Our six sustainability areas
As a sustainability pioneer, we defined six investment areas back in 2008. After the adoption of the 17 UN Sustainable Development Goals in 2015, we assigned them to our investment areas.
Investing in SDG securities: the positive difference
A financial edge for you and a positive influence on people and the environment are not mutually exclusive: companies in which our Sustainable funds invest can generate returns through social benefits. They have a positive effect on one or more of the 17 UN Sustainable Development Goals.
Your benefits when investing in SDG securities
How you benefit from investing in SDG securities
- 1 You invest your assets sustainably and with foresight.
- 2 You align your investment with the <2-degree or 1.5 degree target of the Paris Agreement.
- 3 You invest in positive solutions for the environment and society.
Energy
Renewable energy and energy efficiency
Mobility
Public transport and private transport
Resources
Clean water and resource efficiency
Health
Access to basic care and health promotion
Finance
Access to financial services and financial infrastructure
Knowledge
Access to education and networking
The United Nations' 17 Sustainable Development Goals (UN SDGs)
The Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) are the core of Agenda 2030. They combine economic, social and environmental aspects and bring together poverty reduction and sustainable development for the first time. The goals are to be achieved worldwide by 2030. All UN member states, including Switzerland, are required to implement these goals at the national level. With the Sustainable Development Goals, the UN also aims to create incentives for non-state actors to play their part.
The UN's 17 Sustainable Development Goals (UN SDGs)
Ending poverty
in all its forms worldwide
Ending hunger
with greater food security, better nutrition and sustainable agriculture
Ensuring good health
and enabling healthy and liveable lives for all people of all ages worldwide
Enabling education
that is inclusive and high-quality, respects equal opportunities and promotes lifelong learning opportunities for all
Promoting equality
and empowering all women and girls to lead self-determined lives
Providing access to water
and enabling the availability and sustainable management of water and sanitation
Supplying clean energy
and securing affordable access for all
Creating decent work
based on sustainable economic growth
Building industry and infrastructure
and promoting inclusive and sustainable industrialisation and innovation
Reducing inequality
between all countries
Making cities and communities sustainable
and making them inclusive, safe and resilient
Promoting responsible consumption
and ensuring sustainable production
Implementing climate protection
and taking urgent action to combat climate change and its effects
Protecting habitats under water
Conserving and sustainably using the oceans, seas and marine resources
Protecting life on land
Restoring land ecosystems and promoting their sustainable use, sustainably managing forests, ending and reversing desertification and land degradation, as well as biodiversity loss
Creating peace
Facilitating peaceful and inclusive societies, providing access to justice for all, and creating effective, accountable and inclusive institutions
Building partnerships
and strengthening their means of implementation worldwide