Key take-outs:

• Consumer demand for ethical and responsible investment has continued to be strong through the COVID crisis. Two thirds of the public intend to invest ethically within the next five years, most of those within the next year (42%).
• Over three quarters of the public (78%) recognise that investing ethically is likely to earn higher returns over the long term than investing without taking social and environmental issues into account.
• There is demand for deeper forms of impact investing. The survey shows that 60% of the public would be motivated to save and invest more money in order to make a positive different to the environment and society.