Sustainability team and resources
Our global efforts are led by our Chief Sustainability Officer, Amanda Young. She is supported by her global Sustainability Group, which makes up abrdn's Sustainable Investing leadership team.
The Sustainability Group focuses on four key pillars: delivering insight, investment frameworks & standards, active ownership, as well as client & commercial focus. They are the subject matter experts that derive insight across sustainability trends and sets standards on matters across the firm including our investment process, compliance, voting policy, engagement and corporate sustainability. They are governed by the board of abrdn, the management and oversee sustainable experts throughout the business.
In addition, there are centres of excellence within Asia Pacific and Americas. They deliver solutions, insights and regulatory oversight specific to these diverse markets with a dedicated leadership and team structure.
Global Sustainability Group
Dan Grandage
Chief Sustainability Officer
Dan Grandage is Chief Sustainability Officer (CIO Investments), where he leads the firm’s sustainable investment strategy and the Investments Sustainability Group. His role is pivotal in driving the company’s commitment to integrating environmental, social, and governance (ESG) principles into its investment processes.
Prior to this role he was Head of Sustainable Investing, supporting the company’s global investments business to protect and enhance investment performance through integrating ESG and sustainability into the investment process. This was achieved through sustainability research and insights generation, the oversight of standards and market leading frameworks. Dan represents the company on the FTSE Russell Sustainability Committee, the TISA Responsible Investing Committee, and is involved in several Investment Association sustainable finance working groups. Dan joined the company in 2013 from WSP Group where he spent over 15 years as an environmental and energy consultant.
Andrew Mason
Head of Active Ownership
Danielle Welsh-Rose
Head of Sustainability Investment Specialists, APAC Sustainability Institute, and APAC Sustainability
Asset class sustainability specialists
The asset class specialists integrate thematic and regulatory insight from the Sustainability Group, as a critical part of their portfolio creation and investment process. They also base sustainable investing best practices on guidelines developed by the Sustainability Group. This includes our active engagement, proxy voting and reporting processes.
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