EIB Group Survey on Investment and Investment Finance 2020: EU overview

European Investment Bank

• Publisher: European Investment Bank
• Year: 2020
• ISBN:
  9789286147968
• Topic: Negocios y empresa
• Subtopic: Finanzas corporativas

The annual EIB Investment Survey (EIBIS) gathers qualitative and quantitative information on investment activities by around 12 000 companies across the EU27 and an additional benchmark sample in the UK and US. It provides information on their financing requirements and the difficulties they face.This brochure provides an overview of 2020 results for EU.

Climate Change

CLIMATE CHANGE IMPACT

Across the EU, 23% of firms say that climate change is having a major impact on their business, with a further 35% saying it is having a minor impact. US firms are less likely to say that climate change is having a major impact on their business (14%).

Firms in the manufacturing sector are the least likely to say that that climate change is having a major impact (17%), but otherwise the proportion is consistent across sector and firm size.

Firms in Spain are by far the most likely to say that climate change is having a major impact on their business (48%), followed by those in France (31%). Firms are most likely to see there has been no impact at all in Belgium (61%), Malta and the Netherlands (both 56%).

Q, Thinking about climate change and the related changes in weather patterns, would you say these weather events currently have a major impact, a minor impact or no impact at all on your business?

Base: All firms (excluding don't know / refused responses)

CLIMATE CHANGE IMPACT BY COUNTRY

Q, Thinking about climate change and the related changes in weather patterns, would you say these weather events currently have a major impact, a minor impact or no impact at all on your business?

Base: All firms (excluding don't know / refused responses)

REDUCTION IN CARBON EMISSIONS OVER NEXT FIVE YEARS BY SECTOR AND SIZE (NET IMPACT %)

One in three firms across the EU (33%) think that the transition to a low-carbon future will have a positive impact on market demand over the next five years, while 15% think there will be a negative impact and 49% no impact for their business. EU firms have a more positive outlook on this issue than US firms.

Firms in the construction sector are most likely to predict a positive impact on market demand (38%), while large firms are more likely to expect a positive impact than SMEs (36% and 30% respectively).

Q. What impact will the transition to a reduction of carbon emissions have on market demand over the next five years?

Base: All firms (data not shown for those who answered don’t know / refused)

EU firms are more likely to say that the transition to a low-carbon future will have a negative rather than a positive impact on the supply chain over the next five years (24% and 17% respectively). US firms are more likely than EU firms to predict a negative impact (35%).

Firms in the infrastructure and construction sectors are most likely to predict a positive impact on their supply chain (22% and 20% respectively).

Q. What impact will the transition to a reduction of carbon emissions have your supply chain over the next five years?

Base: All firms (data not shown for those who answered don’t know / refused)

Across the EU, 37% of firms think that the transition to a low-carbon future will have a positive impact on their reputation over the next five years, while 8% think there will be a negative impact. EU firms again have a more positive outlook than US firms.

Firms in the infrastructure sector are most likely to predict a positive impact on their reputation (42%), while large firms are more likely to expect a positive impact than SMEs (43% and 32% respectively).

Q. What impact will the transition to a reduction of carbon emissions have on your reputation over the next five years?

Base: All firms (data not shown for those who answered don’t know / refused)

INVESTMENT PLANS TO TACKLE CLIMATE CHANGE IMPACT

Two in three EU firms (67%) have either made investments or plan to do so, to tackle the impacts of weather events and reductions in carbon emissions. This is higher than in the US (46%).

The proportion of firms that have made investments, or have plans to do so, is highest in the manufacturing and infrastructure sectors (both 71%), and is lowest among firms in the construction sector (55%). It is higher for large firms than SMEs (78% and 58% respectively).

Firms in Belgium (80%) and Finland (77%) are the most likel...

Table of contents

• Cover
• Contents
• Title
• EIBIS 2020 – EU Overview
• Investment Dynamics
• Investment Focus
• Investment Needs and Priorities
• Innovation Activities
• Drivers And Constraints
• Investment Finance
• Access To Finance
• Energy Efficiency
• Climate Change
• Profile of Firms
• EIBIS 2020 – EU Technical Details
• EIBIS 2020 – Technical Details
• Copyright