UBS Life Climate Aware World Equity Fund
Delivering a forward thinking, cost-effective solution
The UBS Life Climate Aware World Equity Fund
- An innovative, cost-effective, rules-based equity solution
- Designed to capitalize on the long-term transition to a low Green House Gas emissions economy
- Flexibility to increase or decrease exposures to constituents of the index based on their expected contributions towards climate change
- An innovative approach with four key building blocks combining a multi-dimensional group of metrics
Read more about our fund and approach
Our Climate Aware model – Four key building blocks
Our model is constructed based on four core elements, or building blocks. By combining this multi-dimensional group of metrics, we guide portfolio construction towards a set of exposures aiming at reflecting the low GHG emission economy and the 2ᵒC scenario. Our approach is innovative - it is both forward-looking and uses a probabilistic framework to capture the inherent uncertainty surrounding carbon data. The four building blocks are:
Glide path probability
We build a quantitative model that compares the company's carbon footprint trend with the required emission reduction implied by the 2ᵒC scenario. This approach allow us to estimate the probability a company will achieve those glide path targets.
Qualitative overlay
We improve the estimates of our quantitative model with a qualitative framework that incorporates information about the company:Whether carbon emission is reported under the Carbon Disclosure Program (CDP) or The company's disclosure related to implementation of policies, objectives and/or initiatives related to carbon efficiency.
Carbon intensity and Renewable Energy
The third building block relates to current information about direct and indirect carbon footprint (measured as intensity levels). Furthermore, in order to partially capture the substitution of energy sources under 2ᵒC scenario towards clean energy, we incorporate information related to both production of renewable energy and companies proving technology to that sector.
Fossil Fuel Reserves and Energy produced
This elements allows the underweighting of companies generating electricity from coal power stations. We also allow the portfolio to reduce exposure on companies that currently hold proven reserves in coal, oil and gas.