Mike is Head of Sustainable Investments and co-fund manager of the Sustainable Leaders, World and Diversified trusts as well as the Global Sustainable Equity and Sustainable Growth funds. He has managed the Sustainable Leaders since November 2003. Prior to this, Mike worked as a Deputy fund manager at the Co-operative employee pension fund for two years and an investment analyst covering the utility, support services and media sectors. Mike originally trained and qualified as a Chartered Accountant with Ernst & Young in Manchester. Mike has won five Fund Manager of the Year awards, in 2015, 2017, 2019, 2020 and 2021. Mike has spent the majority of his career assessing environmental, social and governance issues and how they influence investment decisions. He is a specialist in sustainable investing and one of the few fund managers in this area with such long tenure.