Impact Cubed

Are you ready to tackle the complexities of SFDR compliance in 2025? With 80% of asset managers now offering Article 8 funds and many asset owners viewing it as the baseline for new allocations, staying competitive has never been more crucial. Our guide demonstrates how Impact Cubed's unique 3D approach can help transition your funds from Article 6 to Article 8, enhancing sustainability, meeting regulatory requirements, and aligning with market expectations. Click through to discover how we simplify compliance with tailored strategies, robust data, and ongoing support. #SFDR #SustainableInvesting #3DInvesting #ESG

What does Impact Cubed's empirical research reveal about low-carbon investing? 1. 𝗟𝗼𝘄-𝗰𝗮𝗿𝗯𝗼𝗻 𝗽𝗼𝗿𝘁𝗳𝗼𝗹𝗶𝗼𝘀 𝗼𝘂𝘁𝗽𝗲𝗿𝗳𝗼𝗿𝗺: Over the past decade, the lowest carbon-emitting companies have outperformed their high-carbon peers. 2. 𝗘𝘅𝗰𝗹𝘂𝘀𝗶𝗼𝗻𝘀 𝗮𝗿𝗲𝗻’𝘁 𝗲𝗻𝗼𝘂𝗴𝗵: Simply excluding high-carbon companies caps your carbon reduction at ~40%. Factor-based strategies can achieve far greater impact. 3. 𝗖𝗲𝗿𝘁𝗮𝗶𝗻 𝘀𝘁𝘆𝗹𝗲 𝗳𝗮𝗰𝘁𝗼𝗿𝘀 𝗼𝗳𝗳𝗲𝗿 𝗺𝗼𝗿𝗲 𝘀𝘂𝘀𝘁𝗮𝗶𝗻𝗮𝗯𝗶𝗹𝗶𝘁𝘆: Quality-focused investing is naturally greener, often reducing carbon intensity without even trying. Watch the inaugural episode of our #MayContainFacts series with Head of Investment Solutions Aston Chan and Impact Cubed COO & Co-Founder Dr Arleta Majoch, to learn more... #ESG #SustainableInvesting #SustainableFinance #3DInvesting

We extend our warmest congratulations to the Euroclear pension fund on its victory at last night's Investment & Pensions Europe (IPE) Awards, recognised for its dedication to ESG integration while maintaining a passive management approach. The fund’s benchmark was custom-built by Impact Cubed’s iCubed investment solutions team, led by Aston Chan - and offers more ESG impact per unit of tracking error than MSCI Paris Aligned Benchmark. "𝘐𝘯𝘷𝘦𝘴𝘵𝘰𝘳𝘴 𝘪𝘯𝘤𝘳𝘦𝘢𝘴𝘪𝘯𝘨𝘭𝘺 𝘸𝘢𝘯𝘵 𝘮𝘰𝘳𝘦 𝘵𝘩𝘢𝘯 𝘰𝘧𝘧-𝘵𝘩𝘦-𝘴𝘩𝘦𝘭𝘧 𝘣𝘦𝘯𝘤𝘩𝘮𝘢𝘳𝘬𝘴. 𝘖𝘶𝘳 3𝘋 𝘢𝘱𝘱𝘳𝘰𝘢𝘤𝘩 𝘮𝘦𝘢𝘯𝘴 𝘸𝘦 𝘸𝘦𝘳𝘦 𝘢𝘣𝘭𝘦 𝘵𝘰 𝘱𝘳𝘰𝘷𝘪𝘥𝘦 𝘵𝘩𝘦 𝘌𝘶𝘳𝘰𝘤𝘭𝘦𝘢𝘳 𝘱𝘦𝘯𝘴𝘪𝘰𝘯 𝘧𝘶𝘯𝘥 𝘸𝘪𝘵𝘩 𝘢 𝘤𝘶𝘴𝘵𝘰𝘮 𝘴𝘦𝘵 𝘰𝘧 𝘴𝘶𝘴𝘵𝘢𝘪𝘯𝘢𝘣𝘪𝘭𝘪𝘵𝘺 𝘪𝘮𝘱𝘳𝘰𝘷𝘦𝘮𝘦𝘯𝘵𝘴 𝘵𝘢𝘪𝘭𝘰𝘳𝘦𝘥 𝘵𝘰 𝘵𝘩𝘦𝘪𝘳 𝘷𝘢𝘭𝘶𝘦𝘴, 𝘧𝘰𝘳 𝘢 𝘭𝘰𝘸𝘦𝘳 𝘵𝘳𝘢𝘤𝘬𝘪𝘯𝘨 𝘦𝘳𝘳𝘰𝘳 𝘵𝘩𝘢𝘯 𝘤𝘰𝘮𝘱𝘢𝘳𝘢𝘣𝘭𝘦 𝘰𝘧𝘧-𝘵𝘩𝘦-𝘴𝘩𝘦𝘭𝘧 𝘱𝘳𝘰𝘥𝘶𝘤𝘵𝘴." - Aston Chan, Head of Investment Solutions, Impact Cubed ➡️ To learn more about the underlying benchmark, visit: https://lnkd.in/eYaceZFB #ESG #SustainableInvesting #3DInvesting #IPEAwards

