As of October 2023, climate action was the sustainable investing theme **** investors would prefer to include in their investment portfolios. It was ******** by healthcare, water solution and circular economy.
France, Germany, Japan, Switzerland, United Kingdom, United States
Survey time period
October 2023
October 2023
October 2023
Number of respondents
2,820 respondents
Age group
18-80 years old
Method of interview
Online survey
Supplementary notes
The Survey was conducted in the U.S., Europe (the U.K., Germany, France, Switzerland) and Japan. For the U.S., the sample included 1,002 individual investors, with gender identity, sexual orientation, race and ethnicity, age and geography matching 2020 U.S. Census records. For Europe, the sample included 1,025 individual investors (289 from the U.K., 273 from France, 285 from Germany and 178 from Switzerland), with gender identity, age and geography matched to each country’s most recent census. For Japan, the sample included 793 individual investors. For all geographies, respondents were required to be self-identified ‘active’ or ‘somewhat active’ investors between 18–80 years old with over $100,000 in investible assets, excluding personal retirement accounts, employer-sponsored retirement accounts and personal real estate.
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Morgan Stanley. (November 15, 2022). Preferred sustainable investing theme by investors worldwide for inclusion in their investment portfolio in 2023 [Graph]. In Statista. Retrieved July 20, 2025, from https://www.statista.com/statistics/1204036/top-esg-risks-and-opportunities-for-investors-worldwide/
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Morgan Stanley. (2022). Preferred sustainable investing theme by investors worldwide for inclusion in their investment portfolio in 2023. Statista. Statista Inc.. Accessed: July 20, 2025. https://www.statista.com/statistics/1204036/top-esg-risks-and-opportunities-for-investors-worldwide/
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Preferred sustainable investing theme by investors worldwide for inclusion in their investment portfolio in 2023 [Graph], Morgan Stanley, November 15, 2022. [Online]. Available: https://www.statista.com/statistics/1204036/top-esg-risks-and-opportunities-for-investors-worldwide/