survation. ← Fieldwork

Topline — 2026-02-26-SUS-11

205 respondents · Unweighted · 39 questions · generated 2026-09-21 14:06 UTC
Provisional: live fieldwork, 205 interviews so far. Percentages are of each question's valid base (missing/not-asked excluded). Right-hand grey figure = count.

s1 What is your job role?

Base: 205
Other
47.3%
97
Portfolio manager
31.7%
65
Investment Strategist
10.7%
22
Analyst
10.2%
21

s2 In which region are you located?

Base: 205
Europe
54.1%
111
UK
24.9%
51
North America
15.6%
32
Asia (including Oceania)
4.4%
9
Latin America
1.0%
2

s3_1 s3 - In which region(s) do you operate? Asia

Base: 36
Asia
100.0%
36

s3_2 s3 - In which region(s) do you operate? Europe

Base: 132
Europe
100.0%
132

s3_7 s3 - In which region(s) do you operate? UK

Base: 68
UK
100.0%
68

s3_3 s3 - In which region(s) do you operate? Latin America

Base: 19
Latin America
100.0%
19

s3_4 s3 - In which region(s) do you operate? MENAT

Base: 11
MENAT
100.0%
11

s3_5 s3 - In which region(s) do you operate? North America

Base: 66
North America
100.0%
66

s3_6 s3 - In which region(s) do you operate? Global

Base: 51
Global
100.0%
51

s4_1 s4 - Which of the following asset classes are you responsible for? Equities

Base: 74
Equities
100.0%
74

s4_2 s4 - Which of the following asset classes are you responsible for? FX & Commodities

Base: 13
FX & Commodities
100.0%
13

s4_3 s4 - Which of the following asset classes are you responsible for? Rates

Base: 2
Rates
100.0%
2

s4_4 s4 - Which of the following asset classes are you responsible for? Sovereign credit

Base: 2
Sovereign credit
100.0%
2

s4_5 s4 - Which of the following asset classes are you responsible for? Alternative investments

Base: 99
Alternative investments
100.0%
99

s4_6 s4 - Which of the following asset classes are you responsible for? Direct investment

Base: 71
Direct investment
100.0%
71

s4_7 s4 - Which of the following asset classes are you responsible for? Bonds, Fixed Income

Base: 28
Bonds, Fixed Income
100.0%
28

s4_8 s4 - Which of the following asset classes are you responsible for? Cross-asset

Base: 21
Cross-asset
100.0%
21

s5 What best describes your investor category?

Base: 205
Private equity
35.6%
73
Venture capital
23.9%
49
Long only fund
13.2%
27
Something else
13.2%
27
Family Office
6.8%
14
Pension Fund
3.4%
7
Mutual fund
2.4%
5
Hedge fund
1.5%
3

s6 What is the approximate level of your firm’s overall Assets Under Management (AUM)?

Base: 205
Less than $1bn
43.9%
90
Between $1bn and $10bn
36.1%
74
Between $10bn and $100bn
10.7%
22
More than $100bn
9.3%
19

q1 What proportion of your funds have sustainability as a primary objective?

Base: 205
0%
30.7%
63
100%
21.5%
44
1%-24%
14.6%
30
50%-74%
10.7%
22
25%-49%
8.8%
18
75%-99%
8.3%
17
Prefer not to say
5.4%
11

q3 On a scale of 0 to 10, where 0 is not at all and 10 is completely, how much is sustainability or ESG analysis incorporated into your investment decision making?

Base: 205
10 - Completely
31.2%
64
8
13.2%
27
7
10.7%
22
0 - Not at all
9.8%
20
9
7.8%
16
5
7.3%
15
6
4.9%
10
2
4.9%
10
4
3.4%
7
3
3.4%
7
Prefer not to say
2.9%
6
1
0.5%
1

q5 At your firm, are there differences in the way sustainability/ESG is incorporated into investment decisions between regions (e.g. US vs EU, or Asia vs EU, etc.)

Base: 205
No, we only operate in one region
41.5%
85
No, we have a global firm-wide approach
40.0%
82
Yes, we navigate differences according to local circumstances
11.2%
23
Yes, different teams operate in different regions and have different approaches
4.4%
9
Prefer not to say
2.9%
6

q9 Do you do any corporate engagement on sustainability issues?

Base: 205
Yes
66.3%
136
No
29.3%
60
Prefer not to say
4.4%
9

q9a Have you won any new client mandates in the past 12 months where sustainability was a key factor in the selection process?

Base: 205
Yes, sustainability was one of several important factors
36.6%
75
No, sustainability was not a factor
22.9%
47
No, but clients have expressed interest in sustainability
18.5%
38
Yes, sustainability was the primary reason
12.2%
25
Prefer not to say
9.8%
20

q9b Do you expect funding for the low carbon transition to accelerate or slow down over the next 12 months?

