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Impact investing pursues financial returns and measurable real-world impact at the same time. It asks what an investment funds as well as what it earns. It is not philanthropy: the aim is market-rate returns from companies that solve real problems, such as clean energy, healthcare access and the circular economy. New to the topic? Start with the Ziggma guide to impact investing.

ESG ratings use single materiality. They measure how environmental, social and governance risks affect the company’s own results. Impact investing uses double materiality. It also measures how the company affects people and the planet. An ESG fund can still own a fossil fuel producer that manages its own risks well; an impact-aligned portfolio usually does not. ESG vs. impact investing, explained.

The evidence points that way. A Schroders and Oxford Saïd Business School study of 257 impact companies found that 8 of 10 randomly built 40-stock impact portfolios beat the MSCI ACWI IMI from 2010 to 2023, with lower volatility. Impact companies often address large markets, benefit from policy tailwinds and score well on fundamentals. Past performance does not guarantee future results. Read the deep dive on impact performance.

Ziggma impact data comes from ACA Ethos, which analyzes companies across roughly 600 metrics and more than 80 impact topics. Ziggma Impact X-Ray turns that data into four sub-scores (Climate Action, Resource Use, Fair Labor and Accountability) and an overall Impact Score from 0 to 100. Scores fall into five bands: Harmful, Negative, Mixed, Positive and Profound. Read about the Ziggma impact data methodology.

Ziggma Global Warming Potential (GWP) is a portfolio temperature alignment metric. It shows the global warming the world would be on track for if every company matched the emissions path of the companies you own. The S&P 500 sits at 4.0°C, against the Paris Agreement goal of 1.5°C. Ziggma GWP is unrelated to the IPCC conversion factor of the same name. How portfolio temperature alignment works.

Ziggma impact ratings come from ACA Ethos, not from the companies themselves. Every score traces back to disclosed criteria. The framework measures outward impact directly, so a company does not earn credit just for managing its own risks or publishing a polished sustainability report. How to spot greenwashing in your portfolio.

Yes. Link a brokerage, IRA or 401(k), or enter your holdings, and Ziggma Impact X-Ray scores every position. It flags exposure to fossil fuels, high carbon intensity, controversial weapons and labor issues. Broad index funds almost always carry some of that exposure. How to link a brokerage account.

The Ziggma Stock Score rates a company’s fundamentals from 0 to 100 on four pillars: Growth, Valuation, Profitability and Financial Health. It is separate from the Impact Score by design. Using both lets you find companies that are fundamentally strong and impact-aligned. How the Ziggma Stock Score works.

No. Impact-aligned companies span technology, healthcare, industrials, real estate, consumer goods and utilities. You can build a diversified portfolio without a single fossil fuel producer. The harder part is making sure each pick also clears a quality bar. The Ziggma stock screener filters by Impact Score, sector and fundamentals at once.

Create an account and add your portfolio. The free plan supports manual entry and CSV import with unlimited holdings. Brokerage linking is included in the 7-day free trial and paid plans. Then open the Impact tab. From there, the Ziggma Portfolio Optimizer tests how a trade would change your returns profile and impact before you place it.