Gresham House has hired a director of sustainable investment.
Rebecca Craddock-Taylor has joined the firm in the newly-created role to develop and integrate the company’s sustainable investment policies across its strategic equity and real assets products.
Craddock-Taylor (pictured) joins from Univest where she was an ESG strategist, developing the company’s sustainability framework across its investment approach.
Prior to this, she was an investment consultant and responsible investment adviser at pensions consultancy Hymans Robertson, where she helped clients develop and enhance their responsible investment and ESG approach.
In March, Gresham House announced a five-year strategy, GH25, to become a recognised leader in sustainable investment. The company’s investment process is aligned to the UN Sustainability Development Goals (SDGs) and it is a signatory of the Principles of Responsible Investment.
In the past year, the company has established a sustainable investing committee which ensures sustainable investment policies are ingrained across each stage of the investment process and across stakeholder groups.
Gresham House chief executive Tony Dalwood said: “We’re delighted to welcome Rebecca to the senior team at a time when Gresham House is taking meaningful steps to ensure that sustainable investing is embedded across the business.”
Craddock-Taylor said: “Gresham House has an authentic commitment to sustainability and I am excited to be joining the firm at a time when environmental and social factors have been shown to have such a profound effect on our economic systems.
“My dedication to sustainability will ensure I support Gresham House’s plans to become a leader in sustainable investment. I thoroughly look forward to taking our current approach into the next phase of development.”
