Changing the world: One step at a time

Empowered Families

Changing the world one step at a time

THINK!

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If 1% of your wealth is invested in ‘Socially Responsible Investments’ it means that 99% of your wealth is invested in Socially Irresponsible Investments’.

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We shouldn’t even have the phrase ‘Socially Responsible Investing’ because ALL investing should be Socially Responsible.

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If you already avoid investing in tobacco, gambling and weapons of war you have taken the first steps to being a Socially Responsible Investor.

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The next step is easy. Just ask a simple question each time you are making an investment:

‘Do I care what this company does and how it does it?’

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There may be varying degrees of response which will strike a chord with any human being, but at its most basic level:

Is it likely to cause serious harm to people or the planet?

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Having eliminated your ‘toxic’ investments you may wish to consider actively screening for companies or funds that act with a conscience.

The easiest way to do this is to look for an active policy towards ESG:

Environmental

Social

Governance

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ESG is a statistical marker for good management – it should enhance your portfolio

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..but maybe your pace is speeding up

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Maybe you want to have an impact on the world. Making money AND doing good things.

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It need not be a compromise:

Sustainability

Green Tech

Renewable Energy

Water

Waste

…emerging sectors where the financial returns are strong

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…and these investments will engage you in a way that no other purely financial investment can.

Because it has the ability to stir your heart and your mind

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You can work with your family to transform the way you do things; empowering your children to use ALL of the family’s wealth in a socially responsible way

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If the 1% of families in the world who control 99% of the worlds wealth become Empowered Families, the seismic shift of capital will drive the global financial markets and their institutions to refocus

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…and the impact upon our future will be profound

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All it takes, is for each and every one one of you to take the first step

..and the world will be a better place

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The Empowered Families Programme

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