| Organisational Overview | ||||||
| Organisational Overview This section captures information that helps determine if some of the subsequent questions are required and also plays a role in benchmarking. Please make sure you provide accurate answers. This is also one of the more challenging sections as it may require gathering information from multiple sources. We suggest you collect all this information before progressing to other parts of the questionnaire. | ||||||
| 1. What were your organisation's total assets under management as of the most recent count (in millions)? (Estimating to the nearest hundred million as of December 31 2008 would be preferable - although the most recent available count would be sufficient. If your currency is not listed, please select 'other' and indicate your currency or convert to United States dollars.) | 116717 | |||||
| Please select currency | Brazilian real (BRL) | |||||
| 1a. If 'other' was selected, please specify the other currency here | No Answer | |||||
2. Please pick the one category and level of complexity that best describes your organisation (if your organisation is a pension fund, please also select your pension type). This information may be used to provide you with the best possible benchmarking. Complexity
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| Corporate pension or superannuation or retirement or provident fund or plan | Highly complex | Hybrid | ||||
| 2a. If 'other' was selected, please specify the other category here | No answer | |||||
| 3. Please provide an approximation of your average asset mix for 2008 or your asset mix as of the most recent count (in percent):(+/- 5% is sufficient. The sum of all the fields must be 100%) | ||||||
Active | Passive | Active | Passive | |||
| Listed equity (developed markets) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| Listed equity (emerging markets) | 42.18 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| Fixed income (not including corporate issuers) | 31.4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| Fixed income (corporate issuers) | 2.64 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| Private equity | 0 | 0 | 0.07 | 0 | ||
| Listed real estate or property | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| Non-listed real estate or property | 2.8 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| Hedge funds | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| Commodities | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| Infrastructure | 18.14 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| Cash | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| 2.77 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| Governance, Policy and Strategy | ||||||
| Governance, Policy and StrategyQuestions 5 through 15 are about the governance and oversight of your organisation's responsible investment activities and the associated policies and strategy. This section will be scored separately from the six Principles."Policy" in this section may refer to one overall RI policy or multiple policies that address various elements of RI. | ||||||
| 5. Do you have a policy that makes specific reference to responsible investment (RI) or environmental, social, and governance (ESG) issues? | Yes | |||||
| 6. If you have a policy that makes specific reference to RI/ESG issues, which of the following Principles does it address?(Please check all that apply.) | Principle 1: We will incorporate ESG issues into investment analysis and decision-making processes.,Principle 2: We will be active owners and incorporate ESG issues into our ownership policies and practices.,Principle 3: We will seek appropriate disclosure on ESG issues by the entities in which we invest.,Principle 4: We will promote acceptance and implementation of the Principles within the investment industry.,Principle 5: We will work together to enhance our effectiveness in implementing the Principles.,Principle 6: We will each report on our activities and progress towards implementing the Principles. | |||||
| 7. If you have a policy that makes specific reference to RI/ESG issues, which of the following asset classes does it apply to?(Please check all that apply.) | Listed equity (emerging markets),Fixed income (not including corporate issuers),Fixed income (corporate issuers),Private equity,Non-listed real estate or property,Infrastructure,Loans to participants (not included in scoring) | |||||
| 8. If you have a policy that makes specific reference to RI/ESG issues, when was your policy last reviewed? | Within the last 3 years, and planning to in 2009 | |||||
| 9. If you have a policy that makes specific reference to RI/ESG issues, has it been disclosed publicly?(If answering yes, please indicate how this statement can be obtained - a URL would be sufficient. If answering no, please explain why not.) | Yes: 'http://www.previ.com.br/portal/page?_pageid=57,963020&_dad=portal&_schema=PORTAL, http://www.previ.com.br/pls/portal/docs/PAGE/PREVI_DESENV/DOCUMENTOS/COD_GOVERN_PORT.PDF, http://www.previ.com.br/portal/page?_pageid=57,963077&_dad=portal&_schema=PORTAL' | |||||
10. To what extent has your approach to responsible investment been translated into a plan of action as reflected in business planning, strategic planning, or similar internal management processes?
