Four investment trusts become first to adopt SDR sustainability labels
Non-UK AIC members are looking carefully at the labelling regime in preparation for when they’re bought into scope
James Alexander
Chief executive
UKSIF
James Alexander joined UKSIF as chief executive in October 2020, with a strong vision and mandate to further enhance the organisation’s key role in promoting and expanding sustainable investment and finance in the UK.
James has a background in international climate finance and infrastructure finance as well as many years’ experience in leadership roles in membership organisations. Most recently, James supported global megacities to overcome the substantial barriers to financing climate action as director of the City Finance Programme at the C40 Cities Climate Leadership Group and head of the C40 Cities Finance Facility – a project preparation facility he developed, now supporting cities across the world to structure nearly a billion dollars of sustainable infrastructure transactions.
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