Ethical wealth manager EQ Investors has launched a new sustainable range of investments.
The ‘Sustainable World’ range of eight portfolios is designed for people who are keen to put their money to work in a broad range of sustainable investments. The portfolios aim to achieve long term financial growth while also making a positive impact on the planet and society.
The Sustainable World strategy brings together three key sustainable investment approaches:
Impact Solutions: specialist impact funds that invest in companies whose core products and services contribute towards the United Nations’ Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs).
ESG Leaders: funds investing in companies that are best managing ESG (environmental, social and governance) risks.
Climate Focus: funds investing in companies that show climate change leadership. This includes climate solutions, low carbon leaders, and those on a science-based pathway to the transition to net zero.
The strategy, co-managed by Damien Lardoux and Tertius Bonnin, will exclude ‘ESG laggards’ (companies falling behind on important ESG issues) as well as six controversial sectors.
Sophie Kennedy, Joint CEO at EQ said: “EQ has established the most comprehensive sustainable and impact investment offering in the UK wealth market, and we are very pleased to bring the Sustainable World strategy to the adviser market.
“Whilst our core investment philosophy to date has been to offer different solutions to cater for specific sustainability preferences, we realise that clients’ needs are always evolving, and this new strategy draws on the best ideas from EQ’s investment team who have over 10 years of experience investing across these sustainable pillars.
“This strategy has a high level of climate ambition, while also benefiting from other sustainable tailwinds, which will be reinforced through our active stewardship”.
The Sustainable World range adds to EQ’s Positive Impact Portfolios: a range of investments all designed to meet a range of environmental and social criteria.
