The information on this website is intended solely for use by Singapore residents.

The funds mentioned are Singapore-authorised funds and approved for sale or purchase in Singapore. By proceeding you are representing and warranting that you are either resident in Singapore or the applicable laws and regulations of your jurisdiction allow you to access the information. In particular, the information is not for distribution and does not constitute an offer to sell or the solicitation of an offer to buy units in Schroder funds in any jurisdiction where such activity is prohibited including the United States of America.

The contents on this website are for information only and without consideration given to the specific investment objective, financial situation and particular needs of any specific person. You may wish to seek advice from a financial advisor before purchasing units of any Schroder fund. In the event that you choose not to seek advice from a financial advisor before investing in any fund, you should consider whether the fund selected is suitable for you.

Past performance and any forecasts are not necessarily indicative of future performance. The value of units and the income from them may fall as well as rise. The funds are subject to investment risks. You should read the relevant prospectus obtainable from this website before investing.

The material and information on this site is current at the date of publication and is provided on an "AS IS" basis and without without any warranties of any kind, either expressed or implied.

To the best of the knowledge, information and belief of Schroder Investment Management (Singapore) Ltd ("SIMSL"), all information contained herein is accurate as at the date of publication. However, SIMSL or its affiliates or any director or employee of SIMSL or its affiliates cannot and does not warrant, guarantee or represent, either expressly or by implication, the accuracy, validity or completeness of such information.

Under no circumstances may the information contained herein, or any part thereof, be copied, reproduced or redistributed without the express permission of SIMSL. SIMSL or its affiliates, any directors or employees of SIMSL or its affiliates shall not be liable for any damages arising from any person's reliance on such information and shall not be liable for any errors or omissions (including but not limited to errors or omissions made by third parties) in such information. The information provided herein is subject to change without further notice.

Schroder Investment Management (Singapore) Ltd is regulated by the Monetary Authority of Singapore and is a member of the Investment Management Association of Singapore (IMAS).

Schroders uses cookies to personalise and improve your site experience. You can accept all cookies by selecting 'I agree' and continuing to browse the site or you can "Manage cookies" to apply only the categories of your choosing. Find out more details on how we use your information in our “Cookie Policy”

MSCI Disclaimer


Source: MSCI
The information obtained from MSCI and other data providers, included in reports available from this website, may only be used for your internal use, may not be reproduced or re-disseminated in any form and may not be used to create any financial instruments or products or any indices. The MSCI information and that of other data providers is provided on an “as is” basis and the user of this information assumes the entire risk of any use made of this information. MSCI, each of its affiliates and each other person involved in or related to compiling or creating any MSCI information (collectively, the “MSCI Parties”) and other data providers, expressly disclaim all warranties (including, without limitation any warranties of originality, accuracy, completeness, timeliness, non-infringement, merchantability and fitness for a particular purpose) with respect to this information. Without limiting any of the foregoing, in no event shall any MSCI Party or other data provider have any liability for any direct, indirect, special, incidental, punitive, consequential (including, without limitation, lost profits) or any other damages.

  • Country: Singapore

    Select a region

    Select a location

    Select a site

    • Institutional Investors
    • Insurance
    • Financial Professionals
    • Individual Investors
    • NRC
    • Wealth Management Solutions
    • Defined Contribution
    • SIMSA
    • Asset Management
    • Schroders Brasil
    • Asset Management
    • Institutions
    • Financial Advisers
    • Individuals
    • 施罗德上海
    • Retail Investors

      English 中文
    • Institutional Investors
    • Retirement Services

      English 中文
    • Wealth Management
    • Mutual fund investment

      English Bahasa Indonesia
    • Asset Management - Schroders Japan
    • 슈로더투자신탁운용
    • Private Investor
    • Institutional Investor
    • Wealth management
    • 施羅德台灣
    • Berater
    • Privatanleger
    • Belgium Professional
    • Private Investor

      Français Nederlands (België)
    • Професионален инвеститор
    • Channel Islands
    • Professional Investor
    • Consumer
    • Berater
    • Privatanleger
    • Institutionelle
    • Real Estate

      English Deutsch
    • Professional Investor
    • Szakmai befektető
    • Professional Investor
    • Investitori privati
    • Investitori istituzionali
    • Consulenti finanziari
    • Investitori professionali
    • Luxembourg Professional
    • Luxembourg Private Investor
    • Professional Investor
    • Professional Investor
    • Particulieren
    • Professionele
    • Professional Investor
    • Klient profesjonalny
    • Klient detaliczny
    • Professional Investor
    • Investidores Particulares
    • Домашняя страница
    • Intermediary
    • Inversores particulares
    • Inversores profesionales
    • Privata Investerare
    • Professional Investor
    • Asset management

      English Deutsch Français
    • Wealth management

      English Deutsch
    • Adviser
    • Asset Manager
    • Charity Investment
    • Global Cities
    • Insurance Asset Management
    • Pensions
    • Private Investor
    • Real Estate
    • The Value Perspective
    • Wealth Management
  • Country: Singapore
    Close filters

