How we inhabit
We believe change starts at home. We try to inhabit our own ecosystem in a manner that ensures a sustainable future for all. From the Green Team at our offices to our work in conservation and with communities globally, we aim to help preserve our natural world and support a better tomorrow for future generations.
Our corporate sustainability strategy is focused on five areas — energy, waste, water, sustainable travel and responsible procurement — with the aim of reducing and mitigating our carbon footprint.
Ninety One Green, a grassroots initiative of champions within the business, drives our efforts to be more sustainable and ensures our actions are aligned with our mission to exceed clients’ expectations in everything we do.
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Conservation
We are the founding sponsor of the Tusk Conservation Awards and have expanded our support of Tusk’s work through the recent launch of a charitable share class in one of our sustainable strategies. The annual management fee from the money invested in the share class will be donated to Tusk on an ongoing basis. These annual donations will be made available to help the ranger community, especially families of rangers who have laid down their lives, and to support rangers’ conservation efforts.
We also provided support to Conservation South Africa to expand its work with farmers and communities to embrace climate change-resilient farming practices.
Conservation
We are the founding sponsor of the Tusk Conservation Awards and have expanded our support of Tusk’s work through the recent launch of a charitable share class in one of our sustainable strategies. The annual management fee from the money invested in the share class will be donated to Tusk on an ongoing basis. These annual donations will be made available to help the ranger community, especially families of rangers who have laid down their lives, and to support rangers’ conservation efforts.
We also provided support to Conservation South Africa to expand its work with farmers and communities to embrace climate change-resilient farming practices.
Recent highlights:
- Developed a transition plan for our Scope 1 and 2 emissions aligned with science-based target methodology.
- Made progress on our emissions in 2021:
- Scope 1 emissions reduced by 95%.
- Scope 2 emissions reduced by 14%.
- Purchased and retired 11,000 carbon credits with respect to Ninety One’s Scope 1, 2 and 3 (category 6) emissions.
- Launched Ninety One Green – an employee resource group that looks to implement sustainability initiatives across the business.
- Launched Giki Zero programme to help employees measure their personal carbon footprints.
- Funded more than 60 student bursaries and 10 student research projects through the Changeblazers programme.
- Provided better access to water for more than 13,500 people in two communities through solar-powered borehole infrastructure.
- Established relationship with The Bookery that will contribute to improving literacy in South Africa.
Essentials of net-zero investing
Carbon data is backward looking and needs a better measure at a sovereign level explains Portfolio Manager Nicolas Jaquier. In an interview with Sustainability Director, Daisy Streatfeild, he outlines the unique challenges he and the team face when measuring and assessing the net-zero impact of countries and how to align portfolios to this goal.