Sustainable Investment – A Step Change in Thinking
THE WORLD IS CHANGING
Global sustainability challenges such as flood risk and sea-level rise, privacy and data security, demographic shifts and regulatory pressures are introducing new concerns for investors.
More than 3 in 4 people in Ireland are concerned about the impact of climate change on the environment according to recent research from Aviva Ireland and more of us are doing something about it.
A MORE AWARE INVESTOR IS EMERGING
A growing body of studies suggest that millennials are asking more of their investments. Over the next two to three decades, the millennial generation could put between $15 trillion and $20 trillion into U.S.-domiciled Environmental, Social & Good Governance (ESG) tilted investments, which would roughly double the size of the current U.S. equity market.
CORPORATE SCRUTINY IS INCREASING
With better data required from companies combined with superior ESG research and analytics capabilities, we are seeing more systematic, quantitative, objective and financially relevant approaches to ESG investing. This allows investors to categorise companies according to their desired values.
AT LIFETIME FINANCIAL PLANNING, WE BELIEVE ….
Investors can make a real & positive contribution to the world through their investment choices by…
- Implementing negative screening of undesirable companies and
- Favouring Positive Environmental, Social and Good governance criteria
- Aligning these criteria & choosing cost effective investment funds
- Without compromising on performance
Source: MSCI ESG Investing https://www.msci.com/our-solutions/esg-investing/esg-ratings
With our tailored ESG portfolios, you can join millions of others worldwide and orientate your Pension & Investment funds to invest in companies which operate in accordance with good Environmental, Social and Governance policies and practices.
If you would like us to help you use your capital on your journey for a better more sustainable world, contact michael@lifetimefinancial.ie or aidan@lifetimefinancial.ie
Michael Wall Ph.D CFP® is a Director at Lifetime Financial Planning. Lifetime Financial Planning Ltd Trading as Lifetime Financial Planning is regulated by the Central Bank of Ireland. All views and details contained within this article are for information purposes only, are subject to change & are not advice. We recommend you seek independent clarification for your particular circumstances. Lifetime Financial Planning makes no representations as to the accuracy, completeness nor suitability of any of the information contained within and will not be held liable for any errors, omissions or any losses arising from its use.