    Select a region

    • Americas
    • Asia Pacific
    • Europe, Middle East & Africa

    Select a location

    • [(lbl-please-select-a-region) default value]
    • US
    • Argentina
    • Bermuda
    • Brasil
    • Canada
    • Australia
    • Mainland China (中国內地)
    • Hong Kong SAR (中國香港)
    • Indonesia
    • Japan (日本)
    • Korea (한국)
    • Singapore
    • Taiwan (台灣)
    • Austria (Österreich)
    • Belgium
    • Bulgaria (България)
    • Channel Islands
    • France
    • Germany (Deutschland)
    • Greece
    • Hungary (Magyarország)
    • Israel
    • Italy
    • Luxembourg
    • Malta
    • Middle East
    • Netherlands (Nederland)
    • Nordics
    • Poland (Polska)
    • Portugal
    • Russia (Россия)
    • South Africa
    • Spain (España)
    • Sweden
    • Switzerland
    • UK

    Select a site

    • Institutional Investors
    • Insurance
    • Financial Professionals
    • Individual Investors
    • NRC
    • Wealth Management Solutions
    • Defined Contribution
    • SIMSA
    • Asset Management
    • Schroders Brasil
    • Asset Management
    • Institutions
    • Financial Advisers
    • Individuals
    • 施罗德上海
    • Retail Investors

      English 中文
    • Institutional Investors
    • Retirement Services

      English 中文
    • Wealth Management
    • Mutual fund investment

      English Bahasa Indonesia
    • Asset Management - Schroders Japan
    • 슈로더투자신탁운용
    • Private Investor
    • Institutional Investor
    • Wealth management
    • 施羅德台灣
    • Berater
    • Privatanleger
    • Belgium Professional
    • Private Investor

      Français Nederlands (België)
    • Професионален инвеститор
    • Channel Islands
    • Professional Investor
    • Consumer
    • Berater
    • Privatanleger
    • Institutionelle
    • Real Estate

      English Deutsch
    • Professional Investor
    • Szakmai befektető
    • Professional Investor
    • Investitori privati
    • Investitori istituzionali
    • Consulenti finanziari
    • Investitori professionali
    • Luxembourg Professional
    • Luxembourg Private Investor
    • Professional Investor
    • Professional Investor
    • Particulieren
    • Professionele
    • Professional Investor
    • Klient profesjonalny
    • Klient detaliczny
    • Professional Investor
    • Investidores Particulares
    • Домашняя страница
    • Intermediary
    • Inversores particulares
    • Inversores profesionales
    • Privata Investerare
    • Professional Investor
    • Asset management

      English Deutsch Français
    • Wealth management

      English Deutsch
    • Adviser
    • Asset Manager
    • Charity Investment
    • Global Cities
    • Insurance Asset Management
    • Pensions
    • Private Investor
    • Real Estate
    • The Value Perspective
    • Wealth Management
  • About Schroders

    Schroders Global

    • Schroders Global

    Schroders Singapore

    • Who We Are
    • Private Investor
    • Graduate Programme

    Wealth Management

    • Schroders Wealth Management
  • Global home
Sustainability
  • Sustainability expand/collapse
    • Making an impact through sustainability
    • Our Strengths
    • Insights
    • Active Ownership
    • Corporate Responsibility
  • Strategic Capabilities expand/collapse
    • Capabilities
    • Alternatives
    • Credit
    • Emerging Markets
    • Private Assets
    • Solutions
    • Income
    • Multi-Asset Solutions
    • Alpha Equity

    Multi-Asset Solutions

    View Multi-Asset Solutions

    Helping build better outcomes

    Sustainability

    View Sustainability

    Sustainably delivering long-term value in a fast-changing world

  • Latest Insights (current) expand/collapse
    • Sustainability
    • Thought Leadership
    • Economic & Strategic Viewpoints
    • Global Market Perspectives
    • Institutional Investor Study 2020
    • Watch/Listen
    • Markets
    • Economics
    • Global Investor Study
    • Podcast
    • Investment Outlook 2021

    0 Min In focus

    #TheZero

    17/11/2020

    0 Min In focus

    Economic and Strategy Viewpoint - March 2021

    25/02/2021

  • Resources expand/collapse
    • Fund Centre
  • SchrodersLink expand/collapse
    • SchrodersLink
    • Log in to SchrodersLink
  • RFP Enquiries expand/collapse
    • RFP Enquiries
Sustainability
Search
Search
search lens

Related Search

Schroder's
Phone hero background image

Sustainability

Institutional Investor Study
2020

  • Investment Outlook
  • Private Assets
  • Sustainability

Schroders’ annual Institutional Investor Study analyses the investment perspectives of 650 institutional investors, collectively responsible for $25.9 trillion in assets and from 26 locations across the world. The research was conducted in April 2020, as the scale and global impact of the Covid-19 crisis had taken hold.

