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To help ensure compliance with the spirit of the Scottish Government request and advice on Coronavirus and social distancing, the office of Ethical Futures closed on Monday 23rd March.

We have refrained from making comments about the markets and the value of your investments until now, to try and gauge if there is some consensus of opinion. Having considered views of a range of economist and noted government policies, we thought it might be helpful to provide you with some comment and context.

In light of the evolving situation in the UK with the Coronavirus pandemic, at Ethical Futures we are reviewing our policies regarding client meetings, resources and staffing to maintain our service to clients.

A changing industry – time for a Green Gilt and Responsible Property funds?

ESG = S is for Governance

ESG = S is for Social

ESG = E is for environment

Ethical Futures Client Survey 2019

As part of our survey, we decided to make a donation to Friends of the Earth Scotland for every completed questionnaire we received. Given the strong environmental concerns raised by our clients, we were pleased to hand over a cheque for £150 to FoES to support their campaigns.

FoES vision statement is: Our vision is of a world where everyone can…

Climate change is the number 1 concern

Hello! My name is Eve Gilmour and I am the summer intern here at Ethical Futures. I wanted to use this opportunity to say thank you to all the clients who took part in our survey. Your responses have proved to be extremely interesting and will help to inform investment managers about your concerns and aspirations. I really appreciate the engagement with my survey and will use this process as a learning…

We are pleased to continue our association with Church of Scotland. This year we shall be partaking in the Good Money Week Fair to be held on Saturday 5^th October from 9:30am-1.30pm at City of Edinburgh Methodist Church, 25 Nicolson Square, Edinburgh EH8 9BX – {https://gmwcofs2019.eventbrite.co.uk}.…

Here at Ethical Futures we want to know more about your ethical values and how they influence your investment decisions. We would love for you to take part in our survey.