EFFAS Survey on ESG Integration

Survey on ESG integration

Thank you for your time. This survey should not take you more than 10 minutes to complete.

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* 1. What kind of organization are you from?

Asset manager

Asset owner

Broker

Company

Consultant

Credit rating agency

ESG research provider

Membership organization

Regulator

Stock exchange

Other (please specify)

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* 2. What is your job?

Analyst

CEO

CIO

Consultant

Credit Analyst

ESG Specialist

Financial Adviser

Investment Consultant

Investment Strategist

Portfolio Manager

Other (please specify)

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* 3. In which country are you based?

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* 4. In which country are the headquarters of your company based?

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* 5. What assets class do you work on?

Equity

Fixed income

Both

Other (please specify)

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* 6. Are you integrating ESG criteria in your current job?

Yes

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* 7. In your opinion, what are the current main drivers of ESG integration into the investment analysis for you?

	Not a driver	Limited driver	Important driver	Key driver	No opinion
Client demand	Client demand Not a driver	Client demand Limited driver	Client demand Important driver	Client demand Key driver	Client demand No opinion
Fiduciary duty	Fiduciary duty Not a driver	Fiduciary duty Limited driver	Fiduciary duty Important driver	Fiduciary duty Key driver	Fiduciary duty No opinion
Generate financial performance	Generate financial performance Not a driver	Generate financial performance Limited driver	Generate financial performance Important driver	Generate financial performance Key driver	Generate financial performance No opinion
Global pressure raising about sustainable development (the media, NGOs,..)	Global pressure raising about sustainable development (the media, NGOs,..) Not a driver	Global pressure raising about sustainable development (the media, NGOs,..) Limited driver	Global pressure raising about sustainable development (the media, NGOs,..) Important driver	Global pressure raising about sustainable development (the media, NGOs,..) Key driver	Global pressure raising about sustainable development (the media, NGOs,..) No opinion
Improve reputation	Improve reputation Not a driver	Improve reputation Limited driver	Improve reputation Important driver	Improve reputation Key driver	Improve reputation No opinion
Regulation	Regulation Not a driver	Regulation Limited driver	Regulation Important driver	Regulation Key driver	Regulation No opinion
Risk management	Risk management Not a driver	Risk management Limited driver	Risk management Important driver	Risk management Key driver	Risk management No opinion

Other (please specify)

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* 8. In your opinion, what are the future main drivers of ESG integration into the investment analysis for you? Horizon of time: 2024.

	Not a driver	Limited driver	Important driver	Key driver	No opinion
Client demand	Client demand Not a driver	Client demand Limited driver	Client demand Important driver	Client demand Key driver	Client demand No opinion
Fiduciary duty	Fiduciary duty Not a driver	Fiduciary duty Limited driver	Fiduciary duty Important driver	Fiduciary duty Key driver	Fiduciary duty No opinion
Generate financial performance	Generate financial performance Not a driver	Generate financial performance Limited driver	Generate financial performance Important driver	Generate financial performance Key driver	Generate financial performance No opinion
Global pressure raising about sustainable development (the media, NGOs,..)	Global pressure raising about sustainable development (the media, NGOs,..) Not a driver	Global pressure raising about sustainable development (the media, NGOs,..) Limited driver	Global pressure raising about sustainable development (the media, NGOs,..) Important driver	Global pressure raising about sustainable development (the media, NGOs,..) Key driver	Global pressure raising about sustainable development (the media, NGOs,..) No opinion
Improve reputation	Improve reputation Not a driver	Improve reputation Limited driver	Improve reputation Important driver	Improve reputation Key driver	Improve reputation No opinion
Regulation	Regulation Not a driver	Regulation Limited driver	Regulation Important driver	Regulation Key driver	Regulation No opinion
Risk management	Risk management Not a driver	Risk management Limited driver	Risk management Important driver	Risk management Key driver	Risk management No opinion

Other (please specify)

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* 9. In your opinion, what are the current main barriers to ESG integration into the investment analysis for you?

