Premier Miton is set to adopt the Sustainability Impact label on its Emerging Markets Sustainable fund under the Financial Conduct Authority’s (FCA) Sustainability Disclosure Requirements (SDR).
Managed by sustainable investing fund managers Fiona Manning and William Scholes (both pictured), the fund was launched in April 2023 with a dual objective to deliver capital appreciation as well as measurable positive environmental and societal outcomes. The team’s differentiated investment strategy and research process look to identify companies that are enabling positive change in emerging markets.
Commenting on the announcement, Manning said: “We are delighted to be coming into 2025 having achieved two key milestones for the fund – the publication of our first Sustainability Report since the fund’s launch and the planned adoption of the FCA’s Sustainability Impact label.
“The measurement of impact is complex and still evolving. We are committed to working with companies and data partners to drive forward the measurement and delivery of positive impact in emerging markets. We will always be transparent about the challenges we face and will work to improve investor understanding of dual outcome sustainable products such as ours.”
Co-fund manager Scholes added: “Fiona and I are dedicated to finding those companies that we believe can help address unmet needs, solve a problem or push forward a global technological frontier. Our aim is to deliver strong returns for investors without compromising on franchise quality and draw more capital into long term investment in countries where it will go furthest towards achieving the ambitions of the United Nations’ Sustainable Development Goals.”
