£10k fantasy portfolio, aiming to invest to max return whilst positively impacting people and planet.

X3 into electric transition
X2 in the AI hype
X2 focused on health
X2 environmental projects and services
X1 water utility

Company Watch – HSBC Holdings

Q2 pre-tax profit down by 29% to $6.33 bn, impacted by a c. $2.1 bn impairment and c. $1.07 bn in credit provisions.

ESG concerns remain after HSBC exited the Net-Zero Banking Alliance and scaled back climate commitments.

COMPANY WATCH — Schneider Electric
One of the most consistent ESG leaders just delivered again.

Q2 update:
🌱 Scaling low-carbon grid tech
📈 Profitable growth continues

Is Schneider the blueprint for sustainable industry?

#ImpactInvesting #CleanTech #ESG #Sustainability #Stocks #SchneiderElectric

📈 Company Watch: Standard Chartered
Profit up 44% YoY, £1.3B buyback, & bold ESG stance.
CEO: “Backing away from ESG is a betrayal of fiduciary duty.”
Growth + principles? Or political risk in disguise?
#ImpactInvesting #ESG #Banking

Capturing AI and going green - a paradox?

ABB, Siemens, Schneider have flown this week (ABB up 11%) due to their fast growing revenue lines - data centres. They're in for me as they're pushing the green energy transition. It's a tension. Data centres already 2-3% of global electricity consumption.

JOIN AN INVESTING GAME? I've designed an impact investing fantasy league (in a spreadsheet + Practice Mode in Trading 212) to reward return and impact. Anyone up for playing for a bit of fun to pilot it (no cost!)? 10 weeks, 10 stocks, £10k (not real money).

#investing #impact #savings #game

Agricultural waste into car seats?!

Spiber raised $65m to scale their eco materials made from fermented Brewed Protein. They are bio-based and biodegradable. Working with North Face, Pangaia and even in a Toyota 👏

Do you see this scaling?

#sustainable #fashion #cars #circularity

Here to talk all things impact investing: nature, tech, food systems, social justice, climate, and the list goes on. Anything where we're seeing big solutions to our biggest problems!