Sustainable Growth

TSMC is the largest independent manufacturer of semiconductors, which are used in every electronic and connected product. TSMC's scale and dependability make it a critical partner in the semiconductor value chain, enabling faster and more efficient innovation which benefits society. TSMC aligns with our prosperity theme, through what its products do to support innovation for growth.

As a global leader in gene sequencing, Illumina’s products are used by researchers and clinicians worldwide to study human health and disease. Its products enable scientific and medical advances, and there remains a significant growth opportunity as the machines become more affordable and move from research settings to clinical ones. Illumina aligns with our people theme, through products which help extend life expectancy.

Atlas Copco manufactures and services industrial equipment, including compressors and vacuums for the semiconductor industry. The company’s compressors are its most material business and help to reduce its customers’ energy consumption. Its efficiency compared to alternatives is its key selling point. Atlas Copco supports our planet theme through products which help customers to do more with less.

Beijer is a Swedish distributor of refrigeration and heating, ventilation and air conditioning equipment, as well as being a manufacturer of eco-friendly refrigeration systems and heat pumps. Buildings account for a significant chunk of global emissions. Beijer has the opportunity and ambition to steer both customers and manufacturers towards more energy efficient units. It aligns with our planet theme through influential business practices which enable the energy transition.

Global payment technology company Mastercard specialises in processing payment transactions between banks. It boasts high and consistent revenue and profit growth over several decades and has ambitious goals for financial inclusion. It is partnering with the World Bank and other NGOs to bring one billion individuals into the financial system by 2025, with a focus on unbanked communities and women. Mastercard supports our prosperity theme through business practises which are deepening financial inclusion.

Alphabet’s core Google Search product boasts more than 90 per cent market share. The company has eight other internet services with more than a billion users each. Alphabet’s free tools have helped revolutionise access to information and learning and allowed smaller businesses to scale fast. Today, the company is at the forefront of innovations in artificial intelligence and we believe it has a catalysing effect on innovation in many realms. Alphabet supports our prosperity theme through its products which support innovation for growth.

Workday is a human capital management company offering finance, HR and expense administration systems. The company offers tools which help to spread best practice across different employers and has developed numerous innovations to help companies ensure that they recruit and pay people fairly. It aligns with our prosperity theme through business practices which help promote fair and decent work.

Owner of the job search engine Indeed and the employee review site Glassdoor, Recruit is a Japanese-based technology company with operations worldwide. The company’s recruitment platforms and matching technology improve transparency and efficiency in the labour market, reducing economic hardship from frictional unemployment. The company seeks to go further by working with employers to reduce discrimination and help marginalised groups find work. Recruit supports our prosperity theme through business practices which promote fair and decent work.

Through its high-end chips and wider ecosystem, NVIDIA is providing the 'picks and shovels' for innovation and technological progress - notably in AI. The demand for its high-end graphics processing units and chips needed to train large language models is incredibly strong. NVIDIA's contributes to our prosperity theme with products which are supporting innovation for growth.