WHEB Asset Management (WHEB), the impact investing pioneer, has won the Responsible Investor of the Year award at the Reuters annual Sustainability Awards 2024.
This news comes several weeks after the company confirmed that it was adopting the ‘Sustainability Impact’ label on the FP WHEB Sustainability Impact Fund – becoming one of the first funds to use the label since the Financial Conduct Authority’s Sustainability Disclosure Requirements (SDR) regime came into force on 31 July 2024.
Beating off significant competition the awards’ judge’s cited WHEB’s approach to sustainability investing as “head and shoulders above everybody else. Their clear and focused investment strategy has played a leading role in making the sustainable investment industry as a whole more investable.”
WHEB Asset Management are pioneering, global equity impact investors, managing ~£1.1bn for institutional and retail clients. The team, led by partners George Latham, Seb Beloe and Ted Franks, have been working in sustainable investments for over 25 years and trace the track record for the strategy back to 2005.
As positive impact investors, WHEB’s mission is to advance sustainability and create prosperity through positive impact investing for its clients and the world. The company believes in the fundamental connection between long-term positive change and long-term growth.
Commenting on winning the award, George Latham, managing partner at WHEB Asset Management, says: “WHEB’s mission is to advance sustainability and create prosperity through positive impact investments. For us, this is not just another product line, it is what defines us. All our investments are made with the intention of generating positive, measurable social and environmental impact alongside a financial return. We are genuinely honoured to win this award.
