Scientific Beta

Adviser Voice: "During this period, Scientific Beta has developed three principles of climate impact investing anchored on the fact that green alpha is an illusion, directly challenging the damaging status quo that you can save the planet and deliver higher returns for investors. Michael Aked, senior investment strategist at Scientific Beta, stated the firm is a strong supporter of ESG investing given its European roots but warns that the science behind green alpha is not robust and fraught with data mining."

Adviser Voice 31/10/2023

"(...) Scientific Beta, an equity index provider in the ESG and Multi-Factor investment arena, has challenged the conventional belief that investing in companies or portfolios with high ESG green scores guarantees excess returns or even significant climate impact. The international index provider has brought its knowledge from Europe to Australia and says that on the surface, ESG portfolios may indicate outperformance, but they’re not moving the dial on achieving climate goals. Since 2015, Scientific Beta has been providing cutting-edge strategies in the realms of ESG and climate change. In addition to its in-house research efforts, Scientific Beta actively backs a significant research endeavour led by EDHEC focused on ESG and climate investing. During this period, Scientific Beta has developed three principles of climate impact investing anchored on the fact that green alpha is an illusion, directly challenging the damaging status quo that you can save the planet and deliver higher returns for investors. Michael Aked, senior investment strategist at Scientific Beta, stated the firm is a strong supporter of ESG investing given its European roots but warns that the science behind green alpha is not robust and fraught with data mining. Mike agrees that it will not lower investors’ returns either. (...)"