LGT Sustainable MAPs

The traditional approach to ethical investing, introduced to the consumer market in the 1980s, was achieved through a ‘negative screening’ process, which avoided certain sectors. While this approach means that you are 100% avoiding those activities which may offend you, the ruling out of certain investment sectors can both increase risk and reduce growth potential.

In our view, a strategy which uses positive investment selection, rather than negative exclusion, offers potential for superior investment outcomes and a deeper engagement with the issues that the world needs to tackle.

The goal for the LGT Sustainable Multi Asset portfolios is to combine sound investment with a socially responsible and sustainable mindset, delivering a positive impact. This should not preclude strong investment performance. The portfolios incorporate the latest trends in responsible investing – positive selection of cutting-edge fund solutions that offer ethical, environmental, social and investment benefits.

We believe that many of the broad issues facing the world today will be solved through a combination of public (e.g. United Nations Sustainable Development Goals) and private action. The innovation inherent in solving these issues will have a market value which will only increase through time. We also believe that, by investing responsibly into these areas, the portfolios could deliver returns at least equivalent to overall markets and in excess of them over the long term.