Welcome to Edition 9 of the STEWARDSHIP MATTERS magazine, our regular review of Martin Currie’s work in the stewardship and ESG space, and our insight into future trends.
We look at the importance of a systematic approach to engagement and voting to promote better governance and sustainability practices at companies, and help fulfil our client ambitions.
In this edition, we cover:
- In order to achieve the greatest impact, why it is important for the investment teams themselves to conduct systematic engagements focused on materiality;
- Why formally tracking engagements can both increase our success rate, and provide greater transparency to investors;
- Active engagements undertaken by our investment teams seeking to achieve positive change at companies;
- How we communicate engagement activities to clients specific to their portfolios;
- The evolution of impact investment and why authenticity is key in 2023.
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"As long-term investors, engagement and voting can make a meaningful difference. To achieve the greatest impact, engagement and voting is done by those carrying out sustainability analysis and making investment decisions: our investment teams."
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