A financial edge for you and a positive influence on people and the environment are not mutually exclusive: companies in which our Sustainable funds invest can generate returns through social benefits. They have a positive effect on one or more of the 17 UN Sustainable Development Goals.
As a sustainability pioneer, we defined six investment areas back in 2008. After the adoption of the 17 UN Sustainable Development Goals in 2015, we assigned them to our investment areas.
Renewable energy and energy efficiency
Public transport and private transport
Clean water and resource efficiency
Access to basic care and health promotion
Access to financial services and financial infrastructure
Access to education and networking
The Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) are the core of Agenda 2030. They combine economic, social and environmental aspects and bring together poverty reduction and sustainable development for the first time. The goals are to be achieved worldwide by 2030. All UN member states, including Switzerland, are required to implement these goals at the national level. With the Sustainable Development Goals, the UN also aims to create incentives for non-state actors to play their part.
in all its forms worldwide
with greater food security, better nutrition and sustainable agriculture
and enabling healthy and liveable lives for all people of all ages worldwide
that is inclusive and high-quality, respects equal opportunities and promotes lifelong learning opportunities for all
and empowering all women and girls to lead self-determined lives
and enabling the availability and sustainable management of water and sanitation
and securing affordable access for all
based on sustainable economic growth
and promoting inclusive and sustainable industrialisation and innovation
between all countries
and making them inclusive, safe and resilient
and ensuring sustainable production
and taking urgent action to combat climate change and its effects
Conserving and sustainably using the oceans, seas and marine resources
Restoring land ecosystems and promoting their sustainable use, sustainably managing forests, ending and reversing desertification and land degradation, as well as biodiversity loss
Facilitating peaceful and inclusive societies, providing access to justice for all, and creating effective, accountable and inclusive institutions
and strengthening their means of implementation worldwide