Environmental, Social and Governance (ESG) issues are at the top of the agenda for many businesses, and while it’s understandable that this may be driven as much by business interest as a genuine concern for ESG issues, it’s also clear that investors are increasingly considering ESG factors in their investment decisions.

DId you know that by ‘greening’ your pension you might be able to cut your carbon footprint up to 21 times more than by making lifestyle or behavioural changes like going vegetarian, switching energy supplier, reducing travel and in particular flights combined? (source www. makemymoneymatter.co.uk/21x/ )

For this and many other reasons ESG investing is becoming more popular. It is a way to build a more ethical portfolio, and the benefits of adopting this strategy go beyond a good conscience as funds provide good yields and as shareholders, you have a far greater voice in how companies discharge their ESG obligations, but how many people actually understand it?

On this pod Ed and Tristan explore the benefits of ESG investing and explain just how powerful greening your pension can be in taking steps to tackle the climate crisis.

If you have ever considered ESG investing and want to know more about it, this pod is for you.

This episode of the Wealth of Positivity podcast is all about the small marginal gains that we can all make to our savings and investments - and life in general- that can add up to make a significant impact.

Small marginal gains was a concept made famous by Dave Brailsford, the former performance director of British Cycling. Under his guidance every aspect of an Olympic cyclists preparation and performance was analysed and, where possible, improved, the ethos being ten 1% gains all added up to something much greater. 

As the counter philosophy to goal setting, where a clear path is mapped out ahead of you, Ed and Tristan discuss this philosophy in relation to savings and investments and demonstrate how to make the small gains that mean the eventual goals will look after themselves. 

This episode is for the newbies, those that are trying investments for the first time. 
For anyone new to the world of investments, there is a wealth of information out there and the first thing Ed and Tristan recommend is to get some good advice before you start. 
There is no time too early or too late for someone to start investing; there are products on the market that parents, grandparents, carers or anyone else can use on the birth of a new child, which can stay with them through their young lives and which can create good habits and hopefully become the foundation for a sound investment portfolio as they get older. 
Ed and Tristan discuss ways to get started on an investment journey and how to create a decent nest egg for the future. They have some top tips for identifying a time horizon and working towards saving and investing for some clear life-goals. 
This pod explains the different types of investment assets, the risks and rewards that are attached to them and what they represent in terms of a portfolio for later life. 
If you are looking for some good advice as a first time investor or wondering how to create some wealth on behalf of someone else, this pod is for you.