Did you miss our recent virtual seminar on the financial materiality of various sustainability factors? Aston Chan, Head of Investment Solutions at Impact Cubed, hosted a global audience for an in-depth discussion around the risk-return dynamics displayed by carbon, gender equality, CEO pay and many more. Which factors can investors integrate most efficiently? And which proved less advantageous in our 10-year backtest? Click below to watch on-demand now ⤵️ https://lnkd.in/eesj5KwX #ESG #SustainableInvesting #3DInvesting #MayContainFacts

Has sustainability been hurting your returns? Explore our 𝘀𝘂𝘀𝘁𝗮𝗶𝗻𝗮𝗯𝗶𝗹𝗶𝘁𝘆 𝗳𝗮𝗰𝘁𝗼𝗿 𝗽𝗲𝗿𝗳𝗼𝗿𝗺𝗮𝗻𝗰𝗲 𝗱𝗮𝘀𝗵𝗯𝗼𝗮𝗿𝗱 via the link below to find out ⤵ https://lnkd.in/dxxbpzra ↗ View single factor analysis or compare across factors. ↗ Explore different factors across different timeframes. ↗ Understand how fund leaders measure up against laggards. Access 10 years of empirical returns research via the link above - no registration required. *𝘗𝘢𝘴𝘵 𝘰𝘳 𝘴𝘪𝘮𝘶𝘭𝘢𝘵𝘦𝘥 𝘱𝘦𝘳𝘧𝘰𝘳𝘮𝘢𝘯𝘤𝘦 𝘪𝘴 𝘯𝘰𝘵 𝘪𝘯𝘥𝘪𝘤𝘢𝘵𝘪𝘷𝘦 𝘰𝘧 𝘧𝘶𝘵𝘶𝘳𝘦 𝘳𝘦𝘴𝘶𝘭𝘵𝘴. 𝘛𝘩𝘪𝘴 𝘪𝘴 𝘯𝘰𝘵 𝘪𝘯𝘷𝘦𝘴𝘵𝘮𝘦𝘯𝘵 𝘢𝘥𝘷𝘪𝘤𝘦. 𝘍𝘰𝘳 𝘧𝘶𝘳𝘵𝘩𝘦𝘳 𝘪𝘯𝘧𝘰 𝘢𝘯𝘥 𝘧𝘶𝘭𝘭 𝘥𝘪𝘴𝘤𝘭𝘢𝘪𝘮𝘦𝘳𝘴, 𝘱𝘭𝘦𝘢𝘴𝘦 𝘳𝘦𝘧𝘦𝘳 𝘵𝘰 𝘵𝘩𝘦 𝘴𝘶𝘴𝘵𝘢𝘪𝘯𝘢𝘣𝘪𝘭𝘪𝘵𝘺 𝘧𝘢𝘤𝘵𝘰𝘳 𝘳𝘦𝘵𝘶𝘳𝘯𝘴 𝘱𝘢𝘨𝘦 𝘢𝘷𝘢𝘪𝘭𝘢𝘣𝘭𝘦 𝘷𝘪𝘢 𝘵𝘩𝘦 𝘭𝘪𝘯𝘬. #ESG #Sustainability #SustainableInvesting #3DInvesting

