Sustainable asset allocations: 'Assess businesses on more than just financial gains'

Speaking at the Sustainable Investment Festival, hosted by Professional Adviser and sister publications Professional Pensions, Investment Week and International Investment, Funk (pictured) spoke about incorporating climate change into asset allocations while evidencing companies' positive impact on the world. "Companies affect both people and planet; the world is not a vacuum," he said. "We really need to start assessing business on more than just their financial gains." When considering asset allocations, he added, one thing to investigate was impact investing, which for Schroders mu...