FUND SUPPORTS TV CAMPAIGN
Campaign to improve welfare of chickens
Fri Feb 20 2009
The Fund was featured in the recent Channel 4 programme 'Chickens, Hugh and Tesco Too' as a supporter of the campaign by popular TV chef Hugh Fearnley-Whittingstall to improve the basic welfare standards of chickens sold by the retailer.
The programme achieved high ratings and has placed considerable pressure on Tesco to review its policy in this regard. If nothing else, it displays the topicality of responsible investment issues and the increased willingness of investors, such as the Fund, to state publicly that they are also interested in the non-financial aspects of the companies in which they invest.
