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Impact Report 2018 highlights WHEB’s sizeable CO₂ avoidance vs global capital markets

5th June 2019, London: WHEB Asset Management has published its 5th annual impact report, titled Prosperity with Purpose, on World Environment Day. The 16-page impact report illustrates in detail how the 58 portfolio holdings (as of 31st Dec 2018) in the FP WHEB Sustainability strategy generated impact across WHEB’s nine investment themes, which are related to seven of the 17 United Nations’ Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs).

One of the highlights is how many greenhouse gas emissions WHEB’s listed equity impact strategy avoided compared to global capital markets.

“In 2018 alone we estimate that the strategy helped to avoid the emission of more than 800 tons of CO₂ equivalents per £1 million invested. Over a three-year period, the impact of £1 million invested would have avoided the emission of more than 3,400 tons of CO₂ equivalents,” explained Seb Beloe, Partner and Head of Research.

“Today, climate-related financial risks are firmly on many investors’ agendas. For this reason, a significant portion of WHEB’s listed equity strategy is invested in companies that manufacture and sell products and services that help to reduce greenhouse gas emissions,” said George Latham, Managing Partner.

In addition to carbon emission avoidance, clean water, health, education and clean energy are among the SDGs on which WHEB Asset Management’s investment strategy generated a positive impact in 2018.

WHEB’s investment premise is that the global economy is in the early stages of a major transition to a low carbon and more sustainable model. As such, the London-based group focuses on companies producing goods and services that enable or benefit from this transition.

For the 12-month period ending 31 December 2018, £1 million invested in the strategy was associated with positive social and environmental impacts equivalent to:

800 tons of CO₂ equivalents avoided
1,800 MWh of renewable energy generated
200 tons of waste recovered or recycled
10 million litres of waste water treated
14 million litres of water cleaned and distributed for reuse
52 people received healthcare treatment
51 people benefited from preventative healthcare
£65,000 of healthcare costs saved
118 days of tertiary education provided

In 2015, WHEB was the first listed equity investor to publish an impact report. It was also the first to report on the positive social impact of an investment strategy in 2018 and each year, new functions are added to the Impact Calculator. It can now show the cumulative positive impact of an individual’s investment over one, two and three-year periods.

Founded in 2009, WHEB’s mission is to advance sustainability and create prosperity through positive impact investments.  With a track record of more than 13 years, the team at WHEB are an experienced team of specialists and recognised for their thought leadership in impact investing.

Annual Impact Report 2018 Click here to download Prosperity with Purpose

Annual Impact Report 2018 video highlights Click here to watch the video highlights of the report

Online Impact Tools

Impact Calculator to visualise the impact of an individual’s investments

Examples of WHEB portfolio holdings relating to seven of the SDGs

Impact of company-level engagement

Impact Map showing how impactful WHEB portfolio holdings are: www.whebgroup.com/impact/impact-map/

For further information contact:

Libby Stanley
Business Development Manager
WHEB Asset Management

Email: libby.stanley@whebgroup.com
Tel. +44 (0) 203 219 3410

Related

Foresight Group LLP completed an acquisition of the trade and assets of WHEB Asset Management LLP (WHEB). By way of Novation, Foresight Group LLP now acts as investment manager. Foresight Group LLP uses the trading names WHEB and WHEB Asset Management.

Foresight Group LLP and is authorised and regulated by the Financial Conduct Authority with Firm Reference Number 198020 and has its registered office at The Shard, 32 London Bridge Street, London, SE1 9SG. FundRock Partners Limited (formerly Fund Partners Limited) remains the Authorised Corporate Director of the Funds and is authorised and regulated by the Financial Conduct Authority with Firm Reference Number 469278 and has its registered office at Hamilton Centre, Rodney Way, Chelmsford, England, CM1 3BY.

