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Join us for a Q&A with our co-founder, Simon, and @jimmym 🎤 They’ll discuss the inspiration behind our new documentary series, Agents of Change. SIGN UP to watch the livestream 👇

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We are super proud of our ventures team @OctopusVentures who won Venture Capital House of The Year at the British Private Equity awards this week! 🎉

Congratulations!

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Our mission at Octopus is simple: To invest in the people, ideas and industries that will change the world. 🌎 💙

Read this year's Future Generations Report which brings to life some of the progress that we have made over the last year.

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Today's Earth Day is all about investing in our future. Read our blog to find out why we need to take action now to avoid a climate catastrophe.🌎

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#saveourplanet #savetheplanet #earthday #happyearthday #worldearthday #earthday2022 #happyearthday

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To celebrate B Corp month, we're announcing 5 commitments under each of the 5 B Corp stakeholders. (our people, environment, community, customers, and shareholders).

#5 - Shareholders: By 2023, we aim to score in the top 10% of B Corps.

Find out more: https://t.co/SnhjiHewkh

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To celebrate B Corp month, we're announcing 5 commitments for this year under our 5 key stakeholders:

#4 Community: By 2023, through Octopus Giving (our charitable foundation), we will give 7,000 hours of our time to worthy causes.

Find out more: https://t.co/SnhjiHewkh

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We would like to the thank the judges at this year’s PLC Awards 2022 for voting for Chris McVey for their annual Fund Manager Award against some very impressive competition.

Congratulations Chris and thank you to all our clients and investors.

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To celebrate B Corp month, we're announcing 5 commitments for this year under our 5 key stakeholders:

#3 Customers: By 2023 we aim to invest £3 billion across our three sustainability themes.

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#BehindtheB

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"I came from a different country with broken English and no idea where I’d end up. I’ve been able to do this. If I can do it, anyone can do it. "

Wei Fu, talks women in finance, read more here.

#BreakTheBias #IWD2022

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“My biggest obsession concerning diversity, is unpicking the divergence in career path when employees start a family.”

Ruth Handcock, CEO of Octopus Investments, tells us what she thinks creates a workplace culture that supports women.

#BreakTheBias

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“A male ally is a man who actively supports gender equality, to ensure we all have the same opportunities and experiences at every stage of our careers”

Jennifer Ockwell is an advocate for diversity in the investment industry.

#BreakTheBias #IWD2022

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“Work hard and do a good job. If that’s not recognised, then you’re in the wrong company”

Next in our International Women’s Day series, Kristy Barr and Jess Franks talk about their experiences of being a woman working in finance.

#iwd2022 #BreakTheBias

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Saying this year has been tough would be an understatement but we still want to wish you Merry Christmas, however you're celebrating! ☃️ 🎄 🎅 🎁

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As a proud champion of British business, we’re supporting #FamilyBizWeek2021. Find out more about @FamilyBizWeek and how you can get involved below ⬇️ https://t.co/SWQwTHFLss

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Eight is a number associated with an octopus, now it's also a special number for us at Octopus Investments because we've been awarded five stars in the FASA awards for the 8th year in a row! #FASA2021 @FTAdviser

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A quarter of the carbon emissions generated each year is absorbed by the oceans.🌊

Listen to Chris Gorell Barnes on how saving the ocean will help address the climate crisis. Watch the full video here: https://t.co/WLVuAno3Ax

#OctopusClimateWeek #COP26 #NetZero #ClimateWeek

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Emma Davies, Octopus Ventures CEO, speaks about the new army of entrepreneurs they are backing today, including Freddie Evans from Minimum.

Watch the full videos here: https://t.co/GbsGLKNaIU

#OctopusClimateWeek #COP26 #NetZero #ClimateWeek

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25% of Europe's emissions come from buildings. 🏢

Benjamin Davis, CEO at @Octopusre speaks about how we can make buildings more sustainable. Watch the full video here https://t.co/zeSEBKwAJx

#OctopusClimateWeek #COP26 #NetZero #ClimateWeek

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80% of energy supply still comes from fossil fuels, we need to find solutions to make the energy sector more sustainable.

Hear from Laura Halstead and David Sykes about what they're doing➡️ https://t.co/YOuCbmLHkp

#OctopusClimateWeek #COP26

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We're proud to be on a journey to net zero by 2030. 🍃

Octopus CEO and co-founder, Simon Rogerson speaks about how we're going to get there. Watch the full video here: https://t.co/Gtx0T3sYDh

#OctopusClimateWeek #COP26 #NetZero #ClimateWeek