Responsible Investment
Our goal is to change investor behaviours with regard to responsible investment practices by embedding the consideration of ESG issues into all of our advice.
Responsible investment has risen up the agenda for employers, trustees, pension committees and scheme members in recent years. We believe all long-term investors can benefit by integrating responsible investment considerations into their strategy.
How we can help
Responsible investment explicitly acknowledges the relevance to the investor of environmental, social and governance (ESG) factors, and of the long-term health and stability of the market as a whole. To ensure that there is a focus on financial outcomes, we consider responsible investment to have two dimensions:
- Sustainable investment: investors should recognise the potential financial impact of ESG factors in investment decision making; and
- Stewardship and governance: investors should act as responsible and active owners, through considered voting of shares, and engagement with company management when required.
We work with clients to help them understand the relevance of responsible investment issues at all stages of the investment process. We can work with you to help you understand how responsible investment can benefit your scheme and can be integrated into your existing investment arrangements. We can draw on the expertise of our specialist Responsible Investment team to develop an approach that works for you.
Responsible Investment Policy
We are committed to providing independent advice to help our clients achieve better outcomes. Our Responsible Investment policy sets out our approach to the consideration of RI issues in the development and delivery of our advice.
Responsible Investment Podcast
In this series our host Simon Jones explores the theme of Responsible Investment. He interviews a variety of experts to get their view on how we move forward and tackle this important issue. Guests have included Henrik Wold Nilsen of Storebrand Asset Management sharing his thoughts on climate aware investing, Faith Ward, Chief Responsible Investment Officer at Brunel Pensions Partnership dicussing the challenges the industry faces and Michael Bushnell, Managing Director at Lincoln Pensions, to talk about how climate risk can be considered when evaluating sponsor covenant.
You can find all our latest episodes below.
Case studies
Working together with our clients to develop their Responsible Investment policy and select asset managers with an active approach to stewardship and sustainable investment.