Investment Themes

The UN Sustainable Development Goals & Our Themes

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Translating the UN Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) to investment opportunities provides us, our clients, and the wider industry, with a compelling means to contribute to sustainable development whilst aiming to achieve positive financial returns.

The UN Sustainable Development Goals​

Frame a public policy agenda around which sustainable development policies, plans and programmes should be framed at a national level.
Provide investors across all regions with a thematic framework around which public policy, reform and development priorities will be focused, catalyzing demand for innovation and new or increased investment.
Help businesses align with global priorities: companies can use the SDGs as an overarching guide to shape and steer the development and implementation of their own strategies.
Create opportunities for investors to look at how they can productively allocate capital to organizations responding to this dynamic – e.g. through innovation and development of sustainable products, services and solutions.

Our sustainable & social themes

Are aligned with the UN Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs), translated for use in a financial markets context.
Look to identify and categorise companies based on commercialized outputs, products and services addressing major social and economic needs.
Not only help capital flow toward those issuers delivering positive change but offer potential strong sources of earnings growth and financial return – giving force to the notion of ‘doing well by going good’.
Columbia Threadneedle Investments Sustainable Themes
Sustainability Themes
Note: Use of the SDG logos does not imply UN endorsement.

Insights

27 November 2023

Steven Bell

Chief Economist, EMEA

UK base rate cuts to be delayed following last week's Autumn Statement

The UK’s Autumn Statement partially relieved the upward trend in taxes. But what does that mean for interest rates? Steven Bell explains why cuts in early 2024 now seem unlikely.
Watch time - 5 min
23 November 2023

Alice Evans

Responsible Investment Strategist

Vicki Bakhshi

Director, Responsible Investment

Letitia Byatt

Social Impact Analyst

ESG Viewpoint: Investing in a Just Transition

It’s essential we consider the social dimension as we transition to a low carbon world. We explore the investment implications of a Just Transition.
Read time - 2 min
23 November 2023

Melda Mergen

Global Head of Equity

With macro risks elevated it’s all about stock selection

There are plenty of macro drivers that will create equity volatility in 2024. To succeed, investors will need to maintain a resilient portfolio.
Read time - 4 min

Collaborative Insights and References

Aligned Columbia Threadneedle Investments Strategies

  • Social Bond Strategies

  • UK Ethical & Sustainable Strategy
  • Carbon Neutral Real Estate Fund
  • European Sustainable Infrastructure Fund

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