Waverton Wealth

By now we have looked at an overview of ESG, followed by innovations in technology, food, business, and transport. This week I’m imagining myself by the seaside with an ice cream cone in hand, gazing out over the vast ocean. I recently heard that water was originally not going to have its own UN Sustainable Development Goal because it was…

It may soon be time to step out of our front doors and venture back into the big, wide world again. Our lives will take us all to different places and we will all get there in different ways. Many people will be wondering how they are going to travel to work once the lockdown lifts and others will only…

This week I’ve been reflecting on what it’s been like to work from home, as well as thinking about my friends and family who have been furloughed or are at risk of redundancy. Thanks to Boris Johnson’s announcement last Sunday it appears the elephant in every board room is how to manage getting employees back to the workplace, whilst also keeping…

This week’s letter from lockdown provides some food for thought about how our Responsible Futures portfolios link to UN Sustainable Development Goals number 2 and number 12.  These are 2 - Zero Hunger and 12 - Responsible Consumption and Production, so you’ll probably be able to figure out that our topic of the day is what we eat and its…

Technology features heavily in modern life, but over the last 6 weeks I am sure we have all found ourselves spending much more time at the computer or on our phones. Like all of us at Waverton, many people are now set up in their new home offices and in the evenings we all watch the news from our sofas and wait to…

With a lot of people consuming more content online with many of us on lockdown at home, we have decided to launch a series of communications called “Letters from Lockdown”. Each week, one of our employees will write about their thoughts on how Covid-19 is affecting the world as we know it, as well as taking the opportunity to talk more about our new Responsible…

Reading time: 2 minutes > Last week, 2nd-6th March was Modern Apprenticeship Week so we decided to shine the spotlight on Waverton's first ever apprentice, Harry Barclay who is signed up to the Modern Apprenticeship Scheme in Scotland. We asked Harry a few questions about his role at Waverton and we hope you enjoy this brief insight into day-to-day life…

Reading time: 2 minutes > Following the successful launch of our Responsible Futures Investment Portfolio, this Christmas at Waverton we are thinking about how our seasonal spending can also make a difference alongside our long term investments and savings. We are very grateful to Lindsay Wake, Head of Impact at Social Investment Scotland for guest writing this blog post. With…

Reading time: 1 minute > On Thursday 14th November we launched our Responsible Futures investment portfolio during an evening reception held at the Sheraton Hotel in Edinburgh. We welcomed some brilliant guest speakers including Arctic explorer Craig Mathieson and Scottish wildlife enthusiast, Holly Gillibrand. We were also joined by Canaccord Genuity Wealth Management who share our enthusiasm and have developed…