Partners

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We support our Partners who are: Education Organisations (Schools, Colleges and Universities), Charities and Community Projects by donating 10% of our Membership Fees to partners and their wonderful causes.

Partners find means of financial support when introducing us to new Affiliate and Associate Members within their community. We donate and distribute 10% of the Membership Fees at our Annual Charity Ball.

Every company has an impact on the world around us. By investing in them so do we.

Responsible investing recognises this fact. It picks investments based on principles as well as profits, weighing up the costs your portfolio won’t show – those paid by people, society, and the planet.

For a long time, this approach was considered more admirable than profitable. But not any more. The number of responsible funds is growing apace, so too is evidence that they can actually post superior returns.

It’s a common misconception that investing responsibly means accepting lower returns. The argument goes that since responsible portfolios exclude sectors such as tobacco – which are unethical, but profitable – they can’t hope to match non-responsible portfolios for performance.

Increasingly, though, evidence says otherwise. A responsible investor may have a reduced pool of investments to choose from, but they’re also less likely to invest in companies that suffer stock-price hits from scandals or fines. 

Similarly, responsible companies typically have more sustainable business models, and are better positioned to adapt to long-term challenges, such as climate change.

There’s no single, universal way to be a responsible investor. What is and isn’t ‘responsible’ varies from investor to investor. A company one person considers ethical might be considered harmful by another – and vice versa. So firstly, it depends on your principles, and what you’re happy having in your portfolio.

It also depends on your approach to investing. Building your portfolio from shares rather than funds gives you more control over where your money goes, but involves more research. Conversely, choosing a responsible fund saves you time, but also means handing over the reins to a fund manager.

Haurun recognises and appreciates that no two people are the same, and encouraging individuality is very much part of our organisation's culture.

Haurun is a very welcoming organisation, and we are committed to providing an environment which allows everyone to develop and grow regardless of age, sex, sexual orientation, disability, gender reassignment, marriage or civil partnership, maternity or pregnancy, race, religion or belief, and to ensuring that everyone is treated with dignity and respect.

Our Equality, Diversity and Inclusion Committee actively promotes diversity and inclusion across our community of clubs, and we are currently launching Traineeship, Apprenticeship & employee networks covering Disability, Faith, Gender, LGBTQ+, Race, Social Mobility, Working Parents & Carers.

These networks will offer support, further raise awareness and are intended to shape the future of our organisations approach to equality, diversity and inclusion.

Haurun is working hard to break down barriers to entering our Affiliated professions, which have traditionally affected specific groups. We use a Contextualised Recruitment Tool as part of our Trainee recruitment process and we have partnered with various Government and Private communities to deliver diversify within our graduate intake. We plan to expand this work over the forthcoming years and to continue to look for ways in which we can increase our diversity and inclusion at all levels throughout the firm.