ALTEN and the UN, more than 10 years of commitment to sustainable development

More than 10 years ago, Simon Azoulay, co-founder and CEO of the ALTEN Group, wrote to Ban Ki-moon, then Secretary-General of the United Nations. Why?

To announce that the ALTEN Group has signed the 10 principles of the United Nations Global Compact. For ALTEN, this commitment constitutes a central approach in favor of the protection of Human Rights, the environment and the development of sustainable innovation.

More than 10 years later, ALTEN’s commitment to sustainable development has been fully integrated into its development strategy. The Group’s extra-financial performance is now recognized by external rating agencies.

JPMorgan European Discovery Trust plc (LON:JEDT) is an investment trust company. The Investment Trust JEDT objective is to achieve capital growth from a portfolio of quoted smaller companies in Europe, excluding the United Kingdom. 

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