Traditional investing delivers value by translating investor capital into investment opportunities that carry risks commensurate with expected returns. Sustainable investing balances traditional investing with environmental, social, and governance-related (ESG) insights to improve long-term outcomes.

In many ways, sustainable investing can be seen as part of the evolution of investing. There is a growing recognition among industry participants that some ESG factors are economic factors, especially in the long term, and it is, therefore, important to incorporate material ESG factors.

There are three critical elements of sustainable investing:

• Sustainable investing is additive to asset management theory and does not mean a rejection of foundational concepts.
• Sustainable investing develops deeper insights about how value will be created going forward using ESG considerations.
• Sustainable investing considers diverse stakeholders, consistent with how companies are developing.

Why Is Sustainable Investing Important?

Interest in sustainable investing continues to grow, and the pressure is on for investment organizations to move toward the sustainable investing model. In an era when the investment industry is challenged by rising end-client and regulatory expectations and challenging economics, the alternative of maintaining the status quo leaves the industry vulnerable to decline.

The next stage of development will depend heavily on industry leadership and innovation in investment thinking and practice, as well as data management. If these are present, the future is exceptionally bright.

Little Helps Plan.

The future of our business depends not only on the decisions and actions we take, but also on the world around us and our ability to adapt. As one of UK's largest Financial Investment Firm, it is vital we play our part and lead by example to help tackle some of the biggest social and environmental challenges facing the word today. Every little help makes a big difference is the GEM MINING COMPANY value that underpins our approach to sustainability.
It helps deliver our purpose of serving people a little better every day while also acting as a responsible and sustainable business for our stakeholders, our communities and the planet.

The Little Helps Plan is the framework we use to shape our long-term approach to sustainability. It enables us to demonstrate, monitor and improve our performance, both within our own operations and the wider supply chain on the issues that matter. Under the framework's four pillars: People, Product, Planet and Places, we are making a difference on issues such as diversity and inclusion, healthy, sustainable diets, climate change and poverty.