Unlocking Positive Impact Through Sustainable Investing
Do you ever feel uncomfortable about investing in certain areas? Fossil fuels, weapons, animal testing, etc? At JustInvest Financial Planning, we empower clients to align their investments with their values, creating real-world change while pursuing strong returns. Our custom ethical portfolios invest in companies tackling sustainability challenges, offering investors more than just financial growth.
Real-World Examples from The Green Dream
Our podcast The Green Dream explores impact investing through conversations with leaders in ethical investment. In our latest episode, Nathan Parkin from Australian Ethical discusses ‘hidden gems’ – emerging companies driving big environmental and social benefits through innovation and expertise.
Another recent episode features Claudia Kwan of NorthStar Impact Funds, highlighting investments like Scidev (ASX: SDV), which has treated over 7 billion litres of PFAS-contaminated water.
In another episode, Tim Crockford from Regnan covered future trends like climate adaptation, AI, EVs, and smart grids, showing how targeted investing can address key issues. See: The Green Dream
These stories illustrate a range of investments delivering measurable real world outcomes, from water remediation to renewable technology and a range of other areas.
Key Benefits of Impact-Focused Portfolios
Investing in sustainability leaders reduces environmental harm while mitigating risks such as regulatory changes or fines for pollution or other illegal activities. Companies in renewables, clean tech and other positive impact areas often deliver competitive long-term returns by capitalising on growth sectors.
JustInvest’s custom portfolios are based on our clients’ ethical criteria, and use negative screens (eg no fossil fuels) and positive tilts toward areas such as healthcare, education, renewable energy, and sustainable agriculture. This approach supports biodiversity, emissions reductions, and social issues like community development. See: Our portfolios and EIA. Our clients gain exposure to diversified, tailored portfolios via super, pension, or investment structures, benchmarked for performance.
Super Investors: More Control than Standard ‘Balanced’ Funds
Unlike most ‘Balanced’ funds, our custom portfolios give super investors transparency about what you’re investing in and visibility into real world impact. Based on your ethical criteria, you can track real outcomes like water treated or emissions avoided, offering transparency that isn’t available in most super funds.
This personalisation lets you see your money drive change – from PFAS cleanup to EV infrastructure, affordable housing and many other positive areas.
Tailored Advice at JustInvest
Offering advice since 1967, our process integrates financial strategies with custom portfolios. Whether for super, pension or investment, we ensure your portfolios match your risk profile and values. Contact JustInvest to build a portfolio that delivers positive impact as well as returns.
