Impax Asset Management

Impax offers an interesting long-term investment case rooted in its enduring leadership in sustainable investing. The team seeks out higher quality companies with strong business models that demonstrate sound management of risk.

The company continues to benefit from global trends such as electrification, which favour sustainability and resource efficiency and its control over operating costs, growing cash reserves and increasing allocation to fixed income and thematic strategies illustrate the nimble approach of senior management. Impax invests in companies and assets that are well positioned to benefit from the shift to a more sustainable global economy.

Financial services companies like Impax must adhere to complex and evolving regulations covering financial advice, data protection, anti-money laundering and disclosure requirements, as overseen by the Financial Conduct Authority. Any failure to comply could result in legal penalties, reputational damage and loss of client trust.

The company’s main environmental impacts are associated with its financed emissions, which represent the largest share of its climate footprint.

Sectors such as industrials and utilities are energy-intensive, raising concerns about the production of greenhouse gases and the associated impacts on climate change. That said, Impax’s investment funds often have an environmentally positive mandate.