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Impact

Backing companies that can bring about real-world change and hold the potential to generate long-term growth.

What is impact investing?

We reserve the term for strategies that primarily seek to achieve growth by investing in companies aiming to make positive environmental and/or social impacts. You might wish to support companies involved in renewable energy, the electrification of transport or that otherwise benefit the planet. You might be equally interested in firms that make education more accessible or drive medical advances, among other inclusive aims. Our impact investments target such goals while pursuing strong returns.

How does Baillie Gifford measure impact?

We require our relevant strategies to do two things to ensure we invest in companies with a positive measurable impact.  

First, they must have clear impact definitions and frameworks to identify which companies can make it into their portfolio and be able to explain why. Second, they must produce a report that sets out the impact rationale and impact measurement for every company in the portfolio. 

Impact strategies

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    Positive Change

    We invest in companies that we believe positively impact society and the environment, with the aim of generating attractive returns.

All our investment capabilities

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    Core growth

    Large, diverse portfolios of growth-focused holdings built with benchmarks and reduced volatility in mind.
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    Equity and multi-asset income

    Seeking both dependable income and long-term capital growth.
  3. Two adventure cyclists on a single track road in the Scottish Highlands.

    Fixed income

    Targeting company and government bonds with a focus on long-term outcomes.
  4. Asian woman working in vegetable greenhouse.

    Flexible growth

    Portfolios containing a mix of firms focused on disruption, steady compounding and timely capital allocation.
  5. A honey hunter hanging off a cliff on a rope ladder.

    High growth

    Concentrated portfolios of fast-growth companies, typically holding between 25 and 50 stocks.
These ESG categories are Baillie Gifford’s own. We do not intend them to align with any jurisdiction’s current or future regulatory regimes. We assign products to these categories at an investment strategy level. You should not assume that any portfolio (including any funds) managed under the relevant strategy will align with the strategy’s ESG categorisation. Investors should refer to a fund’s prospectus or other offering documents to ascertain its approach to ESG investment.