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Designing meaningful portfolios for a transforming world

Glenmede formally launched its dedicated Sustainable & Impact Investing group in 2014 due to a recognition of the growing importance of environmental, social and governance issues in investment portfolios.

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Sustainable & Impact Investing

Experiencing results built on ideals

Through a team of dedicated specialists, we partner with you to build customized sustainable and impact-aligned portfolios. We can employ environmental, social and governance (ESG) information throughout the investment process in an effort to:

  • mitigate risk,
  • capture growth,
  • and align investments with values focused on future generations.
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Our Focus Areas

Our Philosophy

Throughout the investment process, we seek to deliver long-term sustainable prosperity and competitive risk-adjusted returns through socially responsible investing.

Investment Capabilities
  • Our public and private markets investment strategies span across four distinct ESG investment approaches.
  • In addition to reporting on investment performance, we measure and articulate your portfolio’s environmental or societal impact.
Our Philosophy

Throughout the investment process, we seek to deliver long-term sustainable prosperity and competitive risk-adjusted returns through socially responsible investing.

Investment Capabilities
  • Our public and private markets investment strategies span across four distinct ESG investment approaches.
  • In addition to reporting on investment performance, we measure and articulate your portfolio’s environmental or societal impact.
Our Philosophy:

We seek to deliver portfolios that consider physical and regulatory risks with growth opportunities created by climate change.

Investment Capabilities:
  • Our solutions allow you to align your portfolio with both your environmental and investment goals.
  • In addition to reporting on investment performance, we measure and articulate your portfolio’s environmental or societal impact. 
Our Philosophy:

We seek to deliver portfolios that consider physical and regulatory risks with growth opportunities created by climate change.

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Investment Capabilities:
  • Our solutions allow you to align your portfolio with both your environmental and investment goals.
  • In addition to reporting on investment performance, we measure and articulate your portfolio’s environmental or societal impact. 
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Our Philosophy:

Investing for DE&I extends past referring to point-in-time demographics. We seek to build portfolios that account for financially material risks and opportunities created by DE&I in historically marginalized communities.

Investment Capabilities:
  • Our customized portfolios focus on racial and gender equity, as well as the rights of the LGBTQ+, disabled and veteran communities.
  • We measure and articulate the DE&I related impact outcomes of your portfolio.
Our Philosophy:

Investing for DE&I extends past referring to point-in-time demographics. We seek to build portfolios that account for financially material risks and opportunities created by DE&I in historically marginalized communities.

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Investment Capabilities:
  • Our customized portfolios focus on racial and gender equity, as well as the rights of the LGBTQ+, disabled and veteran communities.
  • We measure and articulate the DE&I related impact outcomes of your portfolio.
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Our Philosophy:

Our investment portfolios seek to empower people through improved access to healthcare, inclusive financial products, safe and thriving neighborhoods and quality education.

Investment Capabilities:
  • With the ability to invest across asset classes, we build portfolios that target social inequities including health and wellness, affordable housing, financial inclusion and education.
  • We measure and articulate the tangible impact created by your portfolios to empower and address inequities.
Our Philosophy:

Our investment portfolios seek to empower people through improved access to healthcare, inclusive financial products, safe and thriving neighborhoods and quality education.

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Investment Capabilities:
  • With the ability to invest across asset classes, we build portfolios that target social inequities including health and wellness, affordable housing, financial inclusion and education.
  • We measure and articulate the tangible impact created by your portfolios to empower and address inequities.
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Industry Affiliations & Partnerships

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Glenmede’s Sustainable Investing Advisory Council

Comprised of experts from across disciplines and sectors, the Council provides meaningful sustainability investing insights and guidance.

 

Meet the Council

Talk to our Sustainable & Impact Investing team to align your investment portfolio with your values.

The Glenmede Trust Company was founded in 1956 for one purpose – to serve in perpetuity as Trustee and Administrator of The Pew Memorial Trust, the initial funding source for the nonprofit now known as The Pew Charitable Trusts.

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