Schroders is a London-based asset manager founded in 1804, managing investments across equities, bonds, alternatives, and real estate.
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Schroders has decarbonised operations rapidly—56% Scope 1 cuts since 2019, 100% renewable electricity achieved—but its core financed-emissions footprint remains unabated. Portfolio temperature alignment is intensity-based, not absolute. Strongest weakness: absence of hard Scope 3 financed-emissions reduction targets.
Schroders scores 42/100 (Below expectations) on SINK's independent climate assessment, scored from public data only. Fees pay for the review, never the result. Last verified August 2026.
That places Schroders joint 317th of 847 companies scored, and joint 11th of 51 in Financial Services / Banking.
Where Schroders sits among financial services / banking peers.
Among the 51 major financial services / banking brands we've scored, Schroders is tied =11th of 51, with 1 other.
Its three lowest-scoring questions, and what the evidence didn't show.
Financed emissions ~160 million tCO₂e in 2024, 4.97% year-on-year decrease, but intensity-based not absolute target.
Comprehensive global office waste reduction targets and verified circularity metrics not found across estate.
No corporate-level water stewardship programme, watershed engagement, or verified own-operations consumption data publicly available.
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The 3 companies in the sector scoring nearest above Schroders.
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SINK = (0.3 × Base + 0.7 × Performance) × Scale15 sources used in this assessment. All publicly available. Each row shows which of the ten questions it informed.
8 of 15 sources are independent of the company.
“Scope 1: 483 tCO₂e; Scope 2 market-based: 30 tCO₂e (FY2024)”
“The 2024 Annual Report and Accounts can also be downloaded from the Company's website at www.schroders.com/ir”
“Align our in-scope AUM from 2.92°C in 2019 to a 2.19°C by 2030, across financed scope 1 and 2 emissions”
“reducing absolute Scope 1 and 2 emissions by 46% and business travel emissions by 50% by 2030, on a 2019 basis”
“main impacts include carbon emissions, water use and terrestrial ecosystem use”
“Schroders plans to commence disclosure in line with the TNFD recommendations in corporate reporting from financial year end 2024”
“The final 2% came in 2024 through expanded access to verified Energy Attribute Certificates in previously unavailable markets”
“food composting used on-site and beehives that contribute to local biodiversity by producing honey”
“reached the milestone of sourcing 100% renewable electricity for its global operations during 2024, verified by RE100”
“one of the top 1.6% of companies to achieve an 'A', out of over 21,000 companies scored”
“Schroders' Scope 1 and 2 targets are in line with a 1.5°C trajectory”
“we don't include carbon offsetting in our science-based target goals”
“Schroders has used its shareholder authority to engage companies on climate, voting against management for Say on Climate Proposals”
“TCFD and SDR disclosures outline a company's financial risks, opportunities and strategies related to climate change”
“Schroders Group PRI assessment received five stars with a module score of 91/100 (above the module median)”
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Schroders is a London-based asset manager founded in 1804, managing investments across equities, bonds, alternatives, and real estate. With 3,500 employees, it operates globally as an active investment firm holding broad-market portfolios including significant fossil-fuel sector exposure.
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