In the debate about whether to exclude only, or alternatively to adopt a purely inclusive approach to integrating ESG factors, Aviva Investors’ Francois de Bruin is an advocate of both for his fund.
As fund manager for the Aviva Investors Sustainable Income & Growth Fund, he screens out coal, tobacco and controversial weapons sectors, citing coal as the “biggest risk”.
He spelt out his nuanced strategy recently at International Adviser’s Fund Links Forum in central London’s JW Marriott Grosvenor House Hotel.
