EdenTree Investment Management is to become the first UK fund house with a fully labelled SDR product range.
The provider of sustainable and impact investments plans to apply new sustainability labels to seven more funds in its range as part of the FCA’s Sustainability Disclosure Requirements.
With four funds already labelled, the additions will bring EdenTree’s total number of labelled funds to 11.
The “Sustainability Focus” label will be applied to the following funds:
- EdenTree European Equity Fund
- EdenTree Global Equity Fund
- EdenTree Managed Income Fund
- EdenTree Short Dated Bond Fund
- EdenTree Sterling Bond Fund
- EdenTree UK Equity Fund
- EdenTree UK Equity Opportunities Fund
The EdenTree Green Future, EdenTree Green Infrastructure and EdenTree Global Impact Bond Fund having assumed Sustainability Impact labels in Summer 2024.
The EdenTree Global Sustainable Government Bond Fund took on a Sustainability Focus label at the start of 2025.
EdenTree head of sustainable investment Carlota Esguevillas said: “Achieving full SDR labelling across our fund range marks a significant milestone for EdenTree and for sustainable investment in the UK.
“Investing sustainably shouldn’t be complicated. As an industry we owe it to investors to provide a transparent and varied range of sustainable investment options, allowing them to confidently select the strategy that best aligns with their own priorities and goals.
“As the first UK investment house with all funds SDR-labelled, we are proud to offer clients a fully labelled suite spanning equities, fixed income and listed infrastructure, across a choice of both Impact and Focus labelled funds.
“While the SDR process has involved a steep learning curve for the whole industry, we believe the new rules have brought much-needed clarity to the market, setting a higher bar for sustainability and setting down a strong foundation of quality and trust which we believe is essential to the future growth of the sustainable fund industry.”
The main aim behind the SDR is to “improve the trust and transparency of sustainable investment products and minimise greenwashing”.
Greenwashing is define as the act of “making people believe that your company is doing more to protect the environment than it really is”.
