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Would you be investing more in sustainable funds if you knew more about them?

Climate change, shifting demographics and the technology revolution are reshaping our planet and our values. The companies who adapt and respond to these changes will be more successful in attracting customers and employees and in growing their business.

This is reflected in the growing importance of sustainable investment funds, which invest in businesses showing strong environmental or social performances and who proactively prepare for the changes ahead.

As sustainable investments become more widely identifiable and understood, so too will their appeal to people looking to combine profit with positive impact.

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There is a lack of information when it comes to sustainable investments that is limiting how much people invest in them

There is a lack of information available on how sustainable fund managers are engaging with the companies they invest in

There is a lack of advice more widely available on sustainable investments

I'm not sure which investments take a sustainable approach

I don’t really understand what sustainable investments are

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%

of people indicate a lack of information prevents them from investing or investing more in sustainable investments

Fund managers can influence companies' approaches to environmental and social issues. People care about a broad range of behaviours

Areas of importance to potential investors on a scale of 1 (not at all important) to 10 (extremely important)

0

Ending bribery and corruption

0

Climate change

0

Pollution from operations/use of renewable energy

0

Selling unhealthy or addictive products

0

Treatment of company workforce

0

Diversity of company's workforce

But many people don’t yet recognise investment decisions as a way in which they can personally contribute to a more sustainable society

Personal contributions to a more sustainable society, undertaken often or always

I reduce or recycle my household waste

I avoid businesses who have a track record of controversies

I buy locally produced goods

I buy from businesses with a good record of social responsibility

I consider my carbon footprint in my transportation and home energy decisions

I buy organic food

I invest in sustainable investment funds rather than those that don't consider sustainable factors

Encouragingly, sustainable investments are becoming more important to people, and the myth that they are bad for returns is abating

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%

say sustainable investing has become more important to them over the past five years

0
%

of people feel they are prevented from investing in sustainable investments due to concerns that they wouldn't deliver as good a return as non-sustainable investments

The majority of people say they are investing in some kind of sustainable investment

0
%

say they have increased investments in sustainable investment funds over the past five years

Of those who are investing in sustainable investments (and know the proportion), the average of their total portfolio being allocated to them is:

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Those who feel they have a higher level of investment knowledge are more likely to be investing in sustainable investments

People investing in sustainable investments split by self-assessed investment knowledge level

Investing >1% of portfolio

Investing 0%

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People who feel they have higher levels of investment knowledge are investing more of their total portfolio in sustainable investments and expecting higher returns on their entire portfolio

Proportion of investment portfolio invested in sustainable investments

Total annual return expected on investment portfolio

Beginner/Rudimentary

Intermediate

Expert/Advanced

Would you be investing more in sustainable funds with the right information at hand? Learn more about sustainable investments here.

Schroders commissioned Research Plus Ltd to conduct, between 20th March and 23rd April 2018, an independent online study of over 22,000 people in 30 countries around the world, including Australia, Brazil, Canada, China, France, Germany, India, Italy, Japan, the Netherlands, Spain, UAE, the UK and the US. This research defines "people" as those who will be investing at least €10,000 (or the equivalent) in the next 12 months and who have made changes to their investments within the last 10 years.

 

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