Sustainability Investment Insights

Survey results Theme 2: Sustainability Sustainability drivers and education Drivers of sustainable investments: Of all the drivers that would encourage people to increase their sustainable investments, the most popular was the ability to choose investments that are aligned to their personal sustainability preferences (58%). The next highest drivers would be more education about sustainable investment in general (42%) and Regular reporting showing the impact of my investments on people and the planet (35%). Barriers to sustainable investment: - 52% see Lack of transparency and reported data from providers about the impact of sustainable investments as the biggest barrier to increasing their sustainable investments. The next highest barrier is Lack of clear, agreed definitions on what sustainable investment is (44%). Companies need to be responsible around three major issues: - People feel that it is important for companies to engage with them around issues linked to human capital management (67%), natural capital and biodiversity (66%) and then climate (61%). Education around sustainability is important but overwhelming: Slightly more than two-thirds of the people in Belgium (68%) are growing overwhelmed with the amount of information and education that is available around sustainability which could be acting as a barrier to sustainable investments. 50% of people locally have access and engage with education about sustainable investment in general. They are also engaging with self-certification from the provider of the investment that it is sustainable (40%) and their financial adviser outlining their sustainable investment options (39%). Source: Schroders Global Investor Study, conducted between 18th February - 7th April 2022 7 Schroders

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