Positive criteria

By taking account of positive criteria, we aim to divert financial flows towards responsible companies and investments while maintaining the same risk/return profile. This strategy is factored into the construction of the climate-efficient equity index, by overweighting companies that have filed patents for processes and products to reduce greenhouse gases, such as renewable energies and energy storage technologies. Fixed-income investments are made in “green bonds”. As regards private infrastructure bonds, investments in renewable energies such as wind farms and photovoltaic installations or, in the social category, social housing and medical research centres are preferred.

Solar farm

Sector
Solar

Region
UK

Date of investment
1 September 2016

Project description
Solar farm with a total output of 39 MW AC.

Cancer Centre

_{Peter Bennetts, courtesy of Plenary Group}

Sector
Healthcare

Region
Australia

Date of investment
17th October 2016

Description
The Victorian Comprehensive Cancer Centre is a centre-of-excellence for cancer treatment, research, education and care. The A$1 billion facility was delivered and now operates under a public-private partnership between the Plenary Health consortium and the Victorian Government.