Asset Consultants Survey - The Climate Institute

CLIMATE CHANGE INVESTMENT INITIATIVE UPDATE – Asset Consultants SurveyQ5.13 How much extra would your firm need to charge on top of existing fees for you toadequately integrate climate change risks and opportunities into your services?Response %Not sure 78%Approximately ____% on top of our current fees 11%Planning to calculate in the next 12 months 11%Nothing extra -%Total 100%Climate change risks managementOnly 33% of respondents thought that climate change risks should be partly managed viaspecific allocations in the asset allocation strategy (either through investments across all orspecific asset classes). Majority (78%) did not believe that there was a certain desirablerange of portfolio that should be allocated to climate change related assets. However, mostof them had not yet considered what the best measure was for hedging against suddenrepricing events due to climate change. 33% of respondents were planning to consider this inthe next 12 months, and 11% did not know what the best hedging strategy was.Notably, the strategy of implementing positive and/or negative climate change relatedscreens on the investment process were evenly split between asset consultants.Q5.8 Do you believe that climate change risk should be partly managed via specificallocations in their asset allocation strategy?Response %No 67%Yes, through specific investments across all asset classes 22%Yes, through specific investments in particular asset classes 11%Total 100%PAGE 20CLIMATE CHANGE INVESTMENT INITIATIVE UPDATE – Asset Consultants Survey