
WHY?
Investors care about climate change. But funds with a genuine commitment to sustainability often get lost in the crowd. And fund managers have limited options for investments that directly regenerate the planet – and thereby differentiate their products.
Meanwhile, philanthropy has a critical role to play in tackling climate change. But less than 2% of global philanthropic giving goes to climate mitigation efforts.
HOW?
The Global Returns Portfolio is a curated selection of best-in-class climate charities.
Our ‘fund management’ approach to philanthropy means we embrace diversification, rigorous selection research and regular performance reporting. Our team of world-class climate scientists oversees the Portfolio’s selection and assessment.
Fund managers donate to our Portfolio as a corporate social responsibility (CSR) action or from the management fee of a specific product. The Global Returns Project (UK charity no. 1186683) runs the Portfolio. We charge no fees to participating fund managers and take no deductions from donations to the Portfolio.
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3 Options for fund managers
1. Donating portion of management fee (e.g. Titan Asset Management, TT International, etc)
2. Donating from firm as CSR action
3. Donating as a complement/alternative to purchasing carbon offsets

