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At LGT, our stewardship activity revolves around four key themes: Climate Change, Fairer Societies, Nature & Biodiversity and Strong & Robust Governance. These key priorities guide us in identifying the risks companies face and highlight areas where we as investors can drive meaningful change.

Find out how LGT’s stewardship approach helps navigate risk, drive progress and protect long-term value.

Tuesday 22 April 2025 will mark the 55th anniversary of Earth Day – an annual, international event to demonstrate support for environmental protection – and this year's theme is 'Our Power, Our Planet.'

As global politics shift towards isolationism, companies are rethinking supply chains. Learn about onshoring, friendshoring, and nearshoring strategies that are shaping the future of trade and investment.

As a society, our reaction to climate change has become increasingly urgent and multifaceted, driven by growing awareness of the impact of climate change on us now and for future generations. However, since Donald Trump took office in the US, we are now looking at a change in policy and looking to see whether his energy initiatives will influence consumers and his global counterparts.

Wetlands play a vital role in our ecosystems and economies: not only are they our planet’s most effective carbon sinks, but they support biodiversity, provide natural flood defences and improve the livelihoods and wellbeing of people across the world. In recognition of the importance of wetland conservation, LGT is proud to partner with the Wildfowl and Wetlands Trust (WWT).

Our 2024 Impact Report highlights our continued efforts towards helping to build a more sustainable future for all. As part of our ongoing commitment to creating lasting value for our stakeholders, the report provides a comprehensive overview of our sustainability initiatives encompassing environmental stewardship, social responsibility and strategic partnerships.

Producing vast amounts of cheap, clean energy, the sun is critical for global decarbonisation. But solar power also offers something more: investment opportunities in everything from photovoltaics and batteries to the transmission lines and transformers that form the backbone of the world's power systems.

Our 2024 Impact Report highlights our ongoing commitment to creating an inclusive environment and making a positive contribution to society.

It's National Tree Week, so let's hear it for trees: for giving excitable children through the ages a place to hide, climb, or swing; for offering us merciful shade through the summer and rustling leaves to kick through in autumn; for providing a natural home to a menagerie of arboreal animals, and structure and warmth to our built environment. These green giants grant us so much…they even taught Sir Isaac Newton a thing or two about gravity.