WHEB sustainable impact fund

The life sciences industry played a central role in tackling the COVID-19 pandemic. Historically, it has taken a decade on average to develop a new vaccine. During...

In February, we wrote about heat pumps and how WHEB invests in the technology1. But we aren’t the only ones interested in the topic. This month, I traveled to...

In a society riddled with low self-esteem and mental health issues, weight loss can be a controversial and difficult topic. Pop culture and social media do more harm...

I first came across heat pumps while studying for my undergraduate degree in Environmental Science in the early 1990s. The technology has developed dramatically since...

What is there not to like about software companies? They tend to operate at high margins, benefit from astonishing operational leverage and run a negative working...

The BBC’s trilogy ‘Big Oil vs The World’ is a depressing playlist of missed opportunities for climate action since the 1970s. Its episodes entitled ‘Denial’, ‘Doubt’...

Originally from Hong Kong, I am used to hot summers consistently above 30°C but I have never known a day exceeding 40°C. Who would have thought that I would first...

In Session 1 of our Conscious Capitalism series Executive Director Adam Myers provides a deep dive into the latest trends and innovations in conscious capitalism and...

What does society owe each of us and what do we owe in return? The answer is our social contract and we are living in a time when many feel it is not working. In...

Consumers around the world are under pressure from rising inflation which erodes the value of real wages and savings. But these effects are not felt equally. Due...

For readers who have yet to discover the great British comedy ‘The Fast Show’, you are in for a treat. I was reminded of one of the show’s characters known as...

The dramatic growth in ESG and sustainable investing over the past few years is now well documented. What was once a sleepy backwater of the financial industry is now...

Excluding defence companies has long been common practice for responsible investors. At a minimum, most negatively screened “Ethical” funds exclude the controversial...

In recent years there has been rapid growth in the volume of capital being invested in impact strategies. This growth has led to concerns that there has concurrently...

While there is an increasing number of electric vehicles on roads, the number of public chargers remains static. In fact, Google search growth for “EV charging” is 1.5...

Gas prices in the UK shot up by 37% in a single day in early October. This was on top of a near trebling in price since the Summer of last year.The UK has become more...

Like many others, the COVID-19 lock-downs were an opportunity to develop new hobbies. One of my new hobbies was to join a film club. A few months ago, we watched ‘The...

Last month the Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change (IPCC) published the latest report from its first Working Group. There are three Working Groups and Working...

The WHEB investment strategy has evolved considerably over the past 15 years. But the core has always been quite simple. We invest in companies that provide solutions...

A disappointing roadshow lunch. In 2016, I attended a roadshow lunch for an upcoming initial public offering (IPO). This was of course in the “good old days” before...