At RobMac we receive a lot of enquiries about socially responsible investments and whether we are able to prepare appropriate portfolios either on a standard or tailored basis. These types of investment are sometimes referred to as environmental, social and governance issues or ESG for short.
In order to do this, we will usually have a detailed discussion and then choose appropriate funds which rule out certain industrial sectors such as tobacco, armaments, pornography, animal testing and so-called dirty industries such as fossil fuels which may cause pollution.
But is this doing enough to meet the needs of a developing world and rapidly growing populations?
In the last few years we have become increasingly steered towards positive change investing, sometimes known as impact investing . This approach sets out to provide attractive long term capital returns while at the same time making positive change towards a more sustainable and inclusive world.
The strategy invests in high quality growth companies which can deliver positive social change in one of four areas;
At RobMac, we believe that this is a trend that will gather momentum given the changes that are taking place around us. In particular, the next generation are more concerned about these issue and will make it part of their investment decision making process.
If you would like to discuss ESG or impact investing further with one of our consultants (without obligation), then click on the link and select a suitable time and date to arrange an online meeting.
