Invest in sustainable goods

How to support products and services you believe in

Doing good with products that are good

Watch the video to see how one organization is putting some of the most neglected parts of the world on the map, so that residents get the services they need.

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Sustainability in action

Electric mushrooms

Bionic mushrooms generate electricity

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Will your next nurse be a robot?

Artificial intelligence could solve the nursing shortage

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Coffee pod revolution

Nespresso looks to source 100% organic aluminum by 2020

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Fresh perspectives

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What is “sustainable investing”?

If you aren’t sure, you’re not alone. 72% of investors say they don’t understand sustainable investing terms.1 We’ll break it down for you.

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Sustainable solutions

You have more choices than you think. Virtually your entire portfolio can be
sustainable.

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Why UBS?

We want to shape the future of sustainable investing. Why? Because we believe these investments can deliver returns with less risk to your money. We are also confident that sustainable investing will soon become the world's most widely accepted way of investing.

As the world’s leading wealth manager, we feel responsible for helping change things for the better. We have the capital, solutions and expertise to make a big difference globally.

These aren’t just words. We walk the talk. In 2017, we announced our intention to raise USD 5 billion in client assets over the next five years to help plug funding gaps needed to reach the 17 UN Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs). And you’ll have a team of sustainable investing specialists helping you do more for the world. 

We drive change

How UBS is making a difference in the world

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Sustainable investing strategies aim to consider and in some instances integrate the analysis of environmental, social and governance (ESG) factors into the investment process and portfolio. Strategies across geographies and styles approach ESG analysis and incorporate the findings in a variety of ways. Incorporating ESG factors or Sustainable Investing considerations may inhibit the portfolio manager’s ability to participate in certain investment opportunities that otherwise would be consistent with its investment objective and other principal investment strategies. The returns on a portfolio consisting primarily of ESG or sustainable investments may be lower or higher than a portfolio where such factors are not considered by the portfolio manager. Because sustainability criteria can exclude some investments, investors may not be able to take advantage of the same opportunities or market trends as investors that do not use such criteria. Companies may not necessarily meet high performance standards on all aspects of ESG or sustainable investing issues; there is also no guarantee that any company will meet expectations in connection with corporate responsibility, sustainability and/or impact performance.

UBS AG was named “Best Services for Philanthropy and Social Impact Investing” by Euromoney, 2015- 2018 and named the “Industry Group Leader in Sustainability for the Diversified Financial Services sector” by Dow Jones Sustainability Index/RobecoSAM 2015-2018.

ESG and financial performance: aggregated evidence from more than 2000 empirical studies‘, Journal of Sustainable Finance and Investment, Gunnar Friede, Timo Busch, Alexander Bassen, 2015. Accolades are independently determined and awarded by their respective publications.

Neither UBS Financial Services Inc. nor its employees pay a fee in exchange for these ratings.

We offer both investment advisory and brokerage services which are separate and distinct and differ in material ways. For information, including the different laws and contracts that govern, visit ubs.com/workingwithus.

UBS Financial Services Inc. is a subsidiary of UBS AG. Member FINRA/SIPC.

1 UBS Investor Watch: "Return on values," September 2018