WHEB publishes the positive environmental impact of each £1m investment

Reporting against UN sustainable development framework

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Specialist sustainable investing boutique WHEB Asset Management has unveiled a calculation of the positive environmental impact of every £1m that its Sustainability fund invests into the equity market.

The data is revealed in the group's third annual Impact Report for the £154m FP WHEB Sustainability fund, which solely invests in companies providing solutions to sustainability challenges.  Managing partner George Latham said: "Our experience is that investors of all types are increasingly interested in the purpose of their investments, and want to understand the impact of their savings and investments on the wider world." Sustainability, automation and the future of manufacturing According to WHEB's calculations, investing a £1m investment from the fund in 2016 resulted in 1,200 ...

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