"Let’s protect the environment and nurture a better society with MYTHEO Global ESG."
MYTHEO Global ESG allows you to create a portfolio comprising only ESG-related ETFs. This way, you can play your part as a responsible citizen every step along the way in your investing journey.
ESG investing refers to evaluating companies based on their Environmental (E), Social (S) and Governance (G) characteristics when making investment decisions.For example, investing in companies that actively use clean energy to lower carbon dioxide (CO2) emissions or increase employment to help regional economies. These companies reduce the burden of growth on the natural environment and society and aim for sustainable growth by taking into account the environment and society in their business models. A company with good corporate governance has a clear strategy that guides the organisation’s long-term growth, coupled with executives that would always actin the best interest of shareholders.
The merits of ESG investing is that it provides “double returns”. The first one is the social return or benefits to the society, achieved through selecting companies from an ESG viewpoint. This way, investors can contribute to the society via the sustainable development goal (SDG) activities of the companies. The second return is the economic return. Companies with high ESG ratings and those that are helping to solve social issues are expected to be more resilient and may create more value for investors in the long term.
The size of ESG investments continues to grow. The Global Sustainable Investment Alliance (GSIA) estimated that the global ESG investments in 2020 was USD35 trillion, an increase of 55% since 2016 and 15% since 2018. While the growth of ESG investments was sluggish in Europe due to stricter ESG standards, the rise was rather significant in the United States and Japan, which now account for 35.9% of global investment assets.
The SDGs (Sustainable Development Goals) adopted by the United Nations (UN) in 2015 aimed to achieve 17 common goals by 2030, including tackling climate change, eradicating poverty and reducing inequality. There are a rising number of companies incorporating SDG targets in their businesses. By investing in ESG, we too are participating in the SDG initiatives.
Log into the MYTHEO mobile app and tap on Create a Portfolio (in the home screen). For web users the create portfolio button is located on the action tab on the left side.
Tap on I would like to start investing in Global ESG button.
MYTHEO Global ESG Description and ETF holdings details will appear, tap on Next.
Review MYTHEO Global ESG back tested performance, and scroll down to tap on Create my new portfolio.
Make the deposit accordingly.
Solving environmental pollution, global warming and other issues that transcend national and regional boundaries are issues that need to be addressed in order to maintain a world where people can live in good health and happiness.
We want to offer MYTHEO Global ESG to clients who wish to see a healthy environment in the future, and to provide them with a mechanism to contribute to the realisation of a sustainable society through robo-advisory.
The portfolio invests primarily in ESG-related equity ETFs whose investment policy is to invest primarily in companies that are environmentally, socially and corporate-governance conscious.
ESG-themed investments have picked up pace across the globe, including Malaysia. The Global Sustainable Investment Review (GSIR) recorded a 15% jump in the assets under management (AUM) of sustainable investments from USD30.68 trillion in 2018 to USD35.30 trillion in 2020, mainly from growths in the United States, Japan, Canada and Australasia region. Projections are pointing towards the USD50 trillion mark by 2025 with stronger growths likely to be achieved in China and the Asia Pacific region.
Yes, you can create a MYTHEO Global ESG Portfolio in the application or web at any given time.
You can read more about MYTHEO Global ESG from the Portfolio Information Sheet here.