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At Stewart Investors, we believe in putting people first. Our investment world-view is of a series of partnerships – with each other, with our clients, with the companies we invest in, the people who buy their goods and services, and with the wider society in which we all live and work.

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Worldwide Leaders Sustainability

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The Worldwide Leaders Sustainability strategy

The Worldwide Leaders Sustainability strategy launched in November 2013 and transitioned to become a dedicated sustainable strategy in October 2016. The strategy invests in 40-60 high-quality global companies that are particularly well positioned to benefit from and contribute to sustainable development.

Leaders simply means that this strategy is focused on companies with a market cap value of at least USD3 billion.

Strategy highlights: A focus on quality and sustainability

  • Companies must contribute to sustainable development and make a net-positive impact to a more sustainable future 

  • We invest in high-quality companies with exceptional cultures, strong franchises and resilient financials

  • We avoid companies linked to harmful activities and engage and vote for positive change 

  • Our approach is long-term, bottom-up, high conviction and benchmark agnostic

  • We focus on capital preservation as well as capital growth – we define risk as the permanent loss of client capital 

What are the risks?

Although all investments carry risk, the level of risk is dependent on the type of investment strategy and the underlying investments. Generally, the higher the potential return of an investment, the greater the risk.

The risks of investing in the Stewart Investors strategies include:

Company risk

Investment in equities is exposed to risks due to changes in that company or its business environment.

Equities risk

Equity securities are subject to changes in value, and their values may be more volatile than those of other asset classes.

Currency risk

For investments in international assets, which have currency exposure, there is potential for adverse movements in exchange rates to reduce their Australian dollar value.

Emerging market risk

Emerging markets tend to be more sensitive to economic and political conditions than developed markets. Other factors include greater liquidity risk, restrictions on investment or transfer of assets, failed/delayed settlement and difficulties valuing securities.

As with any investment, there are no guarantees on the value of the investment or the income generated from it. Investors may get back less than the original amount invested. For a full description of the terms of investment and the risks, please see the Product Disclosure Statement for each fund.

Stewart Investors Worldwide Leaders Sustainability Fund

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This fund has been certified by RIAA according to the strict operational and disclosure practices required under the Responsible Investment Certification Program. See www.responsibleinvestment.org for details.

Responsible Investment Leader 2023

We are proud to be recognised as a Responsible Investment Leader, the highest possible standard for investors, by the Responsible Investment Association Australasia (RIAA). This recognises our commitment to responsible investing and attributes as an investment manager.

Portfolio Explorer

This interactive tool tells the sustainable development stories of the companies we invest in across our strategies, and the contribution companies are making towards climate solutions, human development or the Sustainable Development Goals. The tool can filter, tap and switch between views in order to explore the different ways in which we believe the companies are making the world a better place.

Explore how the companies in our strategies are contributing to sustainable development here.

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Quarterly strategy updates

Updates including portfolio changes and proxy voting for Worldwide Leaders Sustainability and more

We provide regular strategy updates including portfolio changes and proxy voting, and links to our investment rationales, latest articles, statements, webcasts and videos which explore our thinking on sustainable investment, including the challenges and issues we grapple with in our search for high-quality companies.

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