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free from inheritance tax.
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wealth and target growth.
* Octopus AIM Inheritance Tax ISATarget growth and inheritance tax
exemption within an ISA wrapper.
* Venture Capital Trusts
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* FP Octopus UK Multi Cap Income FundTarget long-term growth and an
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growth by focusing on investing in companies, aligned with our
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to build a sustainable planet, empower people, or revitalise
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* Octopus Titan VCTInvestments in tech-enabled businesses with high
growth potential.
* Octopus Apollo VCTAccelerating the growth of proven businesses.
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OCTOPUS IS NOW A CERTIFIED B CORP – HERE’S WHAT IT MEANS
27 Apr 2021
OCTOPUS INVESTMENTS IS IN THE FIRST WAVE OF FINANCIAL SERVICES COMPANIES IN THE
UK TO MEET THE STRINGENT CRITERIA NEEDED TO CERTIFY AS A B CORP™. BUT WHAT DOES
IT MEAN EXACTLY? RUTH HANDCOCK, CEO OF OCTOPUS INVESTMENTS, EXPLAINS.
Earlier this year, my son had his first day at school.
If you’d asked me before I had kids what would worry me on this day, I’d
probably have said it was that he worked hard in class.
As he left in his uniform – two sizes too big, naturally – all I actually wanted
was for him to find friends who would be kind to him, and for him to be kind
back to them.
It occurs to me that I’ve gone on a similar journey with how I feel about
companies.
Let me explain.
NEW SCHOOL
For a long time, the belief was that a company’s success or failure should be
judged by the numbers on its P&L. The score on the exam paper, if you will.
I now believe there is far more to the picture.
To create and sustain long term value for shareholders, so much of success is
about how you make people feel, and how you treat your environment.
People want to do business with companies that care. Companies they can trust to
do the right thing.
We’re seeing this borne out in investors’ behaviour. Investors are recognising
that backing sustainable companies does not require a trade-off with returns. On
the contrary, evidence is growing that sustainability and outperformance go
hand-in-hand.
It’s quite logical, really. Irresponsible companies that damage the environment,
mistreat their employees or damage society have their value eroded over time.
Responsible companies that understand their impact on the world will attract the
best talent, mitigate risk and drive profitable growth. It’s these sustainable
companies that are increasingly being favoured by shareholders too, giving those
companies access to capital at a lower cost.
It shouldn’t just be end investments that are assessed on their sustainability.
We need to go one step further. I believe investors should also care about the
behaviour of the companies they select to manage their investments.
CERTIFYING AS A B CORPORATION
The B Corp certification is one way of measuring a company’s social and
environmental performance. Certification requires a company to meet the highest
standards of social and environmental consideration, transparency and
accountability, to balance profit and the impact they have.
A company must regularly assess how its activities impact all its stakeholders.
Employees, community, environment, customers and shareholders are given equal
importance. And it requires companies to build stakeholder impact into their
legal structure for the long term.
Strong values have been core to Octopus since day one. So we see our B Corp
certification as a way to hold ourselves as an investment manager to ever higher
standards. It’s also a mark of the values we share with other progressive
companies, from Patagonia to Innocent Drinks, and marks us out as a company that
not only cares about investing sustainably, but acts responsibly too.
WHAT IT MEANS FOR ADVISERS AND THEIR CLIENTS
The financial services industry is built on trust. It has to be. We bear the
responsibility of looking after clients’ money, investing it responsibly and
acting in their best interests.
Investors are increasingly concerned about the sustainability of their
investments. It’s only a matter of time before they ask questions of investment
managers too. Our B Corp certification therefore helps your business in three
critical ways:
1. Investors can be reassured their money is managed by a company worthy of
their trust.
2. Advisers are empowered to recommend an investment provider whose values
align with their client’s own values.
3. We are future oriented and set up to serve investors over the long term.
Being a B Corp is another step in giving our customers peace of mind that we
are, and will always be, a good company.
We fully expect and welcome others in the industry to follow in our footsteps.
RUTH HANDCOCK
Chief Executive Officer
YOU CAN LEARN MORE ABOUT THE IMPACT OCTOPUS GROUP IS HAVING ON ITS STAKEHOLDERS
IN OUR FUTURE GENERATIONS REPORT 2021
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