Global head of Sustainable Investment

Therese Niklasson

Therese is responsible for the strategic vision and delivery of sustainability across the wider investment platform at Newton. This includes working with the investment teams to ensure that ESG matters are fully integrated into the fundamental investment philosophy as well as continuous innovation around sustainability solutions. Therese is responsible for the wider Responsible Investment (RI) team which supports the investment platform through work across areas including ESG research, stewardship and ESG data and technology. In her role, Therese is the Chair of the NIM NIMNA Sustainability Committee.

Joined industry: 2004
Joined Newton: 2022

Therese started her career as an ESG Analyst to then joining Threadneedle Asset Management as Head of Governance and Responsible Investment in 2007.

In 2011, Therese joined Ninety One (formerly Investec Asset Management) where she spent over a decade developing their sustainability investment platform.

Therese holds degrees from the London School of Economics and Oxford University in the field of Environmental Management and Policy.

As a native Swede, Therese enjoys the outdoors and spends as much free time as possible along the Scandinavian coastlines.

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