Sustainable Investing

£18.8bn

AUM for SFDR Article 8/9 funds as of Dec 2022

48 funds*

are SFDR Article 8/9 as of Dec 2022 (not available in all jurisdictions)

2040

is our target for operational net-zero

What is sustainable investing?

At the base level, Sustainable Investing is an approach to investment where environmental, social and governance (ESG) factors, in combination with traditional financial considerations, guide the selection and management of investments. This can be thought of as ESG integration to the investment process. This input focuses on the risks & opportunities ESG factors may bring to an investment which may affect the investment’s valuation.

In addition to ESG integration, investors may look for investments that seek to achieve a positive environmental or social outcome. This can be thought of as sustainable outcomes as an output of the investment process.

There are also investors that may look for investments that actively avoid certain investments due to ESG or ethical concerns.

This all comes under the broad banner of ‘sustainable investing’.

Sustainable investing at abrdn

We have developed our sustainable investing approach, from over 30 years of experience, starting from a focus on corporate governance to the more holistic approach we take today. ESG considerations are now an integral part of our decision making.

View our Sustainable Investing brochure

*Given the different defining criteria of sustainable funds by regulators across jurisdictions, an Article 8/9 fund under the SFDR may not necessarily be categorised as a ‘sustainable’ or ‘ESG’ fund in the respective Asia Pacific markets.

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Sustainability Summit (25 May 2023)

This year, abrdn’s Sustainability Summit 2023, held in Singapore, envisions the future of sustainability in Asia Pacific (APAC) – where the region leads the way in advancing sustainability solutions and making real progress.

Find out more about Sustainability Summit