Why sustainability still matters for investors, the planet and society

The scientific progress and innovation of sustainable companies bring benefits for the planet and society over the long term. Through offering solutions to many of the world’s problems and improving all of our lives, these companies are helping to drive structural economic growth that their investors can profit from as well.

While President Trump’s views may be almost the opposite of the philosophy of sustainable investors, when companies deliver cheaper and better solutions they are adopted at pace regardless of the political backdrop. For example, Texas, a Republican oil producing state, has seen renewable energy increase eightfold over the last five years.

At this exclusive event, the Sustainable Investment team will discuss some of the key sustainable themes with the potential for structural economic growth and the companies with significant exposures to them:

Leaving the planet in a good state for future generations
Improving health and the quality of life
Strong corporate governance.

The team will then talk through their views on:

The role of AI in sustainability
And why the Sustainable Future funds are adopting the Sustainability Focus label and the reasons this is positive for clients.

The team will be available to answer your questions about sustainability and the SDR labels.

You will earn 1.5 hours of CPD by attending this event.

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The team has been managing the Sustainable Future funds for over 20 years. A key differentiator is the fact all the sustainable elements are fully integrated within a single team. The team is headed by Peter Michaelis, who was previously head of SRI at Aviva Investors and has been managing the SF funds since launch. The team joined as part of Liontrust’s acquisition of Alliance Trust Investments (ATI), and were previously running the Sustainable Future fund range at Aviva Investors. The other lead equity managers are Simon Clements (who was formerly head of global equities at Aviva Investors) along with Martyn Jones and Chris Foster, who joined the management training programme at ATI as graduates. Fixed income investments are managed by Kenny Watson (formerly at Ignis Asset Management), Aitken Ross and Jack Willis who also started their careers in the graduate scheme at ATI, and Connor Godsell. Harriet Parker leads on engagement activities across the team.