Women also ranked social issues as more important compared with men.
Wealthier investors tend to prioritise governance over environmental and social considerations.
Those with more than £500,000 of investable assets ranked governance issues as 3.5 on the 1-to-5 scale.
This compared with rankings of 3.2 for environmental issues and 2.8 for social issues.
AIC communications director Annabel Brodie-Smith said: “This research shows that the ‘E’ of ESG looms largest in the minds of the investing public, though social issues are important to younger investors and wealthier investors are most concerned about governance matters.
“The fact that climate change, pollution and the prevention of waste rank so highly among investors’ concerns is another sign of the dominance of environmental issues when it comes to ESG.
“With transparency and disclosure ranked as investors’ second biggest ESG concern, this is likely to lead to greater demand for clear, accessible information on asset managers’ environmental policies and the impact of underlying investments on the planet.”
AIC surveyed 454 private investors for this research.
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