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Neil Hermon, fund manager of the Henderson Smaller Companies Investment Trust, explains how his approach to ESG investing is (and has always been) embedded in his investment process - and why he believes it has helped the trust deliver returns that saw it beat its benchmark in 15 out of 17 years.
Neil Hermon, manager of the Henderson Smaller Companies Investment Trust
In recent years the letters E, S and G have never been uttered more.
These letters in the context of investing stand for environmental, social and governance and we welcome the fact that they are gaining so much prominence.
About Paul Manduca Paul is currently Chairman of Prudential plc, a position he has held since July 2012, having joined the Board as Senior Independent Director in October 2010. He is due to step down from Prudential plc on 31 December 2020. He has served as chairman of the Association of Investment Companies (1991 to 1993), founding CEO of Threadneedle Asset Management Limited (1994 to 1999), global CEO of Rothschild Asset Management (1999 to 2002), and director of Eagle Star and Allied Dunbar, as well as holding the offices of European CEO of Deutsche Asset Management (2002 to 2005), chairman of Bridgewell Group plc and a director of Henderson Smaller Companies Investment Trust plc.