4,000 companies
Our investible universe:
150 companies
Our portfolio:
25 - 35 companies
According to the World Health Organisation (WHO), ambient air pollution accounts for an estimated 4.2 million deaths per year, with around 91% of the world’s population living in places where air quality levels fall below WHO limits. The WHO recommends policies and investments supporting, among others, cleaner transport, energy-efficient housing and better municipal waste management to effectively reduce key sources of ambient air pollution.
As another example, while many parts of the world face major challenges due to freshwater availability, a significant amount of freshwater resources are contaminated by pollutants from industry, farming, energy generation and other activities. The UN has highlighted that every day, two million tons of sewage and other effluents drain into the world’s waters.
We invest in companies that are delivering positive solutions, either directly or indirectly, to the environmental challenges the world is facing. Here's an example of one of the companies we have invested in.
Schneider Electric provides energy management and automation solutions worldwide. Founded in 1836, it operates through four businesses, each of which provides solutions to different industries. This includes low-voltage power and computer-based systems that control the mechanical and electrical equipment of a building, such as air conditioning and heating.
Schneider Electric is leading the digital transformation of the industrial automation market. It has developed EcoStruxure; software that simplifies the collection of data from devices around an organisation. This data is then analysed to provide the user with critical insights to deliver efficiency, reliability and sustainability to their business.
The company has also launched the Green Premium ecolabel, which certifies that products are produced in a sustainable way and contain as few hazardous substances as possible. This combination of innovative software and increased environmental transparency, aligns most clearly with the United Nations Sustainable Development Goal 9: industry, innovation and infrastructure.
To find out more about how Schneider Electric is making a positive impact, visit their website.
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*Information sourced from company literature