Base: 205
It will remain stable
30.7%
63
It will accelerate somewhat
24.9%
51
It will slow somewhat
18.5%
38
It will slow significantly
11.2%
23
Prefer not to say
9.8%
20
It will accelerate significantly
4.9%
10

q10 How helpful would you say new regulated company disclosures, such as CRSD (Corporate Sustainability Reporting Directive) and CSDDD (Corporate Sustainability Due Diligence Directive), will be to your investment processes?

Base: 205
Somewhat helpful
35.6%
73
Not that helpful
29.8%
61
Not at all helpful
19.0%
39
Very helpful
9.8%
20
Prefer not to say
5.9%
12

q11 How important would you say voluntary ESG reporting/validation initiatives, such as CDP (Carbon Disclosure Project) and SBTi (Science Based Targets initiative), are to your investment process?

Base: 205
Somewhat important
37.6%
77
Not that important
26.8%
55
Not at all important
18.5%
38
Very important
13.2%
27
Prefer not to say
3.9%
8

q11b Have you won any new client mandates in the past 12 months where voluntary ESG reporting/validation initiatives were key factors in the selection process?

Base: 205
Yes, they were among several other important factors
34.6%
71
No, but clients have expressed interest in them
26.8%
55
No, they were not factors
24.4%
50
Prefer not to say
9.8%
20
Yes, they were the primary reasons
4.4%
9

q12 Which of the following best describes your firm’s approach to incorporating sustainability or ESG information when considering investment choices?

Base: 205
Integration & Engagement - incorporating sustainability or ESG issues at all stages of the investment process; work with
38.5%
79
Identifying material issues - factoring in to risk assessment and value creation potential
17.6%
36
Thematic investing – focusing on a particular issue such as climate, water, SDGs, social
16.6%
34
Screening - exclude / include stocks from specific sectors based on values or ethics
10.2%
21
Prefer not to say
9.8%
20
Scoring / Rating - assign scores to / rate stocks based on historical ESG/sustainability performance
7.3%
15

q16 In your view, should corporate sustainability or ESG disclosures follow a global standard, and should this be applied across regions?

Base: 205
Yes, but there should be flexibility according to regional characteristics
29.3%
60
Yes, there should be a single global standard such as ISSB
24.9%
51
Maybe, but disclosures should be sector specific
20.0%
41
No, but disclosures across regions should be somewhat comparable
11.7%
24
No, as companies should be allowed to disclose as they see fit
9.3%
19
Don’t know
4.9%
10

q18 How do you expect investor demand and issuance volumes for sustainable fixed income products to change over the next 12 months?

Base: 205
Prefer not to say
32.7%
67
Stay the same
23.9%
49
Increase somewhat
18.5%
38
Decline somewhat
10.2%
21
Decline significantly
9.3%
19
Increase significantly
5.4%
11

q19 Do you have, or intend to have, the capability to invest in non-listed securities when it comes to sustainability-related investments (e.g. clean tech etc.)?

Base: 205
We already have this capability
50.2%
103
We are not interested in this area
22.0%
45
Prefer not to say
14.1%
29
We are interested in this capability, but have not yet started
7.3%
15
We are working on building out this capability
6.3%
13

q19b Where do you believe the majority of funding for the sustainability transition will come from over the next 5 years?

Base: 205
Private credit and private market investment
34.1%
70
Government or development finance institutions
27.3%
56
Corporate capital expenditure from balance sheets
11.7%
24
Public market instruments (e.g. labelled bonds, listed equity)
10.2%
21
Prefer not to say
10.2%
21
Other
3.4%
7
Retail investment flows
2.9%
6

q20 Regarding transition finance, to what extent do you believe instruments such as labelled bonds will be key to reaching net-zero?

Base: 205
Important but not the main driver
46.3%
95
Don’t know
26.3%
54
Not a key driver of reaching net-zero
20.0%
41
Key to reaching net-zero
7.3%
15

q20b And what is your organisation’s willingness to participate in instruments such as labelled bonds (e.g., issuing, investing, arranging/underwriting, or otherwise supporting their use)?

Base: 205
Not willing or unable to participate
40.0%
82
Don’t know / not sure
38.5%
79
Willing or already participating
21.5%
44

q21 Which category within delivering net-zero do you believe is most material for the speed of decarbonisation delivery?

Base: 205
All the above
43.4%
89
Financing the transition
32.7%
67
Emissions control
13.7%
28
Inclusive resilience (people & productivity)
10.2%
21

s7 Please select your age group:

Base: 205
35 to 54
48.3%
99
55+
35.6%
73
18 to 34
13.2%
27
Prefer not to say
2.9%
6

s8 Please select your gender:

Base: 205
Male
65.4%
134
Female
30.2%
62
Prefer not to say
4.4%
9

opt_in Thank you for participating in our survey.If you would like us to send you the summary of results when it is published, please select “Yes” below

Base: 203
Yes
74.4%
151
No
25.6%
52