Two Outcomes of your Investments:

Market Returns &

Positive Impact

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Climate Action Fund

Impact Report

We are an impact investing firm offering accredited and institutional investors actively managed portfolios & funds with strategies aligned to the united Nations Sustainable Development Goals

WE HARNESS THE VALUE CREATED BETWEEN PROFIT, IMPACT AND RISK TO CONSTRUCT PERFORMING IMPACT INVESTING PORTFOLIOS AND FUNDS

OUR COMMITMENTS

POSITIVE  IMPACT

A robust screening process and Impact measurement framework based on our Theory of Change to find initiatives with solutions that aim to solve global challenges

FINANCIAL RETURNS

A multi-asset strategy that blends private capital with public securities to offer a product that optimizes liquidity and maximizes risk-adjusted returns

Active ownership

An integrated impact investment process which leverages engagement and proxy voting activities to maximize and scale the impact of the portfolios & funds

Differentiating Impact Investing from other Strategies

Impact investing is an investment style that distinguishes from ESG and Activist investing through engagement with investees. Read on to see examples.

10 ways the biodiversity loss and climate change are closely interlinked

Biodiversity loss and climate change are intricately interconnected; changes in one can...

Clear Skies Joins Nature Action 100

Clear Skies Joins Nature Action 100 and Contributes to Setting Investor Expectations for...

Are we all really for climate action?

We are getting used to the world suffering from major floods, huge rainfalls and severe drought...

A Q2 2023 Macro Perspective

In the second quarter of 2023, the US stock market maintained its upward trajectory, buoyed by better than anticipated economic expansion and optimism surrounding the future impact of artificial intelligence on earnings growth.

A Mother’s Resilience Reignites the Fight for Climate Change: Unveiling El Niño’s Impact on Climate Change’s Escalation 

We invite you to read a very special thought piece by our colleague Dan and his personal experience with climate change!

Food & Agriculture Outlook 2023

Our colleague Jacques attended the 33rd edition of the CRAAQ’s ‘Les perspectives agro-alimentaires’. Read his event notes here on protein and fresh produce demand, as well as disclosure on biodiversity in the industry.

More yet to be done

April 2023 in Sapporo: Another agreement from the G7 countries to address climate change. Are the measures sufficient? Are we progressing fast enough?

Who Impacts Whom? 

Who Impacts Whom?  Impact can (should) behave like a nuclear reaction  by Jacques Caussignac,...

Biodiversity comes up in voting discussions

GIR and Clear Skies collaborate on a white paper on the current proxy voting practices around biodiversity. Read the contribution by our colleague Saphira Suoi, which outlines how Clear Skies integrates Biodiversity to board room conversations.

What is Impact Investing?

Impact investing is a proactive investing approach which allows capital to be redirected towards companies intentionally pursuing positive Environmental, Social and Governance (ESG) activities that address today’s most pressing challenges.

Is ESG not enough?

Positive ESG can be synonymous with positive impact if there is ‘Intention’: it means there is a strategic purpose in a company’s ESG activities. Simply avoiding negative ESG practices and complying to the status quo are not enough to create change.

WHY IMPACT INVESTING NOW?

Climate change, the health pandemic, global inequalities and other areas of concern are challenging our current economic system; More than ever, we need solutions intentionally created to achieve a greener and more equal economy, while minimizing negative risks on the environment and society.

 

 

FINANCIAL PERFORMANCE

In response to the current needs, impact investments are attracting accelerated capital inflows and are even sometimes outperforming their mainstream peers because they are better able to mitigate financial risks now and in the future.

IMPACT OPPORTUNITIES

Companies that are not integrating ESG into their strategic objectives risk further pushback from employees, customers, regulators and investors. If we reward the other companies that are making positive efforts, traditional business models will shift towards purpose.

“Today, I am investing with the lens of an impact investor because I believe it is the optimal approach.” Read the full message from the founder here.

Michel Brutti

Founder and CEO

I always strive to align my personal values and mission with my professional life – a mission for a better & healthier tomorrow for our planet and all living beings in it. At Clear Skies, I found a diverse team of leaders who are committed to achieving the same mission with sustainable development at the core of their focus.

Dan Chacko

Director of Sustainable Investments

“When you’re doing something for yourself, or your best friend or family, you’re not going to cheese out.” – Steve Jobs when developing the iPod

That is what I feel about how we are creating Clear Skies. We are going the extra mile because we want to create an Impact Investing product that we ourselves would want to use and trust as investors. As individuals, we are committed to seeing a greener and more equal future.

Polina Gamayunova

Director of Operations and Strategy

Clear Skies not only aligns with my values and interests in finance and environmental issues but is also composed of a hard-working and diverse team of leaders.

Working at Clear skies challenges me every day and allows me to be creative in many ways!

Saphira Suoi

Impact Investment Team Lead

I believe that the market has a unique ability to push for a green transition so working at clearskies was really aligned with my personal values and interests

Nazim Benguettat

Global Equity Analyst

OUR MISSION

To direct capital towards positive impact initiatives and accelerate the finance industry’s contribution to a more sustainable world.

Impact Investing SDG
Impact investing in the Sustainable Development Goals

OUR METHOD

We define positive impact as an impact-driven activity that is aligned with at least one of the 17 objectives of the Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) of the United Nations.

OUR THEORY OF CHANGE IS ALIGNED WITH THE UN SDGs

There is an urgency to collectively mobilize and direct capital into investments aligned with the UN SDGs. Clear Skies has developed a Theory of Change which enables us to identify companies with impact-driven priorities aimed at five crucial avenues of a sustainable global economy.
 

PRESERVING THE PLANET

Sustainable
Energy and Climate Action

Fundamental Human Needs 

Smart and Resilient infrastructure

Shared
Prosperity

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