Based in London, Long will be a client-facing representative for Federated Hermes' sustainable global equity, impact opportunities, SDG engagement and biodiversity strategies, liaising with external client stakeholders and enhancing the investment team’s capacity to maintain close management of portfolios. She reports into James Cook, head of investment specialists, the firm said in a statement.

Long has 15 years of investment experience and a track record of presenting and delivering long-term asset growth in impact and sustainable equity strategies across institutional and wholesale clients. Prior to joining Federated Hermes, she worked for AXA Investment Managers, where she was a senior equity investment specialist. Before that, she was associate investment director at Schroders covering global equity sustainable growth and global equity climate change strategies.

“We have seen a significant acceleration towards sustainable and impact investing in the last year, with many clients re-evaluating their long-term objectives in response to the transition to a more sustainable global economy. This is demonstrated by the strong levels of flows across our impact and sustainable equity strategies over the past year,” Cook said.