£18.8bn
AUM for SFDR Article 8/9 funds as of Dec 2022
52 funds*
are SFDR Article 8/9 as of Jun 2023 (not available in all jurisdictions)
2040
is our target for operational net-zero
What is sustainable investing?
What is sustainable investing?
At the base level, Sustainable Investing is an approach to investment where environmental, social and governance (ESG) factors, in combination with traditional financial considerations, guide the selection and management of investments. This can be thought of as ESG integration to the investment process. This input focuses on the risks & opportunities ESG factors may bring to an investment which may affect the investment’s valuation.
In addition to ESG integration, investors may look for investments that seek to achieve a positive environmental or social outcome. This can be thought of as sustainable outcomes as an output of the investment process.
There are also investors that may look for investments that actively avoid certain investments due to ESG or ethical concerns.
This all comes under the broad banner of ‘sustainable investing’.
In addition to ESG integration, investors may look for investments that seek to achieve a positive environmental or social outcome. This can be thought of as sustainable outcomes as an output of the investment process.
There are also investors that may look for investments that actively avoid certain investments due to ESG or ethical concerns.
This all comes under the broad banner of ‘sustainable investing’.
Sustainable investing at abrdn
We have developed our sustainable investing approach, from over 30 years of experience, starting from a focus on corporate governance to the more holistic approach we take today. ESG considerations are now an integral part of our decision making.
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*Sustainable Finance Disclosure Regulation (SFDR)
Introduced by the European Commission (EC) and effective in March 2021, the Sustainable Finance Disclosure Regulation (SFDR) is a disclosure regulation which requires fund managers like abrdn to provide sustainability-related information about the funds they offer. The goal is to ensure investors have the information they need to make investment decisions in line with their sustainability goals and preferences.
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