Active equity asset manager Stewart Investors has expanded access to its Asia-Pacific and Japan sustainable investing strategy with an EU-domiciled variable capital company (VCC) fund. The strategy aims to ensure long-term capital growth by building a portfolio of 30 to 60 companies across the regions, targeting a sustainable future with diversified cash flows. By also investing in Japan, Stewart Investors aims to offer investors more exposure to high-quality local companies, ensuring access to a greater pool of attractive growth opportunities that are well-positioned to benefit from sustainable development. “Asia is home to a number of pioneering entrepreneurs and business leaders who are advancing the continent’s sustainability push,” said Doug Ledingham, Portfolio Manager at Stewart Investors. “Leveraging over three decades of expertise investing in the region, this latest fund reinforces our commitment to backing high-quality, competent stewards with resilient financials that can leverage global tailwinds to deliver sound returns. As always, our focus is on quality, and we invest in companies that are aligned with sustainable development.” This is Stewart Investors’ latest sustainability-focused investment decision, as it continues its push to deliver social and environmental outcomes by targeting health and wellbeing, financial inclusion, waste reduction, water and energy efficiency, and renewable energy. Last year, the firm received a Morningstar ESG Commitment level of ‘Leader1’, which is the highest designation.
