Third EdenTree fund gains SDR Sustainability Impact label

EdenTree Investment Management has confirmed the EdenTree Global Impact Bond fund will adopt the Sustainability Disclosure Requirements’ (SDR) Sustainability Impact label from 3 February 2025, becoming the third fund from the group to adopt a label after the EdenTree Green Future and EdenTree Green Infrastructure funds.

Co-managed by EdenTree’s head of fixed income, David Katimbo-Mugwanya (pictured left), and fund manager Michael Sheehan (pictured right), the Global Impact Bond fund seeks to deliver positive environmental and social impact for clients while generating risk-adjusted performance over the long term. It does this with what EdenTree describes as a “flexible and diversified” global portfolio of principally ESG-labelled green, social and sustainable bonds.

The Sustainability Impact label indicates to investors a fund invests with the aim of achieving a predefined, positive and measurable environmental and/or social impact. The EdenTree Global Impact Bond fund is believed to be the first fixed income product to be awarded a label, according to the group.

Aaron Cox, impact strategist at EdenTree, commented: “We are delighted to add a further SDR fund label to our range, meaning we will soon have a fully labelled impact investment offering across the three major asset classes: equities, listed infrastructure and fixed income.

“Impact investment is an important and attractive category for investors who want to see their savings help to create positive real-world outcomes. We have been encouraged to see real growth in the adoption of this category label – most likely a reflection of existing industry efforts over recent years to develop robust standards for both private and public markets.

“We feel there are strong foundations for growth and innovation in the UK impact investing market, particularly in public markets, which, alongside private market counterparts, are an important part of the impact investing ecosystem.”