| To a moderate extent | |||||
| 11. Who within your organisation has responsibilities related to RI implementation?(Please check all that apply.) | Board of trustees or board of directors,Committee of the board of trustees or board of directors,Chief Executive Officer or Chief Investment Officer or equivalent,Other senior management,Middle management,RI or ESG specialist,Non RI or ESG investment professional | |||||
| 12. Do you have a policy or approach/process that requires screening out or excluding stocks or sectors from your investment universe? | Sectors | |||||
| 13. What are your reasons for screening out or excluding stocks or sectors from your investment universe?(Please check all that apply.) | We (and/or our clients) wish to avoid supporting the companies/sectors in question based on ethical considerations and we regard buying/holding their stock as providing such support | |||||
| 14. Please describe how your organisation assesses if there is a link between your RI activities and the performance (risk and return) of your investments: | PREVI understands that the adoption of social environmental responsibility practices may imply the refusal of apparently profitable opportunities when those may represent, in some way, a risk (social,environmental or economic)to the ambient in which it operates. Long term sustainable results and the profits of keeping a healthy environment compensates the eventual refuse of questionable opportunities. PREVI believes that it is not only possible, but necessary to combine the search for financial profits with principles of social and environmental responsibility. PREVI agrees with many other investors, researchers and social agents that believe the social and environmental issues are relevant in determining the ability of a company to create and preserve value along time. In contrary, the companies that won't handle appropriately social and environmental issues may be exposed to high risk and consequent loss of value. | |||||
| 15. Please add any overall comments and clarifications related to Governance, Policy, and Strategy here. | In order to accomplish appropriately its mission, PREVI must have a long term vision and a proactive attitude towards the construction of a sustainable environment. The concept of sustainability highlights the company's ability of developing and keeping its strategies, mission and business through time, with a perspective of environmental, social and economic enhancement, observing the business perspective of permanence and improvement. PREVI, aligned with the trends and concern of the society, shares the idea that all economic agents, respected their legal purposes, should be concerned with the best social results and less environmental impacts resulting from their activities, and incorporates those principles within its internal regulations and management practices. | |||||
| Principle 1 | ||||||
Principle 1: We will incorporate ESG issues into investment analysis and decision-making processes.For the purposes of this questionnaire, integration is the consideration of ESG issues alongside traditional financial measures, based on the belief that ESG issues can affect the performance (risk and/or return) of investment portfolios (to varying degrees across companies, sectors, regions, asset classes and through time). Please note that the view that ESG issues can influence investment returns may be based either on
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| 16. Please provide a one to two paragraph description of your approach to this Principle.This question and similar questions relating to each of the other Principles are being asked for three reasons. The first reason is to gather details regarding signatory implementation for inclusion in the PRI annual report on progress. The second reason is to capture activities not captured directly by questions in the Reporting and Assessment Tool. The third reason is to provide context and details to support verification calls. | PREVI has been implementing the discussion and effective adoption of ESG issues within its investment analysis. Positive screeing and negative screening were adopted, based on the Sustainability Corporate Index(ISE)from BOVESPA. PREVI is also participating of the PRI Brazil Network working group for discussion and determination of common metrics to be adopted in the analysis of investments. | |||||
| Integration of ESG issues into investment analysis and decision-making processes of internally managed assets | ||||||
| 17. For what percentage of your internal assets under active management do you integrate RI/ESG issues into your internal investment decision-making processes (in percent)?(+/- 5% is sufficient.) | ||||||
| Listed equity (emerging markets) | 26 | |||||
| Fixed income (not including corporate issuers) | 0 | |||||
| Fixed income (corporate issuers) | 0 | |||||
| Non-listed real estate or property | 10 | |||||
| Infrastructure | 6 | |||||
18. To what extent have you integrated RI/ESG issues into your internal active investment decision-making processes?(Applies only to investments that include integration of RI/ESG issues as indicated in Q17.)
