How to do good and well with your investments
How to do good and well with your investments
Investing responsibly can offer both financial opportunities and the possibility to improve the world
Improving the world with your savings – what sounds like a new take on a ‘70s hippie slogan has become one of the core principles for modern-day investors. Responsible investment (RI) funds select companies that demonstrate the best environmental, social and governance practices. We believe that these may offer investors the best of both worlds: the opportunity to seek attractive financial returns and a possibility to allocate money to causes they care about.
Incorporating moral beliefs into investment decisions is all well and good, but can investors actually generate positive returns if they solely focus on companies that live up to RI standards? In our opinion, very much so. According to Morningstar data, 58% of sustainable funds that have been around for the past 10 years outperformed their average traditional peers across seven categories over the 10-year period ending in 2022.
Success rate of sustainable funds by Morningstar category (%)
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Source: Morningstar Research. Data as of 31 December 2022.
It is true that investing through a sustainable lens narrows down the realm of possible investment options. But just as one door closes, another one opens. In fact, the RI universe comes with a whole new range of opportunities that many investors were not even aware of before.
There’s a responsible investment (RI) for everyone
RI is not about what you cannot do but about what you can do. We believe that the RI space offers a variety of possibilities, and anyone interested in dipping their toes into the wide waters of responsible investing can find something that suits their taste.
According to Jean-Jacques Barbéris, a Member of the Executive Committee and Head of the Institutional and Corporate Clients Division & ESG, it is important to be realistic when diving into this world. He highlights the need to be humble and modest. While meeting the climate change challenge is primarily the responsibility of elected public authorities, clearly all actors, including financial players and end-investors, have a role to play. The question is, how can we, as savers and investors, help finance sustainable economies?
Barbéris states that those who are willing to contribute to the fight against climate change have two main options. The first option is investment solutions such as green bonds. These debt instruments help finance projects that propel the energy transition. The second option is to measure the impact your investments have on the climate. For example, Amundi offers decarbonised portfolios.
Decarbonised portfolios include companies that strive to emit as little CO2 as possible. Their company selection process aims to reduce the exposure to carbon-intensive businesses across various sectors.
The realm of responsible investing can seem complex at first sight, but asset managers such as Amundi are there every step of the way. The goal at Amundi consists of making the entire investment process as uncomplicated and comprehensible as possible.
“While meeting the climate change challenge is primarily the responsibility of elected public authorities, clearly all actors, including financial players and end-investors, have a role to play. The question is, how can we, as savers and investors, help finance sustainable economies?”
Jean-Jacques Barbéris,
Member of the Executive Committee and Head of the Institutional and
Corporate Clients Division & ESG
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Investment involves risk. Past performance is not a guarantee or indication of future results. Investment return and the principal value of an investment in the Fund may go up or down and may result in the loss of the amount originally invested. All investors should seek professional advice prior to any investment decision, in order to determine the risks associated with the investment and its suitability. It is the responsibility of investors to read the legal documents in force in particular the current prospectus of the Fund. Subscriptions in the Fund will only be accepted on the basis of their latest prospectus and/or the Key Investor Information Document (“KIID” available in local language in EU countries of registration) which together with the latest annual and semi-annual reports may be obtained, free of charge, at the registered office of the management company of the Fund, or at www.amundi.lu.
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Date of publication: 22 September 2020 (updated June 2023)
Doc ID: 1323351
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