Sustainable Investment Conference

Tuesday 13 May 2025

Thank you for attending our Sustainable Investment Conference on Tuesday 13 May. Here you will find a link to download a copy of the slides, plus a reminder of the agenda on the day.

Download a copy of the presentation (PDF)

Conference agenda

  • Reasons to focus on sustainable investing
  • Leaving the planet in good state
  • Improving health and quality of life
  • Increasing resilience to natural events
  • Governance and management quality (driving investment returns)
  • Corporate bonds and sustainable investing
  • SDR update
  • Client panel Q&A session
  • Outlook and prospects for sustainable investing
Sustainable Investment Conference

Contact us

Vanessa Lawley
Vanessa LawleyHead of UK Client Service
Sagar Mehta
Sagar MehtaUK Client Service – London
Jemima Kenworthy
Jemima KenworthyUK Client Service – Midlands and the North
Sam Norton
Sam NortonUK Client Service – South

Sustainable Investment team

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.

Sustainable Investment team