AP4 follows up the return impact of sustainability decisions in the portfolio. This follow-up illustrates how the companies that AP4 has decided to not invest in have performed in relation to a broad index…. A positive return contribution in the chart shows that the effect of excluding certain companies has made a positive contribution to the portfolio’s return compared with a broad index and vice versa.
SEB Move to Tobacco-Free
…no investments are made in companies or company groups that produce or distribute tobacco products. The goal is to completely exclude companies that produce tobacco. Thus, the maximum turnover for a company is 0%.
NEST
Mark Fawcett, Nest’s CIO “…Tobacco companies are facing legal challenges across the world from governments taking action against an industry causing serious harm to their citizens. The harsher regulatory environment stops tobacco companies from attracting new customers and increasing their market share of existing smokers. In our opinion, tobacco is a struggling industry which is being regulated out of existence.
The Tobacco Report
This study researches the performance of a portfolio excluding tobacco over 20 years and investigated financial results at varying levels of tobacco exclusion. Key takeaways included that portfolios with very strict tobacco exclusions outperformed the market (in a six year study) and an index portfolio without tobacco didn’t underperform the index with tobacco, over the last 20 years.
ABP, World’s 5th Largest Pension Fund, Completes Tobacco Divestments
The €409bn Dutch civil service pension fund ABP completed the divestment of €4bn worth of holdings in nuclear arms manufacturers and tobacco producers in 2018.
Colonial First State Quits Tobacco
Tobacco is the world’s leading cause of preventable death – and overwhelmingly, our customers don’t want it in their options. That’s why we’re divesting from tobacco companies.
Ontario Teacher’s Pension Plan Goes Tobacco-Free
Given the reputational, social and commercial headwinds facing the tobacco industry today, we are no longer confident that tobacco represents an attractive investment opportunity for a long-term investor,” said Barbara Zvan, our Chief Risk and Strategy Officer.
Launch of the Tobacco Free Finance Pledge, United Nations’ Headquarters, New York
The launch event was co-sponsored by the Governments of France and Australia
Tobacco: Reviewing the Growing Financial Risks
Tobacco presents an array of health, ethical and social risks that are well-known and long- studied. This report, drawing on new academic analysis from Maastricht University School of Business and Economics demonstrates that declining returns and growing business threats present a clear and present financial risk for investors in tobacco.
The Future of Tobacco Stocks – A Scenario Analysis
Analysing the tobacco industry from a political, economic, social and technological perspective, Maastricht University’s report aims to gain a better understanding of the intrinsic value of tobacco stocks in light of all recent potential risk factors by using the technique of scenario analysis. The report suggests significant potential downside risk.