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October 01, 2021 at 01:34 PM
What You Need to Know
- Sixty percent of the U.S. sample, and 70% of millennials, said investment managers and major shareholders should be responsible for mitigating climate change.
- Sixty-three percent thought investment managers and major shareholders should be responsible for mitigating social inequality, versus 55% globally
- And 68% would react positively if all their investments were in sustainable funds if levels of risk, diversification and fees remained the same.
U.S. investors, particularly millennials, are concerned about how the companies they invest in behave, according to Schroders’ annual global investor survey, released Thursday.
In this year’s survey, U.S. respondents, more so than their global counterparts, believe that investors and managers can play a part in solving the world’s problems, specifically after the pandemic, which increased some investors’ concern about environmental and social issues.
Sixty percent of the U.S. sample, and 70% of millennials, said investment managers and major shareholders should be responsible for mitigating climate change, compared with 53% of investors globally.
Sixty-three percent thought that investment managers and major shareholders should be responsible for mitigating social inequality, versus 55% globally, while 67% thought they should be responsible for lessening poor corporate governance, compared with 61% globally).
“In the political sphere, in the media and within the financial services industry, the role ESG should play in portfolios is being hotly debated,” Sarah Bratton Hughes, head of sustainability in North America at Schroders, said in a statement.
“However, managers and major shareholders need to recognize how changing consumer preferences will shape investment decisions and company performance and be able to provide tangible evidence that their allocations are truly making an impact.”
