SJP Responsible business
At St. James's Place, we're committed to taking responsibility for our actions and strive to have a positive impact on our people and communities.
Our responsible business work is core to delivering on our promise of helping our clients create the futures they want. From our work with local communities to minimising our environmental impact, we aim to make choices that promote a world that can meet the needs of everyone now, and in the future.
Our approach
We recognise that we have both the responsibility and the opportunity to help drive positive change by considering the long-term impact of our actions.
This requires us to look beyond ourselves and understand the wider societal and environmental impact of our choices. It means engaging with others and collaborating on solutions to the shared challenges faced by society today, supported by a deep understanding of the topics most material to us, the right processes to achieve success, and metrics that provide transparency on our progress.
We know that we might not always get it right and we can’t do it all, but we are committed to the journey and to making real progress.
Our responsible business framework helps us focus on the areas where we can have the greatest impact. These are: Financial Wellbeing, Investing Responsibly, Climate Change and Community Impact.
Find out more about our approach and the progress we’re making here.
“Our decisions and actions as a business can make a lasting impact on people, communities and the world around us. We must do what we can to support better outcomes for all of our stakeholders.”
Sandra Mould,Divisional Director Responsible Business
How we measure our progress
We want to make it easy for all our stakeholders to understand the work we’re doing and how we’re measuring our performance. As a result, we align our reporting to key external frameworks which help broaden our impact:
- United Nations Sustainable Development Goals (UNSDGs)
- Sustainability Accounting Standards Board (SASB)
- Our Climate Report is fully compliant with the Task Force for Climate-related Financial Disclosures
Further information is set out in our Responsible Business report.
Financial Wellbeing
As a leading UK financial advice business, we are committed to enhancing financial resilience and confidence in all our communities. From the expert advice our advisers give to clients and the support we provide our employees, to the charities we work with and the help we give to those most vulnerable in society. We’re working hard to improve people’s financial lives.
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Investing our client’s money responsibly
With £190.2 billion* of funds under management, we are committed to investing our clients’ money responsibly. We do this embedding environmental, social and governance factors through our investment process, and engagement.
We are signatories of the UN supported Principles for Responsible Investment and members of the Net-Zero Asset Owner Alliance, through which we have committed to achieving net zero across our investment proposition by 2050.
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*Data correct as of 31 December 2024
Responsible investing = ESG risks & opportunities + Engagement
Climate change
We recognise the importance of supporting the transition to a lower-carbon economy and have set ourselves the goal of being net zero across the group by 2050.
Our strategy for achieving net zero includes being more efficient with our energy and resources; using data to identify initiatives that deliver the greatest impact; engaging people we work with closely on climate change to drive awareness, action and transparency; and embedding environmental considerations into our risk management, culture and governance.
For further information, please refer to:
- Documents in the environmental tab of ESG reporting hub
- Our responsible business report
Community Impact
Giving back to our communities has been a priority for us since day one. We want to create lasting value in the places we live and work, acting to make a difference to those less fortunate. We do this financially through the SJP Charitable Foundation, and by volunteering our time and skills in the local community, as well as through the delivery of our financial education programmes to young people.
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Our people and governance
Our responsibilities extend beyond these four key areas to others where we must also make sure we’re doing the right thing.
These are the fundamentals that we need to get right to enable our business to grow and function. They include people matters such as inclusion and diversity, policy influence, and client satisfaction and retention, to key issues of governance like data security, procurement, and risk management.
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United Nations Sustainable Development Goals
We seek to align ourselves with the UNSDGs through our Corporate Responsibility strategy. We take a strategic approach to Corporate Responsibility, using focused work to maximise our impact in specific areas. Through this approach, we look to contribute towards the SDGs (quality education; decent work and economic growth; reduced inequalities; and climate action) locally, nationally and around the world.
We are proud to work with the following organisations to help drive change:
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