Schroders launches Sustainability Scorecard for IFAs

For advisers to continue to upskill themselves in specific areas of sustainability

Ayesha Venkataraman
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Schroders has launched its ‘Sustainability Scorecard’ initiative for financial advisers — a tool which will enable them to assess and compare the sustainability of their own business, it said.

It comes after Schroders' 2022 Annual Adviser Survey found that client demand for sustainable investment solutions continues to increase alongside an expectation that financial advisers can help their clients to understand the options available. However, many advisers reported their capability to discuss this with clients as ‘middling or below,' according to the survey. In a bid to help with this, the scorecard is designed to be a more engaging way for advisers to continue to upskill themselves in specific areas of sustainability by considering the sustainability credentials of their own...

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