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2020

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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

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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.

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

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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.

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26%
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14%
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Performance data and greater transparency have been consistently highlighted as crucial for successful adoption of sustainable investments in the long term.

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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.

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