"𝘋𝘰𝘦𝘴 𝘵𝘩𝘦 𝘣𝘦𝘯𝘦𝘧𝘪𝘵 𝘰𝘧 𝘶𝘴𝘪𝘯𝘨 𝘈𝘐 𝘵𝘰 𝘦𝘯𝘢𝘣𝘭𝘦 𝘵𝘩𝘦 𝘴𝘩𝘪𝘧𝘵 𝘰𝘧 𝘤𝘢𝘱𝘪𝘵𝘢𝘭 𝘵𝘰𝘸𝘢𝘳𝘥𝘴 𝘢 𝘴𝘶𝘴𝘵𝘢𝘪𝘯𝘢𝘣𝘭𝘦 𝘧𝘶𝘵𝘶𝘳𝘦 𝘰𝘶𝘵𝘸𝘦𝘪𝘨𝘩 𝘵𝘩𝘦 𝘳𝘪𝘴𝘬𝘴, 𝘢𝘯𝘥 𝘦𝘯𝘷𝘪𝘳𝘰𝘯𝘮𝘦𝘯𝘵𝘢𝘭 𝘢𝘯𝘥 𝘴𝘰𝘤𝘪𝘦𝘵𝘢𝘭 𝘤𝘰𝘴𝘵 𝘰𝘧 𝘥𝘰𝘪𝘯𝘨 𝘴𝘰?" Impact Cubed's Head of Technology David Forster shares his thoughts on the risks, the rewards and the reality of incorporating AI in sustainable investing with Finsif. Read more: https://lnkd.in/eQh3MfxX #ESG #SustainableInvesting #3DInvesting #AI

How has 𝗹𝗼𝘄 𝗰𝗮𝗿𝗯𝗼𝗻 delivered for investors this year? As part of our ongoing factor performance attribution research, Aston Chan, Head of Investment Solutions, explores how incorporating low-carbon tilts into portfolios has contributed to enhanced returns in 2024 following an earlier downturn around 2020/2021. Discover more data-driven insights behind the growing alignment of sustainability and performance below: https://lnkd.in/eqruAchW *𝘗𝘢𝘴𝘵 𝘰𝘳 𝘴𝘪𝘮𝘶𝘭𝘢𝘵𝘦𝘥 𝘱𝘦𝘳𝘧𝘰𝘳𝘮𝘢𝘯𝘤𝘦 𝘪𝘴 𝘯𝘰𝘵 𝘪𝘯𝘥𝘪𝘤𝘢𝘵𝘪𝘷𝘦 𝘰𝘧 𝘧𝘶𝘵𝘶𝘳𝘦 𝘳𝘦𝘴𝘶𝘭𝘵𝘴. 𝘛𝘩𝘪𝘴 𝘪𝘴 𝘯𝘰𝘵 𝘪𝘯𝘷𝘦𝘴𝘵𝘮𝘦𝘯𝘵 𝘢𝘥𝘷𝘪𝘤𝘦. 𝘍𝘰𝘳 𝘧𝘶𝘳𝘵𝘩𝘦𝘳 𝘪𝘯𝘧𝘰 𝘢𝘯𝘥 𝘧𝘶𝘭𝘭 𝘥𝘪𝘴𝘤𝘭𝘢𝘪𝘮𝘦𝘳𝘴, 𝘱𝘭𝘦𝘢𝘴𝘦 𝘳𝘦𝘧𝘦𝘳 𝘵𝘰 𝘵𝘩𝘦 𝘴𝘶𝘴𝘵𝘢𝘪𝘯𝘢𝘣𝘪𝘭𝘪𝘵𝘺 𝘧𝘢𝘤𝘵𝘰𝘳 𝘳𝘦𝘵𝘶𝘳𝘯𝘴 𝘥𝘰𝘤𝘶𝘮𝘦𝘯𝘵 𝘢𝘷𝘢𝘪𝘭𝘢𝘣𝘭𝘦 𝘷𝘪𝘢 𝘵𝘩𝘦 𝘭𝘪𝘯𝘬. #ESG #SustainableInvesting #ResponsibleInvesting #3DInvesting

Impact Cubed is pleased to share our analysis of ESG factor performance and the tracking error trade-offs observable across SFDR classifications with UKSIF members. Our research shows: ↗ A broad distribution of sustainability factor performance even within classifications ↗ That Article 9 funds can still incorporate revenue from activities with environmental or social drawbacks ↗ And Article 6 and 8 funds could be more efficient than their Article 9 counterparts on certain factors. Read our findings in full on UKSIF's page below: https://lnkd.in/e4RX8Ayj #SustainableInvesting #3DInvesting #ESG

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Our colleagues Alexandre Cavé and Owen Thiers are pleased to join our friends from Euroclear at their 2024 Collateral Conference, taking place today and tomorrow. Visit them in the innovation pavilion to gain a new perspective on sustainable investing. #CollateralConference #SustainableInvesting #3DInvesting #ESG