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Ethical investments

The choice of ethical and environmental funds is greater than ever before with almost 60 funds to choose from within the Hargreaves Lansdown Vantage Service. Each fund applies different criteria with some fund managers stricter than others.

Investments that match your ethical and environmental needs

Use this search facility by ticking the issues that you would like the fund manager to address, then use the button to refine the fund list. Hargreaves Lansdown's search engine will show you a shortlist of funds and you can click to see each fund's stated ethical policy. There are positive and negative criteria and you can search on any mix. Please remember not all funds apply both techniques.

TIP: The more boxes you tick, the shorter the list of potential funds. If after searching no funds appear, try broadening your search by selecting less boxes.

For further information on any funds view the full fund factsheets or performance by following the link on the fund name. To make an investment simply click 'Invest'.

Ethical Search Criteria


Negative screening - Which areas would you like the funds to exclude?

  • Alcohol
  • Animal Testing
  • Contribution to Climate Change
  • Corruption
  • Deforestation
  • Exploitation of Workers
  • Fur Trade
  • Gambling
  • Genetic Engineering
  • Intensive Farming
  • Meat
  • Military / Weapons
  • Oppressive Regimes
  • Pollution of the Environment
  • Pornography
  • Tobacco


Positive screening - Which areas would you like the funds to support?

  • Biodiversity
  • Charities
  • Employee Rights
  • Environmental Products and Services
  • Green transport
  • Health and safety
  • Human rights
  • Renewable Energy
  • Sustainable Forestry
  • Sustainable Living
  • Waste Management
  • Water Management

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