out of a total of EUR3.45trn, according to statistics released for the first time by the French asset management association (AFG), in collaboration with the forum for socially responsible investment. French asset management firms thus had a total of nearly one third of assets for clients under management which takes ESG factors into account. These responsible investment assets are distributed between funds, which account for EUR430bn, and mandates, totalling EUR651bn. To arrive at this figure, the AFG took into account all approaches at the asset management firm which take into account environmental, social and governance, or ESG criteria, it says. This includes SRI funds, but also thematic funds, engagement funds, and other types. If exclusion is also taken into account, the total increases to EUR1.848trn. However, if only SRI assets are taken into account, these total EUR310bn, or 9% of the total. The AFG notes that socially responsible investment has developed at the impetus of institutional investors, which explains the preponderant weight of mandates. For SRI, fund clients are distributed evenly between institutional investors (51%) and retail savings clients (49%). The proportion of retail investors will continue to increase due to an increasing number of product offerings on distribution networks for savings products (life insurance, PEA, securities accounts, etc.), and due to employee savings. SRI mandates, for their part, are managed exclusively on behalf of institutional investors. p { margin-bottom: 0.1in; line-height: 115%; background: transparent none repeat scroll 0% 0%; }