Ninety One's sustainability framework

Invest, Advocate, Inhabit

Ninety One’s sustainability framework is aligned with the purpose and culture of our business: to do the right thing. By doing the right thing, we believe we can deliver the best outcomes for our clients, our people and the planet.

Our approach to sustainability


Across Invest, Advocate and Inhabit, we seek to align behind the purpose and culture of our business: to do the right thing. By doing the right thing, we believe we can deliver the best outcomes for our clients, our people and the planet.

Invest

We integrate the assessment of ESG risks into our portfolios by deepening our understanding of externalities and improving our analysis and assessment of the risk they present.

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Advocate

We seek to raise awareness of the need to fund the net-zero transition in a fair and inclusive way, particularly in emerging markets.

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Inhabit

We work to improve the sustainability of our operations, and to support charities and community projects that are important to the team at Ninety One.

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Driving sustainability with substance


Ninety One strives to be known for delivering sustainability with substance. Our sustainability framework – Invest, Advocate, Inhabit – puts the focus on the areas where we aim to make a real-world difference.

Invest 
Integrate

Are we continuing to improve the way we incorporate ESG analysis in our approach and decision-making?

Engage

Are we actively engaging portfolio companies on their ESG performance where we have expertise and where we believe we can make a difference?

Impact

Are we developing specialist sustainable strategies that focus on positive inclusion and a defined impact objective?

Advocate
Policy contribution

Are we actively engaged with policy development where we can make a difference?

Education

Do we challenge our clients, communities and stakeholders on the opportunities and risks in transitioning to a sustainable economy?

Thought leadership 

Does our research and insights help to lead the conversation and thinking on sustainable investing where we have expertise?

Inhabit
Our firm

Do we run our business responsibly, act sustainably and support and reflect our communities?

Diversity 

Are we committed to diversity and transformation across the communities and societies we operate within?

Natural world 

Are we active in helping to preserve our natural world and do we work towards a sustainable future for generations to come?