Sandra Carlisle joins Jupiter as Head of Sustainability

9 February 2022

Jupiter is pleased to announce the appointment of Sandra Carlisle as Head of Sustainability, leading the asset manager’s newly established Corporate Sustainability function. In this new role, Sandra will be responsible for structuring and implementing Jupiter’s sustainability strategy across the organisation.

The Corporate Sustainability team will take responsibility for implementing and driving Jupiter’s cohesive sustainability strategy across our dual corporate and investment footprint. They will partner with all business areas to further integrate sustainability; driving external engagement with clients; collaborating with external bodies, supporting best practice outcomes at an industry level; as well as developing additional targets and reporting to support the company strategy. The team will be led by Sandra with the support of a new Corporate Sustainability Manager.

Sandra joins Jupiter from HSBC Asset Management where she was Global ESG lead for the institutional business since 2017, a role which covered client and business strategy across insurance, sovereign wealth and pension funds. Sandra was instrumental in the launch of several ESG and impact funds as well as chairing the HSBC Asset Management Climate Business Council for two years between 2018 and 2020. Prior to this, Sandra was Head of Responsible Investment at Newton Investment Management where she managed the global ESG research team across equities, fixed income and multi-asset strategies. Sandra also spearheaded the company’s investment stewardship and public policy work.

Sandra’s experience spans three decades across public and private markets in leading global investment banks and the asset management industry, with 16 of these years dedicated to the field of responsible investment and ESG, including three years as a Board member of the UN PRI.

Sandra’s appointment and the creation of the Corporate Sustainability function builds on Jupiter’s industry leading and longstanding ESG and Stewardship capabilities. With a 34-year track record in responsible investing, the company has been a pioneer in the industry. Jupiter has continued to develop its investment offering and integrate ESG through its active investment approach and investment in data. Jupiter formed part of the initial tranche of asset managers to be given statutory status by the FRC under the revised UK Stewardship Code 2020, has been awarded an A+ rating for strategy and governance by the UN PRI and is rated Advanced by Morningstar in its ESG Commitment Level.

At a corporate level, Jupiter has committed to achieving net zero emissions by 2050, across its full range of investments and operations. It is an active participant in ESG-related industry initiatives such as the UN PRI, Carbon Disclosure Project (CDP) and Climate Action 100+, among others. Jupiter has a AAA ESG rating from MSCI and is a FTSE4Good index member.

Source: Jupiter