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| Listed equity (emerging markets) | To a moderate extent | |||||
| Fixed income (not including corporate issuers) | Not applicable | |||||
| Fixed income (corporate issuers) | Not applicable | |||||
| Non-listed real estate or property | To a small extent | |||||
| Infrastructure | To a moderate extent | |||||
19. When forming investment views, to what extent does your organisation gather and analyse ESG information, including, where applicable, information obtained from engagement activities?(Applies only to investments that include integration of RI/ESG issues as indicated in Q17.)
| To a moderate extent | |||||
20. To what extent do portfolio managers or others making investment decisions in your organisation apply the ESG information and analysis available to them when constructing and managing portfolios?(Applies only to investments that include integration of RI/ESG issues as indicated in Q17.)
| To a moderate extent | |||||
21. To what extent do you have a process for improving the effectiveness of research and portfolio management processes with regards to ESG factors?(Applies only to investments that include integration of RI/ESG issues as indicated in Q17.)
| To a moderate extent | |||||
22. To what extent do you have a process for assessing and improving internal investment staff competency to incorporate RI/ESG issues into investment analysis and decision-making processes?(Applies only to investments that include integration of RI/ESG issues as indicated in Q17.)
| To a moderate extent | |||||
| Integration of ESG issues into investment analysis and decision-making processes of externally managed assets | ||||||
| 23. For what percentage of your external assets under management are RI/ESG issues integrated into the investment decision-making processes of your external investment managers (in percent, +/- 5% is sufficient)? | ||||||
| Private equity | 93 | |||||
24. To what extent have RI/ESG issues been integrated into the investment decision-making processes of your external investment managers?(Applies only to investments that include integration of RI/ESG issues as indicated in Q23.)
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| Private equity | To a large extent | |||||
25. To what extent do you consider the capabilities of external investment managers to incorporate RI/ESG issues when searching for, selecting and retaining your external investment managers?(Applies only to investments that include integration of RI/ESG issues as indicated in Q23.)
| To a large extent | |||||
| Integration - final comments | ||||||
| 26. Please add any overall comments and clarifications related to Principle 1 here. Please also describe any significant activities relating to Principle 1 that have not been captured by the questions above. | No Answer | |||||
| Principle 2 | ||||||
| Principle 2: We will be active owners and incorporate ESG issues into our ownership policies and practices. | ||||||
| 27. Please provide a one to two paragraph description of your approach to this Principle. | PREVI permanently monitors internal and external markets in order to identify innovative Corporate Governance practices. Based on this action, Previ launched the PREVI Guide Model for Participation in Shareholder's Meetings, which addresses the frame and width of information that must be provided to shareholders previously to their voting. Moreover, PREVI is frequently interacting with Brazilian regulators and market agents in order to suggest changes that may improve the alignment of the stock corporations rules to the best practices of corporate governance. In this context, PREVI presented to CVM suggestions of changes in the rules of disclosure for the remuneration of the executives, within other applicable to the companies. PREVI has also sent suggestions to BOVESPA aiming the reformulation of the rules for different levels of company listing and was invited to integrate the special work group created with this aim, called Camara Consultiva do Novo Mercado. | |||||
| (Proxy) voting - applies only to listed equity (developed markets), listed equity (emerging markets) and listed real estate or property. | ||||||
| 28. Do you have a (proxy) voting policy?(If 'Yes - disclosed publicly', please indicate how your (proxy) voting policy can be obtained- a URL would be sufficient. If answering no, please explain why not.) | Yes - internal document | |||||
| 29. Does your (proxy) voting policy address environmental, social, and governance issues? | ||||||
| Environmental | Yes | |||||
| Social | Yes | |||||
| Governance | Yes | |||||
| 30. Who decided how to vote on ballot items on behalf of your organisation in 2008?(Please check all that apply.) | Internal investment manager | |||||
