Video
27 July 2023
Chris Rodgers is joined by Head of Sustainable Global Equities, Mark Whitehead, who provides an overview of the Sanlam Sustainable Global Dividend Fund's performance, current market trends, and an outlook for the future.
Video
24 April 2023
Chris Rodgers is joined by Head of Sustainable Global Equities, Mark Whitehead, who provides an overview of the Sanlam Sustainable Global Dividend Fund's performance, current market trends, and an outlook for the future.
Insights
10 March 2023
What companies should be considered "masters of the universe"? Sustainable Global Dividend's, Alan Porter, shares his methodology.
Insights
14 February 2023
Is there a need to remove emotion from your approach when it comes to sustainable investing? Alan Porter, Fund Manager of the Sanlam Sustainable Global Dividend Fund, shares his insight on the matter.
Audio
19 December 2022
According to private investors, what are the 3 most useful types of ESG disclosure? Alan Porter, Fund Manager of the Sanlam Sustainable Global Dividend Fund provides the answer in this audio excerpt.
Market Outlook
14 December 2022
Alan Porter's outlook for next year.
Audio
07 November 2022
Listen as Alan Porter tackles an increasingly common investment approach that runs the risk of greenwashing.
Audio
25 October 2022
Do most asset management firms have an exit strategy to respond to negative ESG performance? Fund Manager, Alan Porter, discusses.
Audio
14 October 2022
Fund Manager, Alan Porter gives his take on the UK High Court’s decision to label the Government’s Net-Zero Strategy as “unlawful”.
Insights
15 August 2022
Is sustainable investing less about saving the planet and more about offering investors the choice to invest in companies that exhibit strong ESG credentials? Alan Porter, Fund Manager of the Sanlam Sustainable Global Dividend Fund, challenges this sentiment.
Insights
13 July 2022
Fund Manager of the Sanlam Sustainable Global Dividend Fund, Alan Porter, highlights three things that have stood out for the sustainable investor over the last twelve months.
Insights
20 April 2022
Should there be a link between a company's sustainability metrics and its senior executive remuneration? Sustainable Global Dividend Fund Manager, Alan Porter, shares his take.
Insights
07 April 2022
In the midst of proxy season, shareholders flex their muscles by voting on proposals such as executive pay. Sanlam Sustainable Global Dividend Fund Manager, Alan Porter, shares his thoughts on the seemingly relentless upward spiral in compensation seen over recent decades.
Insights
31 March 2022
More than 1,200 funds have been culled from Morningstar's European sustainable fund list. Sanlam Sustainable Global Dividend Fund Manager, Alan Porter, shares his thoughts on the move.
Insights
24 March 2022
Alan Porter discusses the SEC's proposed rule changes to climate-related disclosures and why they are reasonably likely to have a material impact on businesses.
Video
18 March 2022
Watch fund managers Mark Whitehead and Alan Porter provide a short introduction to their fund, which is now available to external investors.
Insights
08 March 2022
Sanlam Sustainable Global Dividend Fund Manager, Alan Porter, discusses the equal pay gap.
Insights
02 March 2022
Sanlam Sustainable Global Dividend Fund Manager, Alan Porter, talks about the danger for shareholders when companies appoint a joint CEO/Chair role on their boards.
News & press
28 February 2022
Sanlam Investments announces the external launch of its Sustainable Global Dividend Fund after receiving recent Article 8 approval.
Insights
16 February 2022
Sustainable Global Dividend Fund Manager, Alan Porter, discusses the need for a global carbon pricing mechanism.
Insights
02 February 2022
Sustainable Global Dividend Fund Manager, Alan Porter, discusses the importance of voting.
Insights
04 January 2022
We believe that perfect sustainability data should not be the enemy of good data, that is, investors should focus on companies with data and reporting goals that are directionally improving.
Insights
06 December 2021
At the end of the first week of COP26 the Glasgow Financial Alliance for Net Zero (GFANZ) committed over $130 trillion of private capital to transforming the economy for net zero. At Sanlam, we are big fans of context and context is needed for this grandiose statement.
Insights
19 November 2021
Focus has increasingly shifted from setting 'net zero' targets towards action in meeting them. Here we discuss commitments to quickly reduce emissions and details of how these will be achieved.