Do you want to invest your money sustainably? In our checklist for a sustainable investment you will find out what you should pay attention to.
The most important thing in brief:
- There are many investment options to invest your money sustainably.
- There is still no uniform definition for sustainable financial products. That's why there are currently products with low requirements on the market.
- In the future, EU regulations should bring more reliability and transparency for sustainable investments.
- This checklist will help you choose a sustainable investment.
The offer sustainable financial products is extensive, but the degree of its sustainability varies greatly.
You can often recognize sustainable financial products by abbreviations such as
- IT G (Environmental, Social, Governance) or
- SRI (Socially Responsible Investment).
Or they have additions such as “sustainable”, “sustainable”, “green” or “climate” in their names. But it is not possible to determine how sustainable these products actually are.
The reason: There is still no uniform definition for sustainable financial products. The term is not protected and there is also no minimum standards. Therefore, products that only meet low requirements can also be described as sustainable.
More clarity and standards should come through European Union regulations be created which will gradually come into force. The aim of these regulations is to establish uniform criteria for the sustainability of investments and thus Transparency and reliability for investors to accomplish.
Checklist for sustainable investment
Our Checklist offers you help on what things you should pay attention to and what you should question about sustainable financial products.
