Sustainability Investment Insights

Survey results Sustainable funds Q.17. Do you regard sustainable funds, i.e. funds that consider environmental, social and governance factors, as attractive? Q.19. When considering making an investment in a sustainable fund, where would you like to invest? 52% 51% 48% Yes, because of the wider environmental impact Sustainable Funds 36% 36% 46% 43% 41% 41% 11% 8% 6% 2% 2% 1% Yes, because they are more likely to offer higher returns Yes, because of my societal principles No, because they won't offer higher returns ■Global ■Europe Belgium 32 32 Base: Total Respondents (n=23950); Europe (n=9800); Belgium (n=500) Sustainable Funds - Investment 56% 51% 52% 48% 49% 48% 39% 33% 33% 21% 14% 14% No, because they don't align with my principles A fund that has sustainability characteristics e.g. a lower carbon footprint than the benchmark or a higher social benefit A fund that focuses primarily on delivering financial returns, while integrating sustainability factors A fund which has an explicit A fund that contributes to objective to have a positive solutions to a specific impact on people and/or sustainable theme or issue the planet e.g. circular economy, energy transition, diversity ■Global ■Europe Belgium Schroders

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