Hansa Trust PLC
Climate Impact & Sustainability Data (2009)
Reporting Period: 2009
Environmental Metrics
Climate Goals & Targets
Environmental Challenges
- Global recession
- Rising inflation
- Incompetent government (particularly in the UK)
- Spreading bad debt crisis
- Falling corporate profits
- Threatened interference by the European Union in the status of investment trusts
Mitigation Strategies
- Sensible stock and sector diversification
- Use of investment restrictions and guidelines
- Monthly reporting to the Board of the Company’s adherence to these restrictions and guidelines
- Regular reviews of all service providers
- Monthly reviews of s.842 ICTA compliance
- Hedging instruments to provide limited protection from extreme market declines