31. To what extent is information related to ballot items gathered and analysed before voting decisions are made?
| To a large extent | |||||
| 32. Do you ensure that voting is done in accordance with your voting instructions? | Yes for all | |||||
| 33. Do you inform companies of your rationale when you abstain or vote against management recommendations? | Yes for all | |||||
| 34. Please indicate how many resolutions you could have voted on and how many resolutions you did vote on in 2008:(include abstentions as votes where votes against are not possible, use the last available one year period if information for 2008 is not available or too difficult to gather, approximate numbers are acceptable. If you are unable to provide the exact number please provide an approximation of the percentage by entering 10 in the 'Resolutions could have voted on' column and your estimate in the 'Resolutions voted on' column. So if you voted on about 70% of the possible resolutions you would enter 7 in the 'Resolutions voted on' column. If you are not sure, please enter a 1 in all four fields.) | ||||||
| Domestic | 1132 | 1076 | ||||
| Foreign | 0 | 0 | ||||
| 35. You are classified as an Asset Owner and should not answer this question. For the listed equities that you manage, do you provide (proxy) voting services for your clients if they request them? | No Answer | |||||
| 36. How does your securities lending program address voting? | We recall all securities for voting on all ballot items | |||||
| 37. How many shareholder resolutions related to ESG issues did you file or co-file during 2008? | ||||||
| As lead filer | 0 | |||||
| As co-filer | 0 | |||||
| Planning to be lead filer in 2009 | 0 | |||||
| Planning to be co-filer in 2009 | 0 | |||||
| 38. Please explain why you did or did not file or co-file any shareholder resolutions related to RI/ESG issues during 2008: | In the companies where we have larger investments, we have had some success in suggesting issues to be appreciated in their Board meetings, through presentations recommending those issues to be considered by the companies and also sending letters asking to include ESG initiatives recommendations (CDP and PRI, among others) into their investment decision-making processes. Those initiatives were undertaken by PREVI despite the fact that filing shareholders resolutions is not a common practice in Brazilian market. | |||||
| Engagement - general | ||||||
| 39. Who engaged with companies to seek ESG improvements in 2008?Please rank who engaged with companies according to their importance within your overall active ownership activities. You can only select Most, Second, Third and Fourth most important once each. Only the method you rank as 'Most important' will be scored for benchmarking purposes. If you wish to request that your other methods of engagement also be scored, please complete all the relevant sections and email the PRI at assessment@unpri.org when you submit your response. | ||||||
| Internal staff | Most important | |||||
| External investment manager(s) | Second most important | |||||
| External engagement service provider(s) | Did not engage with companies in 2008 | |||||
| No Answer | |||||
| 40. Do you have a written engagement policy or other documents that direct engagement?(If 'Yes - disclosed publicly', please indicate how your policy can be obtained- a URL would be sufficient.) | Yes - disclosed publicly: 'http://www.previ.com.br/pls/portal/docs/PAGE/PREVI_DESENV/DOCUMENTOS/COD_GOVERN_INGL.PDF' | |||||
| 41. If you have an engagement policy or other documents that direct engagement, what do they include?(Please check all that apply.) | General high level policy to support direction of agents to engage with companies,Expectations of companies with regards to environmental issues,Expectations of companies with regards to governance issues | |||||
| 42. How many companies are you invested in? | 85 | |||||
| Engagement - internal staff | ||||||
43. To what extent do you have a process for identifying and prioritising ESG related engagement opportunities?
| To a large extent | |||||
44. How many portfolio companies did you engage with on ESG issues in 2008?
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| Extensive engagement | 51 | |||||
| Moderate engagement | 34 | |||||
| Basic engagement | 0 | |||||
| 45. What proportion of your engagements addressed environmental, social or governance issues (in percent)?(One engagement may address more than one issue, so the three percentages need not add to 100%. For example, if you only had one engagement and it addressed environmental and governance issues then the answer would be 100% for environmental and 100% for governance.) | ||||||
| Environmental | 10 | |||||
| Social | 0 | |||||
| Governance | 90 | |||||
46. To what extent do you set ESG engagement objectives and attempt to evaluate your engagement success?
| To a small extent | |||||
| 47. What percentage of engagements that ended in 2008 were deemed successful (in percent)?(Engagement success: a considerable part of objectives or milestones that were set when the engagement commenced were achieved.) | 10 | |||||
48. To what extent do you have a process for assessing and improving staff competency to act as active owners and incorporate ESG issues into ownership practices?
| To a large extent | |||||
| Engagement - external engagement service provider(s) | ||||||
49. This question is not applicable to you due to your response to Q39 regarding who engages with companies. How many portfolio companies did your external engagement service provider(s) engage with on ESG issues on your behalf in 2008?
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| 50. This question is not applicable to you due to your response to Q39 regarding who engages with companies. What proportion of your external engagement service provider(s)'s engagements on your behalf addressed environmental, social or governance issues (in percent)?(One engagement may address more than one issue, so the three percentages need not add to 100%. For example, if you only had one engagement and it addressed environmental and governance issues then the answer would be 100% for environmental and 100% for governance.) | ||||||
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| Social | ||||||
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51. This question is not applicable to you due to your response to Q39 regarding who engages with companies. To what extent do you contribute to and assess the ESG engagement activities of your external engagement service provider(s)?
| No Answer | |||||
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52. How many portfolio companies did your external investment manager(s)'s engage with on ESG issues on your behalf in 2008?
