FIDELITY INTERNATIONAL
People have spoken The last few years have witnessed an increasingly ubiquitous sustainability culture at Fidelity , not just as a company belief system , but at an individual level . Instilling these focuses among employees has been vital in terms of achieving wider targets .
Furthermore , it has created the brand of collective ambition which is necessary to uphold a true sustainability model .
“ A lot of people understand that it is a big issue ,” says Ben . “ Whether it ' s climate change or biodiversity , they want to discover more about mitigating some of these impacts . We want to bring them on the journey with us , explain what goals we are aiming for , what they can do to help but also emphasise how it can benefit their normal day-to-day lives .”
“ We ' re a financial services and investment company , and for a long time sustainable investing has been a pivotal element of how we operate ”
BEN CLIFFORD GLOBAL HEALTH , SAFETY AND
SUSTAINABILITY ASSOCIATE DIRECTOR , FIDELITY INTERNATIONAL
Not only have Fidelity employees been very receptive in terms of what we need to do , they ' ve also been pushing the company and challenging it to be more progressive in some of the programmes that it ’ s set . In the climate change era , this kind of symbiotic relationship within the corporate ecosystem is essential .
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