	Not a barrier	Limited barrier	Important barrier	Key barrier	No opinion
Fear of poor financial performance	Fear of poor financial performance Not a barrier	Fear of poor financial performance Limited barrier	Fear of poor financial performance Important barrier	Fear of poor financial performance Key barrier	Fear of poor financial performance No opinion
Lack of company culture	Lack of company culture Not a barrier	Lack of company culture Limited barrier	Lack of company culture Important barrier	Lack of company culture Key barrier	Lack of company culture No opinion
Lack of comparable and historical ESG data	Lack of comparable and historical ESG data Not a barrier	Lack of comparable and historical ESG data Limited barrier	Lack of comparable and historical ESG data Important barrier	Lack of comparable and historical ESG data Key barrier	Lack of comparable and historical ESG data No opinion
Lack of financial incentives for portfolio managers to integrate ESG	Lack of financial incentives for portfolio managers to integrate ESG Not a barrier	Lack of financial incentives for portfolio managers to integrate ESG Limited barrier	Lack of financial incentives for portfolio managers to integrate ESG Important barrier	Lack of financial incentives for portfolio managers to integrate ESG Key barrier	Lack of financial incentives for portfolio managers to integrate ESG No opinion
Limited amount of ESG research	Limited amount of ESG research Not a barrier	Limited amount of ESG research Limited barrier	Limited amount of ESG research Important barrier	Limited amount of ESG research Key barrier	Limited amount of ESG research No opinion
Limited knowledge of ESG issues	Limited knowledge of ESG issues Not a barrier	Limited knowledge of ESG issues Limited barrier	Limited knowledge of ESG issues Important barrier	Limited knowledge of ESG issues Key barrier	Limited knowledge of ESG issues No opinion
Low client demand	Low client demand Not a barrier	Low client demand Limited barrier	Low client demand Important barrier	Low client demand Key barrier	Low client demand No opinion
Insufficient or lack of ESG methodologies	Insufficient or lack of ESG methodologies Not a barrier	Insufficient or lack of ESG methodologies Limited barrier	Insufficient or lack of ESG methodologies Important barrier	Insufficient or lack of ESG methodologies Key barrier	Insufficient or lack of ESG methodologies No opinion

Other (please specify)

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* 10. How often do ESG opportunities and risks impact equity and fixed income?

	Never	Rarely	Often	Always	No opinion
How often do ESG opportunities and risks impact equity and fixed income?	How often do ESG opportunities and risks impact equity and fixed income? Never	How often do ESG opportunities and risks impact equity and fixed income? Rarely	How often do ESG opportunities and risks impact equity and fixed income? Often	How often do ESG opportunities and risks impact equity and fixed income? Always	How often do ESG opportunities and risks impact equity and fixed income? No opinion
How often do environmental risks impact equity and fixed income?	How often do environmental risks impact equity and fixed income? Never	How often do environmental risks impact equity and fixed income? Rarely	How often do environmental risks impact equity and fixed income? Often	How often do environmental risks impact equity and fixed income? Always	How often do environmental risks impact equity and fixed income? No opinion
How often do social opportunities impact equity and fixed income?	How often do social opportunities impact equity and fixed income? Never	How often do social opportunities impact equity and fixed income? Rarely	How often do social opportunities impact equity and fixed income? Often	How often do social opportunities impact equity and fixed income? Always	How often do social opportunities impact equity and fixed income? No opinion
How often do social risks impact equity and fixed income?	How often do social risks impact equity and fixed income? Never	How often do social risks impact equity and fixed income? Rarely	How often do social risks impact equity and fixed income? Often	How often do social risks impact equity and fixed income? Always	How often do social risks impact equity and fixed income? No opinion
How often do governance opportunities impact equity and fixed income?	How often do governance opportunities impact equity and fixed income? Never	How often do governance opportunities impact equity and fixed income? Rarely	How often do governance opportunities impact equity and fixed income? Often	How often do governance opportunities impact equity and fixed income? Always	How often do governance opportunities impact equity and fixed income? No opinion
How often do governance risks impact equity and fixed income?	How often do governance risks impact equity and fixed income? Never	How often do governance risks impact equity and fixed income? Rarely	How often do governance risks impact equity and fixed income? Often	How often do governance risks impact equity and fixed income? Always	How often do governance risks impact equity and fixed income? No opinion
How often do intangible opportunities (brands, client satisfaction, data, innovation, IT,..) impact equity and fixed income?	How often do intangible opportunities (brands, client satisfaction, data, innovation, IT,..) impact equity and fixed income? Never	How often do intangible opportunities (brands, client satisfaction, data, innovation, IT,..) impact equity and fixed income? Rarely	How often do intangible opportunities (brands, client satisfaction, data, innovation, IT,..) impact equity and fixed income? Often	How often do intangible opportunities (brands, client satisfaction, data, innovation, IT,..) impact equity and fixed income? Always	How often do intangible opportunities (brands, client satisfaction, data, innovation, IT,..) impact equity and fixed income? No opinion
How often do intangible risks (controversies, cyber-security, data, litigation, reputation,..) impact equity and fixed income?	How often do intangible risks (controversies, cyber-security, data, litigation, reputation,..) impact equity and fixed income? Never	How often do intangible risks (controversies, cyber-security, data, litigation, reputation,..) impact equity and fixed income? Rarely	How often do intangible risks (controversies, cyber-security, data, litigation, reputation,..) impact equity and fixed income? Often	How often do intangible risks (controversies, cyber-security, data, litigation, reputation,..) impact equity and fixed income? Always	How often do intangible risks (controversies, cyber-security, data, litigation, reputation,..) impact equity and fixed income? No opinion

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* 11. In your opinion, which environmental issues does ESG integration have to take into account in order of priority? (1 most important, 3 least important)

Biodiversity

No opinion

Climate change

No opinion

Use of resources (raw materials, energy efficiency, waste, water...)

