Sustainable investing

Bringing sustainability into your investment journey

Disrupt the status quo. Innovate for future success. Transform industries. Leave a lasting legacy.

Are you ready to invest in solutions that seek to capture these opportunities?

At UBS, we strive to help you cut through the noise and stay ahead of the curve, identifying important trends and new opportunities as they arise.

Opportunities in sustainable investing

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Invest in innovation

You can tap into the power of change. Invest in companies that are harnessing new technologies, responding to societal trends and propelling their industries forward.

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Pursue investment goals

You can have it both ways. Pursue your sustainability objectives as well as financial returns with more investment choices.

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Make an impact

You can be part of the solution. Your investments can help address global sustainability challenges and advance your personal mission.

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Improve portfolio risk-return

Your sustainable portfolio may enhance long-term risk-adjusted returns as sustainability issues are increasingly viewed as financially material by both investors and corporates.

What is sustainable investing?

UBS Chief Investment Office’s approach to sustainable investing

Sustainable investing is an investment philosophy that can be applied across asset classes. It aims to deliver competitive risk-return characteristics similar to traditional investments while also generating positive environmental and societal impacts, or aligning with investors' personal goals and values.

Learn more about sustainable investing in our video

    Why UBS for investing sustainably

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    We can help you navigate a rapidly evolving landscape with global research insights and education.

    You can learn more about:

    • Our long-standing sustainable investing framework and approach developed and maintained by our Chief Investment Office
    • Sustainable investing views, including monthly and quarterly reports, podcasts and videos
    • What sustainable investing is at UBS coupled with actionable insights and takeaways for investors
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    We have a comprehensive range of sustainable investing solutions you can choose from.

    Your UBS client advisor and specialists can help you identify:

    • Solutions with a clear sustainability objective, such as those that invest in best-in-class or up-and-coming companies
    • Solutions that seek to generate measurable, verifiable and positive outcomes for the environment and society
    • Options that include discretionary mandates, mutual and exchange-traded funds, separately managed accounts and alternative investments
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    Your client advisor has access to resources to help you create a customized portfolio that meets your needs and reflects what’s important to you.

    You’ll have access to:

    • Teams of investment professionals that help guide you every step of the way
    • Dedicated specialists to help you build or fine-tune your portfolio
    • Investment solutions that can be tailored to your needs

    Tailoring sustainable investing to your needs

    Sustainable investing research and insights

    Sustainable investing strategies aim to incorporate environmental, social and governance (ESG) considerations into investment process and portfolio construction. Strategies across geographies and styles approach ESG analysis and incorporate the findings in a variety of ways. The returns on portfolios consisting primarily of sustainable investments may be lower or higher than portfolios where ESG factors, exclusions, or other sustainability issues are not considered, and the investment opportunities available to such portfolios may also differ.

    Terminology used on this webpage refers to definitions in the UBS Sustainable Investing Framework and does not refer or relate in any way to any regulatory provisions.

    Your capital is at risk. The value of an investment may fall as well as rise and you may not get back the original amount.

    UBS does not provide tax or legal advice. You should consult your independent tax/legal advisor for specific advice before entering into or refraining from entering into any services or investments.

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    Together, we can help you pursue your goals.

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