Kleinwort Benson Investors pioneer environmental equity investing

Sean Hawkshaw, CEO, Kleinwort Benson Investors

In 2004, Kleinwort Benson Investors moved away from being a traditional balanced fund manager into more specialist areas. They were one of the first fund managers to recognise the value of environmental investing in areas such as water, alternative energy, climate change and agriculture. Sean Hawkshaw explains how, after a slow start, this strategy has grown into a great success, and how Kleinwort Benson Investors are now focusing on emerging markets “with a different twist.”