Launched in August 2021, Swiss Life Asset Managers' (SLAM) Article 9 Swiss Life Funds (LUX) Equity Environment & Biodiversity Impact fund focuses on companies addressing pollution reduction, circular resource use, ecological technologies, advanced monitoring tools, and regenerative business models.

It naturally emphasizes small and mid-cap firms, where innovation is most dynamic and where targeted capital allocation can significantly accelerate nature-positive outcomes. Large-cap companies, including the 'Magnificent 7', are deliberately excluded to preserve impact integrity.

Built to address the analytical challenges of biodiversity investing, SLAM's quantamental approach combines quantitative modelling aligned with global biodiversity standards and in-depth fundamental research to evaluate companies' strategic alignment with nature-positive pathways.

Initially rolled out in Switzerland and France, the commercial development of the fund has rapidly expanded into the UK, Germany, Italy, the Nordics, Monaco, and the Benelux region.

These attributes have secured SLAM the Insurance Asset Risk's 2026 Biodiversity/natural capital investment initiative of the year award.