risks.

The following risks may be materially relevant but may not always be adequately captured by the summary risk indicator and may cause additional loss: Concentration risk, Emerging market risk and Active management risk. Sustainability risks may lead to a significant deterioration in the financial profile, profitability or reputation of an underlying investment and may therefore have a significant impact on its market price or liquidity. The environmental, social, and governance (“ESG”) considerations discussed herein may affect an investment team’s decision to invest in certain companies or industries from time to time. Results may differ from portfolios that do not apply similar ESG considerations to their investment process.

glossary.

Planetary Transition

Decarbonising and electrifying to reach a net-zero economy

 

The Planetary Transition strategy invests in undervalued companies embracing system changes linked to the decarbonisation and electrification of industry, transport and the built environment, including transition leaders in carbon-intensive industries.

Please note before 1 May 2023, the fund was named LO Funds – Climate Transition.

Source: LOIM research projections. (1) International Energy Agency ‘World Energy Outlook’ (2023). (2) Clean Energy Wire.

investing in net-zero disruption.

We believe the disruption caused by the transition to net-zero emissions creates significant investment opportunities. The shift from an energy system based on fossil fuels to one that is more efficient, decentralised and flexible will be uneven and complex, presenting stock picking opportunities.

The rise in temperature and the escalating cost of climate change create pain points which act as catalysts for systems change. In turn, these shift profit pools and re-shape equity markets. We see decarbonisation transitioners and electrification solutions gaining market share and creating economic value, driving the move to a net-zero and digitally enabled economy.

The Planetary Transition strategy aims to identify opportunities in the equity market and deliver superior returns by:

investment philosophy and strategy.

System-change investing asks where trends are leading to inescapable pain points, triggering inflection points towards superior economic systems that can economically outcompete existing ones while restructuring value chains, profit pools and equity markets. The pain point of the cost of rising temperature is a key catalyst for systems change, driving the economic transformation to a net-zero economy and creating investment opportunities. The Planetary Transition strategy invests in the disruptive forces of system changes taking shape around decarbonisation transitioners and electrification solutions.

our assumptions around the energy transition

future energy consumption

more than 70% to be in the form of power

flexibility and decentralisation

to emerge as key characteristics

low-carbon sources of energy and energy efficiency

 to lead the way, aiding higher productivity

carbon pricing and other regulatory mechanisms

will lay bare the costs of emissions

climate adaptation

will climb up the political and economic agenda

We translate our assumptions around the energy transition into investment opportunities in segments including industrials, utilities, automotives and mobility and metals.

Our strategy seeks:

  • Companies that provide products and services fuelling the transition and can translate this into earnings growth and resilient valuations
  • Players with strong capital discipline, operating in supportive policy environments and with a track record of good risk management
  • Names employing digitalisation as an enabling technology, including semiconductors, cloud services, cybersecurity and software.

why us?

our approach.5

investment team. 6

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Didier Rabattu
Co-Lead Portfolio Manager, Planetary Transition,
Co-CIO Equities (retiring)

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Paul Udall
Co-Lead PM,
Planetary Transition
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Peter Burke-Smith
Co-PM
Planetary Transition

 

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Nicholette MacDonald-Brown
Head of Sustainable Equities, Co-CIO Equities
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Pascal Menges
Client Portfolio Manager

sources

3 Source: NAOO Centers for Environmental Information (2025), LOIM analysis. For illustrative purposes only.
4 Source: NAOO Centers for Environmental Information (2025) , LOIM analysis. For illustrative purposes only

5 Source: LOIM. For illustrative purposes only.
6 Source: LOIM. Data as of 21 May 2025. Teams are subject to change

insights.

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