No opinion

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* 12. In your opinion, which social issues does ESG integration have to take into account in order of priority? (1 most important, 5 least important)

Communities and territories

No opinion

Controversies

No opinion

Health and safety

No opinion

Human rights

No opinion

Supply chain

No opinion

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* 13. In your opinion, which intangible issues does ESG integration have to take into account in order of priority? (1 most important, 4 least important)

Human capital

No opinion

Organisational capital (data, innovation, capacity, IT,..)

No opinion

Relational capital (clients, partnerships,..)

No opinion

Other.....

No opinion

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* 14. In your opinion, which governance issues does ESG integration have to take into account in order of priority? (1 most important, 3 least important)

Business ethics (compliance, corruption,...)

No opinion

Corporate governance

No opinion

Quality of management

No opinion

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* 15. In your opinion, what are the best ways to integrate ESG?

	Not a solution	Less important solution	Important solution	Key solution	No opinion
Access to ESG scores	Access to ESG scores Not a solution	Access to ESG scores Less important solution	Access to ESG scores Important solution	Access to ESG scores Key solution	Access to ESG scores No opinion
Access to ESG raw data	Access to ESG raw data Not a solution	Access to ESG raw data Less important solution	Access to ESG raw data Important solution	Access to ESG raw data Key solution	Access to ESG raw data No opinion
Access to red flag issues, watch lists, controversies	Access to red flag issues, watch lists, controversies Not a solution	Access to red flag issues, watch lists, controversies Less important solution	Access to red flag issues, watch lists, controversies Important solution	Access to red flag issues, watch lists, controversies Key solution	Access to red flag issues, watch lists, controversies No opinion
Voting policy	Voting policy Not a solution	Voting policy Less important solution	Voting policy Important solution	Voting policy Key solution	Voting policy No opinion
Engagement and dialogue	Engagement and dialogue Not a solution	Engagement and dialogue Less important solution	Engagement and dialogue Important solution	Engagement and dialogue Key solution	Engagement and dialogue No opinion
Internal ESG expertise	Internal ESG expertise Not a solution	Internal ESG expertise Less important solution	Internal ESG expertise Important solution	Internal ESG expertise Key solution	Internal ESG expertise No opinion
Sector materiality issues	Sector materiality issues Not a solution	Sector materiality issues Less important solution	Sector materiality issues Important solution	Sector materiality issues Key solution	Sector materiality issues No opinion
ESG SWOT analysis	ESG SWOT analysis Not a solution	ESG SWOT analysis Less important solution	ESG SWOT analysis Important solution	ESG SWOT analysis Key solution	ESG SWOT analysis No opinion
ESG impact on valuation models	ESG impact on valuation models Not a solution	ESG impact on valuation models Less important solution	ESG impact on valuation models Important solution	ESG impact on valuation models Key solution	ESG impact on valuation models No opinion

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* 16. Have you ever heard of the following topics?

	Yes	No
CDP / Carbon Disclosure Project	CDP / Carbon Disclosure Project Yes	CDP / Carbon Disclosure Project No
Energy transition	Energy transition Yes	Energy transition No
Eurosif / European Sustainable Investment Forum	Eurosif / European Sustainable Investment Forum Yes	Eurosif / European Sustainable Investment Forum No
Green bonds, social bonds	Green bonds, social bonds Yes	Green bonds, social bonds No
IIRC International Integrated Reporting Council	IIRC International Integrated Reporting Council Yes	IIRC International Integrated Reporting Council No
PRI / Principles for Responsible Investment	PRI / Principles for Responsible Investment Yes	PRI / Principles for Responsible Investment No
Project of green taxonomy by the European Commission	Project of green taxonomy by the European Commission Yes	Project of green taxonomy by the European Commission No
SBT / Science Based Targets	SBT / Science Based Targets Yes	SBT / Science Based Targets No
SDGs / Sustainable Development Goals	SDGs / Sustainable Development Goals Yes	SDGs / Sustainable Development Goals No
TCFD / Task Force on Climate-related Financial Disclosures	TCFD / Task Force on Climate-related Financial Disclosures Yes	TCFD / Task Force on Climate-related Financial Disclosures No
WICI / World Intellectual Capital Initiative	WICI / World Intellectual Capital Initiative Yes	WICI / World Intellectual Capital Initiative No