Institutional investors’ attitudes to sustainability:

69%

believe the role of sustainable investing will become more important over the next five years

67%

cite full ESG integration as their favoured investment approach when implementing sustainability

60%

identify greenwashing i.e. ‘a lack of clear, agreed definitions’ as the biggest challenge to investing sustainably

58%

say the alignment of corporate/internal values is the primary driver behind their sustainable investment focus

Download PDF report
scroll button

This year, institutional investors’ preferences have shifted from exclusive to inclusive approaches as ESG integration is highlighted as their favoured investment approach. There is also a strong focus on active ownership and positive screening.

2019 2020

ESG integration

Positive screening

Active company engagement and stewardship

Thematic investing

Negative screening

Impact investing

  • ESG integration into the investment process
  • Positive screening
  • Active company engagement and stewardship
  • Thematic investing
  • Negative screening
  • Impact investing
2019
2020

Alignment with corporate / internal values and pressure from regulators are driving the sustainability investment focus for global institutional investors.

Pie chart for Covid-19 impact on business
58%

Aligning to corporate / internal values

49%

Regulator and industry pressure

35%

Potential for higher returns and lower risk

33%

Member pressure

19%

Education & awareness from asset managers

14%

Education & awareness from investment consultants

Institutional investors identified the following key criteria as “successful” engagement, i.e. influencing companies to make sustainable changes.

Transparent reporting

%

Evidencing a tangible outcome

%

Consistently voting against companies to drive change

%

Withdraw / exclude investments from these companies

%

Institutional investors focus on a wide variety of areas when it comes to engaging on sustainable issues, but attention to environmental issues and corporate strategy continue to be the leading engagement strategies.

stats charts icon

Attention to environmental issues

51%
54%
58%
stats charts icon

Corporate strategy

54%
53%
58%
stats charts icon

Accounting quality

38%
41%
40%
stats charts icon

Human rights

26%
stats charts icon

Supply chain management

14%
8%
24%
stats charts icon

Diversity

29%
33%
23%
While the uptake of sustainable investing continues to grow, 70% of global investors still consider investing sustainably to be a challenge.
2018
2019
2020
% challenging
%
%
%
Not challenging
%
%
%
Greenwashing, due to a lack of clear, agreed definitions on what sustainable investment is, has been highlighted as the biggest challenge to investing sustainably.
2018
2019
2020
Greenwashing
%
Lack of transparency and reported data
%
%
%
Performance concerns
%
%
%
Difficulty measuring and managing risk
%
%
%
Cost
%
%
%
Map of the world

Performance data and greater transparency have been consistently highlighted as crucial for successful adoption of sustainable investments in the long term.

  •  

    • 2018
    • 2019
    • 2020
  • Data/evidence that shows investing sustainably delivers better returns

    • %
    • %
    • %
  • Greater transparency by companies on both financial and non-financial perofmance reporting

    • %
    • %
    • %
  • More providers and benchmarks offering sustainable data

    • %
    • %
    • %
  • Industry wide accreditation

    • %
  • More sustainable investment options e.g. impact investing

    • %
    • %
    • %
  • More training

    • %
    • %
    • %
  • Greater support from senior leadership

    • %
    • %
    • %

Download the report or continue exploring

Download full report PDF 1.876MB
Investment Outlook Private Assets

Schroders commissioned CoreData to conduct the fourth annual Institutional Investor Study to analyse the world’s largest investors’ key areas of focus and concern including the macroeconomic and geopolitical climate, return expectations, asset allocation and attitudes to private assets and sustainable investing. The respondent pool represents a broad spectrum of institutions, including pension funds, insurance companies, sovereign wealth funds, endowments and foundations owning approximately $25.9 trillion in assets. The 650 respondents were spilt as follows: 179 in North America, 248 in Europe and South Africa, 173 in Asia-Pacific and 50 in Latin America.

Related Insights

{{tile.ReadTime}} Min {{tile.ArtemisCategory}}

{{tile.PrimaryTag}}

{{vm.DefaultPrimaryTag}}

{{tile.Title}}

{{tile.FormattedDate}}

Contact us

138 Market Street
#23-01
CapitaGreen
Singapore 048946

Tel: +65 6800 7000

Fax: +65 6536 6626

RFP Enquiries: Thank you for your interest in Schroders’ investment management services. Please complete the form below and we will contact you as soon as possible.

RFP Enquiries

   View Map

   Please ensure you read our legal important information before visiting the rest of our website

   Issued by Schroder Investment Management (Singapore) Ltd, 138 Market Street, #23-01, CapitaGreen, Singapore 048946.

   Schroder Investment Management (Singapore) Ltd is regulated by the Monetary Authority of Singapore. Reg. no. 199201080H

  • Contact us
  • Sitemap
  • Important Information
  • Schroders' Data Protection Policy
  • Fraud Alert
  • Desktop view

© Copyright 2021 Schroder Investment Management (Singapore) Ltd  and Schroders & Co. (Asia) Limited