“I want to do some good with my money.” It’s a request I am hearing more from my clients; a desire to invest in assets that have a positive impact on the environment and the community.
sustainability
The Nanuk New World Fund now on more platforms
The Nanuk New World Fund, a global equities fund which invests in listed shares that are wholly focused on industries related to the broad themes of environmental sustainability and resource efficiency, has recently been included on a number of platforms.
Nanuk New World Fund returns 4.9% in Jan 2019
The Nanuk New World Fund returned 4.9% in January, outperforming traditional global equity benchmarks such as the MSCI ACWI which rose by 4.2%.
Nanuk Sustainability Fund receives 5 Star rating from Morningstar
The Nanuk New World Fund received a 5 Star rating from Morningstar, its three-year track record placing the fund 2nd out of 193 global equity managers in the Large Cap World Equity category.
Wind power will be No. 1 globally by 2040, overtaking coal
Nanuk fund manager, Binya Even, stated in a recent webinar that: “solar gets the headlines, wind gets the profits.”
Batteries have been the missing link for renewables
Nanuk’s CIO, Tom King, believes that batteries have potential to change the world. While there is an uneasy debate in Australia between different sides of the climate debate, it is getting easier to mount a case against building anymore coal-powered electricity plants.
Nanuk Note: Electric vehicles, solar & wind generation
The nascent electric vehicle industry dominated headlines once again in August. Global electric vehicle sales rose by 77% year on year during the second quarter, powered by surging sales in China.
Sustainable materials is a hot topic and now a big business
Whether it’s plastic bag charges or the National Energy Guarantee, environmental sustainability is becoming a hot topic.