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Sustainable investing

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Get to the heart of sustainable investing

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Sustainable investing is an investment strategy that seeks both financial returns and environmental and/or social good. Unlike traditional investment strategies that focus solely on financial performance, sustainable investing considers environmental, social, and governance (ESG) factors alongside financial metrics when evaluating investment opportunities.

There is a growing recognition that more capital is needed to drive positive change and pursue a better future for people and the planet. As such, interest in sustainable investing continues to grow, propelled by growing consumer demand and regulatory expectations.

There are many different sustainable investing approaches taken. From employing exclusions to ‘sin’ stocks and seeking out more sustainable industries, to delivering positive environmental and social impact. At ii we know that there is no right way to invest sustainably, that’s why we offer access to all types of products within the sustainable investment universe.

Using Morningstar data, we collate a wider sustainable investment universe of funds, which can be accessed via our Sustainable Investment Screener once logged in

From this wider universe we have selected our ACE 40, the UK’s first rated list of sustainable investments, with each fund sorted by asset class and placed into one of Morningstar's Sustainable Attributes categories.

Sustainable Investment Screener

Once logged into your ii account, the screener will allow you to search for and choose the sustainable investment that best reflects your needs.

The sustainable investment universe underlying the screener is defined using Morningstar’s (our data provider’s) definition of a “Sustainable Investment”. These funds sit under the Morningstar Sustainable Attributes framework which identifies sustainable investments using the fund’s own stated objectives and categorises them as either a “General ESG Investment” or a “Sustainability Themed Investment”.

General ESG Investment

The investment product uses ESG criteria as a central part or binding factors of their security-selection and portfolio-construction process. Strategies that incorporate ESG factors typically have explicit sustainable criteria that invested companies must meet.

Sustainability Themed Investment

The investment product targets themes that stand to benefit from the long-term trends towards greater sustainability in the way we live and work. For example, a focus on climate action, healthy ecosystems, human development, resource security and basic needs. These strategies usually seek to make an impact alongside financial return on specific issue areas through their investments.

Employs Exclusions

Investments that exclude certain sectors, companies, or practices, including norms-based screening, abortion/stem cells, adult entertainment, alcohol, animal testing, controversial weapons, fur & specialty leather, gambling, GMOs, military contracting, nuclear, palm oil, pesticides, small arms, thermal coal, tobacco and other

ii ACE40 Rated List

From the wider sustainable investment universe, we have picked out what we believe are the top 40 best-in-class ideas for the ii ACE40 rated list. These choices offer the highest quality selections across different asset classes and investment types.

You can find our ACE 40 rated list here.

Find out more about our methodology here

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