Lazard Asset Management (LAM) today announced the expansion of its global sustainable equity investment team with the appointment of Evie Paterson, who joins the firm as a Portfolio Manager/Analyst.

Based in London, Ms. Paterson will strengthen LAM’s global sustainable investment offering and bring expertise in global responsible investing and ESG integration. In this role, Ms. Paterson will help manage the Lazard Global Sustainable Equity strategy, an actively managed portfolio that invests in companies whose products and services support the transition to a more sustainable world and drive high or increasing financial productivity.

“As active managers, we are committed to our role as stewards of our clients’ capital,” said Louis Florentin-Lee, Managing Director and Portfolio Manager on the Global Equities team at LAM. “Evie’s sustainability expertise will greatly enhance our team and bring long-term benefits to our clients.”

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Prior to joining LAM, Ms. Paterson served as Senior Research Analyst at Impax Asset Management, where she was responsible for generating new investment ideas for Impax’s environmental and sustainable equity strategies. In addition, she was a member of the portfolio construction teams for the $12 billion Global Opportunities strategy.