EQ Positive Impact Portfolios – Spring 2017 update

Our quarterly update focuses on specific investments made by the funds within the Positive Impact Portfolios.

by Damien Lardoux, 10th April 2017

Making a Positive Impact

As well as avoiding harmful investments, we continually seek to find funds which aim to make a positive contribution to society or the environment, alongside an attractive financial return.

We assess every fund in the portfolio against 41 criteria for impact. This update will concentrate on three of them:

Financial inclusion – high levels of poverty in Latin America
Sustainable agriculture – detecting pesticides in our food
Social care – the UK’s housing shortage for people with learning disabilities

If you have any questions about the Positive Impact Portfolios, please do not hesitate to contact us.

About the author: Damien Lardoux

Damien has an MSc in Management from Reims Management School and an MSc in Wealth and Asset Management from ESCP-EAP Paris Business School. He is also a CFA charter holder, being a regular member of the CFA Institute and CFA UK society.

Before joining EQ Investors, Damien worked for Bank of America Merrill Lynch being responsible for asset allocation, security selection and portfolio construction. Damien now acts as the portfolio manager for the EQ Investors Balanced, Positive Impact and Multi Index portfolios. He also co-chairs our Fund Selection Committee.

Damien is a devoted sportsman, playing judo and squash on a regular basis. He also enjoys hiking, to very far places such as the Himalayas and Kilimanjaro.