Schroder and Victory Hill investment trusts become first trusts to publicly adopt SDR label

Adopted the ‘Sustainability Impact’ label under the FCA rules

Linus Uhlig
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The Schroder BSC Social Impact trust and Victory Hill Global Sustainable Energy Opportunities trust have both adopted the ‘Sustainability Impact’ label under the Financial Conduct Authority’s Sustainability Disclosure Requirements' naming and marketing rules.

This marks the first time two investment trusts have publicly declared the adoption of an SDR label. The decisions revealed today (2 December) on respective stock exchange notices coincide with the deadline for SDR naming and marketing rules, while asset managers that filed a request to adopt one of the FCA's four labels before October 2024 will have until 2 April 2025 to comply. As part of the SDR label adoption, the Victory Hill trust will also change its name to VH Global Energy Infrastructure effective from today, with the ticker 'ENRG'. According to the Association of Investme...

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