Sustainability Investment Insights

Survey results Theme 2: Sustainability Attitudes towards sustainability (1) Attitude towards sustainable investments: - Whilst more than two-thirds of the people (68%) understand what makes an investment sustainable, 67% are still sceptical about the impact of their investments on sustainability. Fear of greenwashing is also another barrier towards sustainable investment, with 63% people thinking that providers and financial institutions are greenwashing (i.e. using sustainability as a form of marketing). Attractiveness of sustainable investments: - - 93% of the people recognise the attractiveness of sustainable funds, with 48% of these seeing them as attractive because of the wider environmental impact, which has increased since 2021 (42% in 2021). 46% of people see them as attractive because they are more likely to offer higher returns. 6% of people see sustainable investments as unattractive due to a belief that they won't offer higher returns. 48% of people have found sustainability as a thematic investment to have become more attractive to them in the last six months. Desired impact of sustainable investments: - - When it comes to the desired area of impact of sustainable investments, there is a diverse range of interests, with slightly more people wanting their investments to have an impact on improving the health and wellbeing (46%), quality of education (45%), clear water and sanitation (39%), and reduced inequalities (35%). Other desired areas of impact are climate action (34%), zero hunger (30%), gender equality (28%), eradicating poverty (24%), life below water (10%) and life on land (8%). Source: Schroders Global Investor Study, conducted between 18th February - 7th April 2022 8 Schroders

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