 

Important Notices:

Risks include: the price of shares (“Shares”) in FP WHEB Sustainability Impact Fund, WHEB Sustainable Impact Fund or WHEB Environmental Impact Fund may increase or decrease and you may not get back the amount originally invested, for reasons including adverse market and foreign exchange rate movements. Past performance does not predict future returns. The Fund invests in equities and is exposed to price fluctuations in the equity markets, and focuses on investments in mid-sized companies in certain sectors so its performance may not correlate closely with the MSCI World Index (the benchmark). For full risks, please see fund prospectus on www.whebgroup.com

General: This information, its contents and any related communication (altogether, the “Information”) is issued by WHEB Asset Management LLP (“WHEB Asset Management”). It is intended for information purposes only and does not constitute or form part of any offer or invitation to buy or sell any security including any shares in the FP WHEB Sustainability Impact Fund or WHEB Sustainable Impact Fund, including in the United States. It should not be relied upon to make an investment decision in relation to Shares in the FP WHEB Sustainability Impact Fund or WHEB Sustainable Impact Fund or otherwise; any such investment decision should be made only on the basis of the Fund scheme documents and appropriate professional advice. This Information does not constitute advice of any kind, investment research or a research recommendation, is in summary form and is subject to change without notice. The performance shown does not take account of any commissions and costs charged when subscribing to and redeeming shares. WHEB Asset Management has exercised reasonable care in preparing this Information including using reliable sources, however, makes no representation or warranty relating to its accuracy, reliability or completeness or whether any future event may or may not occur. This Information is only made available to recipients who may lawfully receive it in accordance with applicable laws, regulations and rules and binding guidance of regulators. WHEB Asset Management LLP is registered in England and Wales with number OC 341489 and has its registered office at 7 Cavendish Square, London, W1G 0PE. WHEB Asset Management LLP is authorised and regulated by the Financial Conduct Authority with Firm Reference Number 496413.

FP WHEB Sustainability Impact Fund

FundRock Partners Limited (formerly Fund Partners Limited) is the Authorised Corporate Director of the Fund and is authorised and regulated by the Financial Conduct Authority with Firm Reference Number 469278 and has its registered office at 6th Floor Bastion House, 140 London Wall, London, EC2Y 5DN. The state of the origin of the Fund is England and Wales. The Representative in Switzerland is ACOLIN Fund Services AG, Leutschenbachstrasse 50, CH-8050 Zurich, whilst the Paying Agent is NPB Neue Privat Bank AG, Limmatquai 1/am Bellevue, P.O. Box, 8024 Zurich . The relevant documents such as the prospectus, the key investor information document (KIIDs), the Articles of Association as well as the annual and semi-annual reports may be obtained free of charge from the Representative in Switzerland.

WHEB Sustainable Impact Fund

The Manager of the Fund is FundRock Management Company S.A., authorised and regulated by the Luxembourg regulator to act as UCITS management company and has its registered office at 33, rue de Gasperich, L-5826 Hesperange, Grand-Duchy of Luxembourg. The Representative in Switzerland is ACOLIN Fund Services AG, Leutschenbachstrasse 50, CH-8050 Zurich, whilst the Paying Agent is NPB Neue Privat Bank AG, Limmatquai 1/am Bellevue, P.O. Box, 8024 Zurich. The relevant documents such as the prospectus, the key investor information document (KIIDs), the Articles of Association as well as the annual and semi-annual reports may be obtained free of charge from the representative in Switzerland. The state of the origin of the Fund is Ireland. The Fund is registered for distribution to professional investors in Austria, France, Germany, Italy, Luxembourg, Norway, Singapore, Sweden and the United Kingdom, and is registered for offering to retail investors in Switzerland, Denmark and the Netherlands. The Fund is also available for professional investors in Belgium and Hong Kong. It is not available to investors domiciled in the United States.

WHEB Environmental Impact Fund

The Manager of the Fund is FundRock Management Company S.A., authorised and regulated by the Luxembourg regulator to act as UCITS management company and has its registered office at 33, rue de Gasperich, L-5826 Hesperange, Grand-Duchy of Luxembourg. The Fund is registered for distribution to professional investors in the United Kingdom. It is not available to investors domiciled in the United States.

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