There are two approaches to being a responsible investor:
- The integration of environmental, social, and governance (ESG) factors in an investment process and good stewardship.
- The linking products or strategies to a specific responsible investment objective.
We believe that incorporating ESG factors in an investment process and a good stewardship approach helps to mitigate risk and identify potential opportunities. This can contribute towards the generation of long-term sustainable returns for our customers. That’s why we’re integrating this into the way we manage assets in the investment solutions we provide.
We also believe that customers should have the information, flexibility, and choice to invest in line with their needs and preferences. So we provide our customers with the option to invest in investments solutions with responsible investment objectives.
These solutions can be those managed by our asset management businesses, or our customers can use our platform to access other solutions from across the market. We have made tools and training available to our advisers so they can understand their customers’ responsible investment preferences.
