Culture can be a tricky subject in financial services, so let's call a spade a spade. People - and businesses - invest to make money, and employees of financial firms are paid to make money for their clients. And to be clear, this applies to all investments - including sustainable, responsible, ESG, ethical and impact strategies. There are no exceptions. Few would disagree with this concept - although I will admit to having dealt with a client complaint 20 or so years ago - someone who was unhappy that their investment in the Stewardship fund had made too much money. They had not exp...
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