Passive Ethical Index Tracker

DoneWorking

I'm thinking of drip feeding into some kind of index tracker on a monthly basis

I'd like them to be passively managed investments such as world trackers / ETFs.
I'd want them to be ethical and ESG compliant.
No fossil fuels arms tobacco etc 
I did look about a year back and didn't find anything I liked.
As many of you will know I'm a reluctant investor but I'm trying to look at options to get started.

Anyone able to point me in the right direction 😸

MX5huggy

Try https://www.vanguardinvestor.co.uk/investments/vanguard-esg-developed-world-all-cap-equity-index-fund-uk-gbp-acc/overview

Rich1976

Vanguard offer a range of ESG funds so you you should be able to find the global ones on their website.
They are not low risk though - which I thought is your main concern?
as they are 100% invested in shares there is nothing to stop the fund plummeting maybe 30% or more in the event of a crash. 
as has already been discussed if you are scared now of whats going on in the world how would you feel losing a big double digit percentage - and when i say lose, it is only a paper loss unless you decide to cash it in?     

Swipe

The OP is risk averse but wants to invest in ESG? May as well just stick to cash and stay risk free. Why invest in funds with all the profitable companies removed?

NannaH

Yes. I put £20k in 2 RL esg funds last October, they are 21% and 25% down.   They are bond heavy too so a double whammy. 

DoneWorking

Rich1976 said:

Vanguard offer a range of ESG funds so you you should be able to find the global ones on their website.
They are not low risk though - which I thought is your main concern?
as they are 100% invested in shares there is nothing to stop the fund plummeting maybe 30% or more in the event of a crash. 
as has already been discussed if you are scared now of whats going on in the world how would you feel losing a big double digit percentage - and when i say lose, it is only a paper loss unless you decide to cash it in?     

I intend to invest monthly over many years

This way I can see how things progress 
In the early days the risk of loss would not be a large amount

Hopefully by the time the investment is larger I may be more knowledgeable and thus more relaxed 
I see this kind of ethical investment as the future
We need to look after our planet and all of its people

DoneWorking

Swipe said:

The OP is risk averse but wants to invest in ESG? May as well just stick to cash and stay risk free. Why invest in funds with all the profitable companies removed?

Moral principle 
If there slavery was still available as an investment would you invest in this barbaric practice

DoneWorking

NannaH said:

Yes. I put £20k in 2 RL esg funds last October, they are 21% and 25% down.   They are bond heavy too so a double whammy. 

What are RL ESG Funds

To be frank many investments are down

Energy is booming off the back of immoral profits on overpriced fossil fuels

MX5huggy

RL is Royal London