Insight

In the first quarter of this year, life was ‘normal’. Do you remember? We had problems and we had plans about how to fix them. At Hull Women’s Network (HWN) that meant dealing with issues around domestic violence and doing our best to address them. Often the solutions came in quickly; finding housing for a woman that was in the right place and would keep that individual safe and away from an abuser.

When the whistle blew on the investment strategies of high-profile charities such as the National Trust and Comic Relief, other UK charities immediately sat up and took note. As a result, most will now actively avoid investing in the likes of tobacco, alcohol, fossil fuels and armaments. But Alice Farrer, one of the Ethical Investment Managers at Sanlam, explains that responsible investing has come a long way, and more can be done to ensure charities are actively aligning their investments with their core values.