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Topline — HSBC Sustainability 10

202 respondents · Unweighted · 38 questions · generated 2026-09-21 12:39 UTC
Provisional: live fieldwork, 202 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: 202
Other
47.0%
95
Portfolio manager
36.1%
73
Analyst
9.4%
19
Investment Strategist
7.4%
15

s2 In which region are you located?

Base: 202
Europe
49.5%
100
North America
22.8%
46
UK
14.4%
29
Asia (including Oceania)
9.4%
19
Middle East, North Africa, Turkey (MENAT)
3.0%
6
Latin America
1.0%
2

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

Base: 33
Asia
100.0%
33

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

Base: 121
Europe
100.0%
121

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

Base: 58
UK
100.0%
58

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

Base: 16
Latin America
100.0%
16

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: 71
North America
100.0%
71

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

Base: 38
Global
100.0%
38

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

Base: 73
Equities
100.0%
73

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

Base: 17
FX & Commodities
100.0%
17

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

Base: 14
Rates
100.0%
14

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

Base: 11
Sovereign credit
100.0%
11

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

Base: 84
Alternative investments
100.0%
84

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

Base: 72
Direct investment
100.0%
72

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

Base: 46
Bonds, Fixed Income
100.0%
46

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

Base: 19
Cross-asset
100.0%
19

s5 What best describes your investor category?

Base: 202
Private equity
31.2%
63
Long only fund
21.3%
43
Venture capital
13.9%
28
Something else
13.9%
28
Family Office
5.9%
12
Hedge fund
5.4%
11
Mutual fund
4.0%
8
Pension Fund
4.0%
8
Sovereign Wealth Fund
0.5%
1

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

Base: 202
Between $1bn and $10bn
36.6%
74
Less than $1bn
35.6%
72
Between $10bn and $100bn
16.3%
33
More than $100bn
11.4%
23

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

Base: 202
0%
29.7%
60
1%-24%
23.8%
48
100%
18.3%
37
75%-99%
8.4%
17
50%-74%
7.4%
15
Prefer not to say
6.4%
13
25%-49%
5.9%
12

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: 202
10 - Completely
28.7%
58
8
11.9%
24
5
10.4%
21
7
9.9%
20
0 - Not at all
6.9%
14
9
6.4%
13
6
6.4%
13
3
5.9%
12
4
5.0%
10
2
4.0%
8
Prefer not to say
2.5%
5
1
2.0%
4

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: 202
No, we only operate in one region
43.1%
87
No, we have a global firm-wide approach
40.1%
81
Yes, we navigate differences according to local circumstances
10.4%
21
Yes, different teams operate in different regions and have different approaches
4.0%
8
Prefer not to say
2.5%
5

q9 Do you do any corporate engagement on sustainability issues?

Base: 202
Yes
67.3%
136
No
26.2%
53
Prefer not to say
6.4%
13

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

Base: 202
Yes, sustainability was one of several important factors
39.6%
80
No, sustainability was not a factor
20.8%
42
No, but clients have expressed interest in sustainability
15.8%
32
Yes, sustainability was the primary reason
12.4%
25
Prefer not to say
11.4%
23

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

Base: 202
It will accelerate somewhat
33.2%
67
It will remain stable
28.7%
58
It will slow somewhat
19.8%
40
It will slow significantly
9.4%
19
It will accelerate significantly
5.0%
10
Prefer not to say
4.0%
8

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: 202
Somewhat helpful
34.2%
69
Not that helpful
29.2%
59
Not at all helpful
16.8%
34
Very helpful
11.9%
24
Prefer not to say
7.9%
16

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: 202
Somewhat important
34.2%
69
Not that important
28.2%
57
Very important
17.8%
36
Not at all important
15.8%
32
Prefer not to say
4.0%
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: 202
No, they were not factors
29.7%
60
Yes, they were among several other important factors
27.2%
55
No, but clients have expressed interest in them
26.7%
54
Prefer not to say
11.4%
23
Yes, they were the primary reasons
5.0%
10

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

Base: 202
Integration & Engagement - incorporating sustainability or ESG issues at all stages of the investment process; work with
36.6%
74
Identifying material issues - factoring in to risk assessment and value creation potential
18.8%
38
Thematic investing – focusing on a particular issue such as climate, water, SDGs, social
14.4%
29
Screening - exclude / include stocks from specific sectors based on values or ethics
11.9%
24
Prefer not to say
10.4%
21
Scoring / Rating - assign scores to / rate stocks based on historical ESG/sustainability performance
7.9%
16

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

Base: 202
Yes, but there should be flexibility according to regional characteristics
28.2%
57
Maybe, but disclosures should be sector specific
22.3%
45
Yes, there should be a single global standard such as ISSB
22.3%
45
No, but disclosures across regions should be somewhat comparable
13.4%
27
No, as companies should be allowed to disclose as they see fit
8.4%
17
Don’t know
5.4%
11

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

Base: 202
Prefer not to say
30.2%
61
Increase somewhat
25.2%
51
Stay the same
21.8%
44
Decline somewhat
10.9%
22
Decline significantly
8.9%
18
Increase significantly
3.0%
6

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: 202
We already have this capability
42.1%
85
We are not interested in this area
32.7%
66
We are interested in this capability, but have not yet started
10.9%
22
Prefer not to say
9.4%
19
We are working on building out this capability
5.0%
10

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

Base: 202
Private credit and private market investment
36.6%
74
Government or development finance institutions
30.7%
62
Corporate capital expenditure from balance sheets
10.4%
21
Prefer not to say
10.4%
21
Public market instruments (e.g. labelled bonds, listed equity)
6.9%
14
Other
3.0%
6
Retail investment flows
2.0%
4

q20 How have net-zero alliances (such as GFANZ) affected the pace of net-zero delivery given that a flurry of major banks/asset managers have pulled out?

Base: 202
Don’t know
36.1%
73
Somewhat
29.7%
60
No effect
25.7%
52
Significantly
8.4%
17

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

Base: 202
All the above
40.6%
82
Financing the transition
35.1%
71
Emissions control
17.3%
35
Inclusive resilience (people & productivity)
6.9%
14

s7 Please select your age group:

Base: 202
35 to 54
53.5%
108
55+
29.2%
59
18 to 34
12.9%
26
Prefer not to say
4.5%
9

s8 Please select your gender:

Base: 202
Male
59.4%
120
Female
32.7%
66
Prefer not to say
7.9%
16

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: 200
Yes
85.0%
170
No
15.0%
30