Asset owners focus on governance as concerns about climate risk rise, FTSE Russell survey finds

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FTSE Russell publishes the findings from its ninth annual asset owner survey, exploring trends in sustainable investment adoption and asset owners’ priorities, concerns and approaches to key risks and opportunities globally.

FTSE Russell, LSEG’s global index provider, today published the findings from its ninth annual asset owner survey, exploring trends in sustainable investment adoption and asset owners’ priorities, concerns and approaches to key risks and opportunities globally.

While sustainable investment may be less visible, it is becoming more deeply embedded in investment decision-making. 84% of asset owners are now incorporating sustainability considerations into investment strategies, up from 73% in 2025. A further 15% are evaluating implementation, meaning nearly every respondent is either already taking sustainability factors into account or considering how to do so.

Sustainable investment practices are also becoming more globally consistent, with adoption rates across North America (85%), EMEA (83%) and Asia Pacific (84%) increasingly aligned. Investors are also applying sustainability considerations across larger proportions of their portfolios and focusing more closely on long-term risks and opportunities.

“Asset owners continue to embed sustainability factors more deeply into investment decisions, despite market volatility and policy uncertainty. This reflects growing recognition that these factors can materially affect risk and returns, and warrant the same scrutiny as other investment considerations. Sustainability is increasingly part of core investment practice – a routine element of portfolio construction and risk management.”

The survey, which gathered insights from 402 asset owners across 24 countries, also shows investor priorities evolving amid a more uncertain global environment. Alongside growing material impacts of climate change, this has elevated climate physical risk as a priority1 among 26% of respondents this year, compared with 19% in 2025. For a third (32%) of respondents, governance, tax and shareholder rights has emerged as the most cited sustainability priority, rising from 18% in 2025.

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