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Sustainable investment in Spain rose 13.95% to €271.47 billion in 2025
Assets managed under ESG criteria in Spain reached €271.47 billion in 2025, up 13.95% from 2024.
The figures come from an annual study based on responses from 50 asset managers and asset-owning institutions, both Spanish and international.
Basic ESG investing remained dominant, used by 92% of respondents, while advanced ESG strategies grew 92.7%.
The study says regulation is the main driver of sustainable investment, cited by 88% of institutions.
Data reliability and quality remain the biggest barriers, alongside a lack of standardised measures and complex methods.
Most respondents expect limited or no growth in 2026: 42% forecast growth of up to 15%, while 36% expect the market to stagnate.
The study also found that 62% of institutions see a positive relationship between sustainable investment and returns.
Sustainable investment assets managed in Spain rose 13.95% in 2025 to €271.47 billion, according to the latest Spainsif annual study.
The study was produced by Spainsif and DWS and is based on responses from 50 asset managers and asset-owning entities.
Regulation was the main driver of sustainable investment, cited by 88% of the entities surveyed.
The most common approach was basic ESG investment, used by 92% of respondents.
For 2026, 42% of respondents expected growth of up to 15%, while 36% anticipated stagnation.
- Who
- Asset managers and asset-owning entities surveyed by Spainsif.
- What
- Sustainable investment assets managed in Spain reached €271.47 billion, up 13.95% from the previous year.
- When
- In 2025.
- Where
- Spain.
- Why
- Regulation was the main driver identified by surveyed entities.
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The national participants in the survey managed a total of €423.1 billion, based on the reported 2025 total and its 11.43% increase.
Sustainable investment assets managed in Spain reached €271.47 billion, up 13.95% from the previous year.
The Spainsif and DWS annual study reported the 2025 figures and surveyed entities’ expectations for growth or stagnation.
- Sustainable assets in 2025
- €271.47 billion
- Year-on-year increase
- 13.95%
- Survey responses
- 50 entities: 33 national and 17 international
- National participants’ assets at end-2025
- €471.485 billion
- Main driver
- Regulation, cited by 88% of entities surveyed