Ninety One has announced that its Global Sustainable Equity Fund will adopt the ‘Sustainability Impact’ label on 28 February 2025.

The fund will use the label under the Financial Conduct Authority’s Sustainability Disclosure Requirements (SDR) regime.

It is managed by Stephanie Niven and Miles Hamilton, and is a high conviction, concentrated global equity portfolio that seeks to invest in businesses with sustainable drivers of structural growth, competitive advantages, and that are generating sustainable returns.

The structural growth opportunity set spans decarbonisation, financial and digital inclusion, healthcare impact, climate adaptation and water & pollution management, and access to education.

Ninety One said it believed that by investing in solution providers and engaging to promote the growth in the provision of environmental and/or social solutions, positive outcomes could be achieved at a greater speed, scale, or breadth.

Commenting on the announcement, Ninety One Global Sustainable Equity co-portfolio manager, Stephanie Niven, said: “As an active, global investment manager, Ninety One strives to invest for a better tomorrow.

“We believe that the effects a company has on its wider stakeholders, inclusive of society, the environment and its employees, will be increasingly recognised by the financial markets over the longer-term.

“Moreover, we continue to see sustainability creating a wide and growing opportunity set for active, concentrated investors.

“The decade ahead will be critical for addressing a broad range of sustainability challenges, presenting investors with significant potential to both generate returns and invest in companies contributing to positive social and environmental outcomes.

“The adoption of the ‘Sustainability Impact’ label by the Global Sustainable Equity Fund underscores our commitment to address the sustainability challenges in the years to come.”

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