We invest in companies that make a difference
M&G (Lux) Positive Impact Fund
Impact investors aim to meet the dual objective of generating measurable positive impacts alongside competitive financial returns. See how the companies in our portfolio intentionally deliver a meaningful positive social and environmental impact.
Explore the six areas where our investee companies have delivered a targeted positive impact
Climate action
Environmental solutions
Circular economy
Better health, saving lives
Better work and education
Social inclusion
Climate action
The world is facing a climate emergency. To stay within 1.5oC global warming by 2100, the world needs to halve global carbon emissions by 2030 and reduce emissions to net-zero by 2050.
We invest in companies that are having a direct positive impact in trying to mitigate the effects of climate change, most notably through the production of renewable energy, or by increasing the efficiency of renewable energy being produced.
How our companies impacted
Solar power
Renewable energy
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impacted by our Climate Action companies in 2019
million households
2.1
Environmental solutions
Company spotlight:
Climate change is not the only urgent global environmental challenge. It is estimated that ambient air pollution accounts for 4.2 million deaths per year.
We invest in companies that are delivering positive solutions, either directly or indirectly, to the environmental challenges the world is facing. Our investments are focused on companies helping to reduce energy use, improve energy efficiency and provide environmental diagnostic solutions.
Were saved by our environmental solutions companies in 2019
million tonnes of CO2
297.5
Ørsted is the world’s leading owner and developer of offshore wind power. They are widening access to affordable, reliable, sustainable and modern energy by increasing the supply of renewable energy, displacing fossil fuels.
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Who are they?
In 2019, Ørsted helped avoid 11.3 million tonnes of carbon emissions (equivalent to removing 5.7 million+ cars from the roads)
Provides renewable energy to over 15 million people worldwide
reduction in carbon emissions since 2006
86%
Their impact
Rockwool is one of the largest producers and manufacturers of insulation provision in the world. The company‘s highly energy efficient and fire-resistant stone wool insulation for buildings – one of the leading contributors to CO2 emissions – enable sustainable cities and communities.
Who are they?
Their impact
201 million tonnes of CO2 saved in 2019 = 43,000 wind turbines running for a year
Rockwool’s insulation reduces heating needs by 70%
In a lifetime, Rockwool can save CO2 emissions equivalent to removing 50 million cars from the road
Better health, saving lives
Company spotlight:
The COVID-19 pandemic has highlighted the centrality of health and well-being as an area of much-needed focus and funding.
We invest in companies seeking to improve health and save lives. Our investments cover both prevention and cure, including advanced, low-cost diagnostics, cutting-edge pharmaceuticals and clinical-stage biotherapeutics.
Who are they?
Their impact
Quest is the largest low-cost diagnostic testing service provider in the US, serving approximately one-third of the US adult population. By empowering patients, clinicians, hospitals and other stakeholders with diagnostic insights, the company contributes significantly to good health and well-being.
Who are they?
Their impact
Provides access to 48 million plan members
Performed more than 32.8 million COVID-19 molecular tests and 2.8 million serology tests between March 2020 and February 2021
treated or served by our Better Health, Saving Lives companies
132,145,096
people
Solar power
Better work and education
Company spotlight:
How our better work and education companies impacted
People
Policies
Pre-pandemic, the world already had a problem with unequal access to quality education and low-quality employment. The spread of COVID-19, and the disruption it has caused, has only exacerbated these challenges.
We seek to invest in companies that are delivering solutions to improve working conditions and educational attainment.
Who are they?
Their impact
Cogna is the largest private educational organisation in Brazil. Its services bridge the educational gap in Brazil, where public options are underfunded. By meeting the need for affordable and effective private education among less affluent students, particularly in the post-secondary education space, the company enables quality education in underserved areas.
Who are they?
Their impact
Better access to education in a country where only 17% of 25-34 year-olds have university degrees (vs 43% average in the OECD Countries)
Educates 1.9 million students across Brazil
Reaches 967 municipalities via distance learning
People
provided educational services by our Better Work and Education companies in 2019
million
people
1.9
written to protect workers by our Better Work and Education companies in 2019
policies
8,000
Policies
Social inclusion
Company spotlight:
COVID-19 has caused the first increase in global poverty in decades – with more than 71 million people having fallen into extreme poverty in 2020.
We invest in companies that are actively trying to improve the level of social inclusion across societies, from gender equality in the US to mobile micro-financing in Kenya. Our investments focus on providers of financial services and telecommunication infrastructure, as well as the provision of childcare and transportation.
