• The environment and climate change

    Newton is committed to addressing environmental and climate-related risks and opportunities through a comprehensive approach that encompasses all aspects of our business.
  • Resource conservation

    With our parent company BNY Mellon, we have implemented a number of energy-efficiency projects such as lighting control and heating, ventilation, and air conditioning (HVAC) upgrades.
  • The wider community

    We place sustainability, education and diversity at the core of the projects we sponsor within the wider community.

The environment and climate change

We welcome and support the Task Force on Climate-related Financial Disclosures (TCFD) recommendations, not only as a means of gaining better transparency on climate-related risks to investments, but also as part of a wider movement to limit global warming to well below 2 degrees Celsius.

The climate disclosures Newton Investment Management Ltd (NIM) has made in line with the recommendations of the TCFD are a board matter overseen by its chair. The total Scope 1, 2 and 3 emissions of NIM’s clients’ investments (overwhelmingly the major source of the firm’s related emissions) have fallen significantly in recent years, as highlighted in its TCFD report, and are well below those of reference benchmarks. In future, we will produce our TCFD report on the basis of the combined Newton group.

In March 2021, Newton joined the Net Zero Asset Managers initiative, which to date represents over US$37 trillion of assets managed by 87 global asset managers committed to supporting the goal of net-zero greenhouse gas emissions by 2050 or sooner. We recognise that urgent action is needed now, as to achieve a net-zero world by 2050 requires that global greenhouse-gas emissions must fall by 45% from 2010 levels by 2030, according to the Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change (IPCC). By joining the initiative, we commit to work with our clients to help fulfil their net-zero ambitions and to navigate portfolios through the complex energy transitions that are unfolding.

Resource conservation

With our parent company BNY Mellon, we have implemented a number of energy-efficiency projects such as lighting control and heating, ventilation, and air conditioning (HVAC) upgrades.

We are committed to efficient water use, and plan to further reduce the use of water in our building operations by 2025. With BNY Mellon, we issued a goal to divert 80% of our waste from landfills, and plan to divert 100% of technology equipment from landfills by 2025. We have also worked to reduce our paper usage, and have comprehensive paper recycling and offset schemes in place.

2025
goals include:
80%
of waste away from landfills
100%
of technology equipment away from landfills

The wider community

Newton Investment Management Ltd is a founding member of KickStart Money, a ground-breaking collaborative project that aims to take financial education to over 18,000 UK primary school children, catalysing a movement to build a savings culture for the future.

We also support various organisations and activities that advance the quality of life where our employees work and live. Under BNY Mellon’s Community Impact Programme, our employees are entitled to three paid days of volunteering every year. We have a matching policy for individual donations and fundraising.

Our voluntary ‘salary sacrifice’ scheme is an initiative which facilitates charitable donations. Recently, given the challenges being faced by many as a result of the Covid-19 crisis, we have used our privileged position to donate both time and money to support those in need.

Wider community

BNY Mellon – putting the Future FirstSM

  • Our parent company BNY Mellon aims to accelerate the evolution of ESG – on behalf of clients, investors, communities and all stakeholders – to make a positive impact on people and the planet. With its size, scale and significance at the heart of the financial system, BNY Mellon touches many points along the financial value chain, giving it an unparalleled view of the continuous shifts in ESG. It is uniquely positioned to collaborate with clients to drive transparency, insight and impact.
  • Newton shares BNY Mellon’s five-year Enterprise ESG goals, which are built around the three pillars of culture and purpose, responsible business, and global citizenship.

    They include commitments to drive a culture of inclusion and promote diverse representation, support a culture of wellbeing, and maintain commitment to environmental sustainability.
  • As part of BNY Mellon, we also adhere to the BNY Mellon Code of Conduct, which provides a practical set of principles that guide all our business decisions.

    All employees must certify through an annual attestation programme that they have read and understand all Code of Conduct provisions.

View the BNY Mellon Code of Conduct.

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