Responsible Investment Report 2019

180 mins | Responsible investment
1 April 2020

We believe that investing responsibly will lead to better long-term performance for our clients.

As an investment manager with a relatively concentrated portfolio of equity holdings, we believe ESG considerations represent both sources of value and also investment risks.


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