Who are they?
Their impact
Safaricom is a Kenyan telecoms company that provides integrated telecommunications and mobile transactional services. As well as significantly enhancing the penetration of mobile data and mobile services in Kenya, it also has the largest mobile payment system in Africa. By providing mobile reach and financial inclusion for underserved communities, it contributes extensively to social inclusion.
Who are they?
Their impact
Reaches over 35.6 million people across Kenya
23.5 million are underserved
Has over 24.9 million million mobile payment users, servicing the unbanked society
Has equipped 300,000 homes with fibre
provided services by our Social Inclusion companies
million people in underserved or lower income markets
31.1
Services 4.8 million people with e-wallet health payment solutions.
provided renewable energy by our Climate Action companies in 2019
million households
4.5
Renewable energy
Who are they?
Their impact
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The value of the fund's assets will go down as well as up. This will cause the value of your investment to fall as well as rise and you may get back less than you originally invested.
Circular economy
Company spotlight:
How our companies had a positive impact
Trees
Water
Waste
A concerted shift is needed, from the linear ‘take, make and dispose’ economy to a more circular ‘reduce, reuse and recycle’ model, to deal with mounting waste and the risks of resource scarcity.
We invest in companies that are helping to create a more circular economy and effectively dealing with the ever-growing accumulation of waste that we as a society are producing. This is focused on sustainable logistics and packaging, as well as waste and recycling services.
Who are they?
Their impact
Trees
Water
Waste
million
trees
saved by our Circular Economy companies in 2019
55
Trees
megalitres
of water
saved by our Circular Economy companies in 2019
2,600
Water
million tonnes of waste material handled
by our Circular Economy companies in 2019
114
Waste
Brambles is a global supply chain logistics company that perpetuates the share and reuse of the world’s largest pool of reusable pallets, crates and containers. Through its sustainable logistics practices, the company enables responsible consumption and production.
Who are they?
Their impact
2,600 megalitre of water saved in 2019
2 million tonnes of CO2 saved in 2019
Our Environmental Solutions companies
Our Better Health, Saving Lives companies
Our Social Inclusion companies
Brambles
Brambles
Ørsted
Ørsted
Safaricom
Safaricom
Cogna Educação
Cogna Educação
Quest Diagnostics
Quest Diagnostics
Rockwool
Rockwool
Better health, saving lives
Company spotlight:
The COVID-19 pandemic has highlighted the centrality of health and well-being as an area of much-needed focus and funding.
We invest in companies seeking to improve health and save lives. Our investments cover both prevention and cure, including advanced, low-cost diagnostics, cutting-edge pharmaceuticals and clinical-stage biotherapeutics.
Who are they?
Their impact
treated or served by our Better Health, Saving Lives companies
people
132,145,096
Our Better Health, Saving Lives companies
Quest is the largest low-cost diagnostic testing service provider in the US, serving approximately one-third of the US adult population. By empowering patients, clinicians, hospitals and other stakeholders with diagnostic insights, the company contributes significantly to good health and well-being.
Quest Diagnostics
Who are they?
Quest Diagnostics
Their impact
Performed more than 32.8 million COVID-19 molecular tests and 2.8 million serology tests between March 2020 and February 2021
Provides access to 48 million plan members
Figures are based on the key performance indicators (KPIs) against which we measure individual company impacts. These have been aggregated within each impact area, where companies within the area share similar KPIs. These figures are largely based on the latest information available from company literature and hence are backward-looking.
Further details of the risks that apply to the fund can be found in the fund's Prospectus.
The fund invests mainly in company shares and is therefore likely to experience larger price fluctuations than funds that invest in bonds and/or cash.
Figures are based on the key performance indicators (KPIs) against which we measure individual company impacts. These have been aggregated within each impact area, where companies within the area share similar KPIs. These figures are largely based on the latest information available from company literature and hence are backward-looking.
Further details of the risks that apply to the fund can be found in the fund's Prospectus.
The fund invests mainly in company shares and is therefore likely to experience larger price fluctuations than funds that invest in bonds and/or cash.
The views expressed in this document should not be taken as a recommendation, advice or forecast.
The views expressed in this document should not be taken as a recommendation, advice or forecast.
ESG information from third-party data providers may be incomplete, inaccurate or unavailable. There is a risk that the investment manager may incorrectly assess a security or issuer, resulting in the incorrect inclusion or exclusion of a security in the portfolio of the fund.