Our environment and its natural capital play a key role in the economy.
The way we direct capital not only shapes the financial returns we may achieve, but also the type of impact we have on the world.
We face interlinked environmental crises, from climate breakdown, extreme weather, and species loss to water scarcity and unsustainable food production. We take action in our operations, but our greatest impact and influence is through how we invest. We place importance on understanding the environmental risks of our investments, as well as pursuing the opportunities we believe can benefit the environment while providing enhanced returns
The consideration of environmental risks and opportunities is an integral part of our investment process across all asset classes and sectors. A good understanding of environmental issues allows us to make better investment decisions for our clients. We encourage companies to tackle environmental issues, and we expect them to demonstrate their commitment to improve their environmental performance.
We face interlinked environmental crises, from climate breakdown, extreme weather, and species loss to water scarcity and unsustainable food production. Given our long-term focus, we are diligent in considering the environmental risks of our investments, as well as in pursuing opportunities that can generate a positive impact.
As well as our focus on Climate change we provide research and insight on a number of investment themes impacting the environment.
We are supportive of the Taskforce on Climate-related Financial Disclosures (TCFD) recommendations, encourage companies to report aligned to the guidance and published our own first report of our approach across our operations and investments.
98% of the electricity we procure directly is renewable.
We offset 110% of our operational carbon, including emissions from homeworking
In our operations, we have targets for removing single-use plastics and being a zero-waste to landfill business, and are focused on minimising our use of non-renewable resources. In the UK our procured cut-sheet paper is 100% sustainably sourced and we are taking this approach globally.
Operationally, we focus on educating our people through biodiversity information sessions, and working with charities and partners on projects which benefit nature and habitats.
Through our investments we aim to ensure that we are going beyond just minimising harm, by looking at benefits that will enhance the local environment and community – including enhancing biodiversity.
We offer sustainable investing solutions as well as integrating sustainable features across our range of products.
