Financial News ESG survey 2023 Question Title * 1. How important do you think ESG investing is now? Extremely important Very important Somewhat important Not so important Not at all important Question Title * 2. How important do you think ESG investing will be in 5 years' time? Extremely important Very important Somewhat important Not so important Not at all important Question Title * 3. From 1 being not at all to 10 being all the time, how frequently does greenwashing in the industry occur? 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 Question Title * 4. Do you think regulations around ESG are clearer and easier to understand than they were 12 months ago? Yes No About the same Question Title * 5. Do you think there is ever any place in an ESG portfolio to hold fossil fuel companies? Yes No Undecided Question Title * 6. Do you believe there is ever any place in an ESG portfolio to hold arms companies? Yes No Undecided Question Title * 7. Do you believe the backlash against ESG investing is justified? No Undecided Yes (please specify) Question Title * 8. From 1 being never to 10 being all the time, to what extent do you believe that investment stewardship works? 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 Question Title * 9. Which of the following green strategies are you most likely to invest in? Please rank them from most likely to invest to least likely to invest. Question Title * 10. How important is it that ESG funds you own have an SFDR classification or a label under the FCA's SDR scheme? Extremely important Very important Somewhat important Not so important Not at all important Question Title * 11. What's most important to you in the ESG mix? E S G Equal weighting Question Title * 12. Is a passive ESG strategy more or less effective than an active ESG strategy? More effective Less effective The same Unsure Question Title * 13. Do you believe 'default' funds, for example in pension products, should have an ESG tilt? Yes No Undecided Question Title * 14. Do you believe that, on average, ESG funds outperform their non-ESG peers? Yes No Undecided Question Title * 15. Do you believe a 'sin fund' - holding only arms, tobacco, fossil fuels, etc - would outperform an ESG counterpart over the medium to long term? Yes No Undecided Done