Tackling our common challenges

Tackling
our common
challenges

As the Covid-19 pandemic continues to disrupt our societies and Europe faces a major geopolitical crisis, the transformation of economic, technological, social and environmental models is accelerating. We are well aware of the common challenges we face in the next ten years; we must now transform them into sustainable opportunities for all stakeholders.

Economic challenges

In 2030, 90% of the 2.4 billion new members of the middle class will be living in Asia(1)

Economic challenges

While economic growth, which is still stronger in Asia than in Europe, is accentuating the need for savings solutions for the middle classes, particularly in China and India, it will nevertheless slow down due to a less favourable macroeconomic context with the return of inflation and the war in Ukraine. Furthermore, the asset management industry is still facing a challenging interest rate environment. This situation, accentuated by the concerted actions of central banks, reduces real asset yields, encourages the development of low cost passive management, and thus puts continued pressure on margins. Added to this is the increasing competition from American players in Europe. On the other hand, new infrastructure needs, particularly in the context of the environmental transition, require more and more private financing, which can be carried out via investment funds, in traditional or real assets, in addition to public investments.

Amundi’s answers

  • Remain competitive in the face of increased competition.
  • Offer a comprehensive range of investment solutions, in traditional and real assets, integrating a 100% responsible approach.
  • Continue its geographic diversification, particularly in Asia

Environmental and social challenges

By 2030, reduce greenhouse gas emissions by 55% compared with 1990(2)

Environmental and social challenges

Achieving greenhouse gas emission reduction targets requires a rapid transition with clear end points in the near term, in 2025 and 2030. This transition can only be effective if all the economic players work in concert for a fair transition, i.e. a transition whose social impacts are made acceptable. Investors, both Institutional and individual, are increasingly aware of these issues and want to integrate them into their investments.

Amundi’s answers

  •  Achieve carbon neutrality by 2050.
  • Organise governance that ensures the entire organisation is aligned with the carbon neutrality objective.
  • Develop products and services that integrate ESG objectives in all asset classes.
  • Finance climate change transition and adaptation projects.
  • Encourage companies to integrate the fair transition into their environmental and social strategy through an active engagement policy.

Our ambitions

Offer all our clients investment solutions, services, advice and technology

covering the entire savings value chain.

Consolidate our position as the European leader in asset management

and become a key player in Asia.

Confirm our position as the world leader in responsible investment

for a fair transition, with the objective of being carbon neutral by 2050.

Offer all our clients investment solutions, services, advice and technology

covering the entire savings value chain.

Consolidate our position as the European leader in asset management

and become a key player in Asia.

Confirm our position as the world leader in responsible investment

for a fair transition, with the objective of being carbon neutral by 2050.

Our business model

(1) World Economic Forum Annual Meeting: https://fr.weforum.org/agenda/2020/01/en-2020-lasie-aura-le-pib-le-plus-important-du-monde-qu-est-ce-que-cela-signifie/.
(2) Green Pact for Europe, 2021 – a set of proposals to adapt the Union’s policies on climate, energy, land use, transportation and taxation: https://ec.europa.eu/commission/presscorner/detail/fr/ip_21_3541