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| Extensive engagement | 6 | |||||
| Moderate engagement | 0 | |||||
| Basic engagement | 0 | |||||
| 53. What proportion of your external investment manager(s)'s engagements on your behalf addressed environmental, social or governance issues (in percent)? (One engagement may address more than one issue, so the three percentages need not add to 100%. For example, if you only had one engagement and it addressed environmental and governance issues then the answer would be 100% for environmental and 100% for governance.) | ||||||
| Environmental | 10 | |||||
| Social | 0 | |||||
| Governance | 90 | |||||
54. To what extent do you contribute to and assess the ESG engagement activities of your external investment manager(s)?
| To a large extent | |||||
| 55. Did you consider the capabilities of external investment managers to engage with companies on ESG issues on your behalf when searching for, selecting and retaining your investment managers? | Yes, for all of our external investment managers | |||||
| Engagement - final comments | ||||||
| 56. What ESG issues were addressed in your or your service providers'engagement initiatives? (Please check all that apply.) | No Answer | |||||
| 57. What measures do you or your external service provider(s) use to assess the impact and success of engagement? | No Answer | |||||
| 58. Please add any overall comments and clarifications related to Principle 2 here. Please also describe any significant activities relating to Principle 2 that have not been captured by the questions above. | As previous commented in question 27, PREVI, based on the good practices and on the identification of rapidly implementing enhancements actions, launched in 2008, the PREVI Guide Model for Participation in Shareholder's Meeting, aiming to spread the tool among Brazilian companies. PREVI believes that this manual will be fundamental to guide the relations among all the agents that act in its investee companies. It will also be useful to those companies that share these ideals and understand that the responsible debate focused in the development of the corporations will bring profits to all society. The launching event counted with the presence of several important players of the Brazilian capital market, such as CVM, BOVESPA, APIMEC among others. http://www.previ.com.br/pls/portal/docs/PAGE/ PREVI_DESENV/DOCUMENTOS/ LEIAUTE_MANUAL_PT.PDF In addition to that PREVI also promotes an annual meeting with the board members of the investee companies to reinforce its position related to ESG issues. | |||||
| Principle 3 | ||||||
| Principle 3: We will seek appropriate disclosure on ESG issues by the entities in which we invest. | ||||||
| 59. Please provide a one to two paragraph description of your approach to this Principle. | PREVI, being aware of its responsibility due to its position as the larger institutional investor in the Brazilian capital market, has been participating actively in the debates about important topics aiming to strengthen the alignment of the interests of the minority shareholders with those of the major stockholders, specially if considered the present tendency in our local market of growing spreading of companies' capital in the stock market. In coherence with its commitment to the promotion of the adoption of Corporate Governance best practices by the corporations, PREVI has, in several opportunities, presented suggestions to the Brazilian Commission of Securities Collegiate, about relevant issues for the minor stockholders, as follows: a) Requests for stockholders lists; b) Voting practices; c) Trading of shares policy; d) Disclosure of the remuneration proposed for the executives; e) PREVI Guide Model for Participation in Shareholder's Meetings. | |||||
| 60. Who asked investee companies (or other investment entities) to provide information about their ESG policies, practices or performance in 2008?(Please check all that apply.) | Internal staff | |||||
61. {ERR} To what extent did you or your external engagement service provider(s) or your external investment manager(s) have a dialogue with investee companies (or other investment entities) regarding the production of standardized reporting about their ESG policies, practices or performance in 2008?('Standardized' could also include systematic reporting in areas where standardized reporting has not yet emerged.)
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| Listed equity (emerging markets) | To a moderate extent | |||||
| Fixed income (not including corporate issuers) | Not at all | |||||
| Fixed income (corporate issuers) | Not at all | |||||
| Private equity | To a moderate extent | |||||
| Non-listed real estate or property | To a small extent | |||||
| Infrastructure | To a moderate extent | |||||
| 62. What formats of reporting on ESG issue policies, practices or performance have been requested? Please check all that apply. | Integrated with regular financial reports,Global Reporting Initiative (GRI),Carbon Disclosure Project (CDP) | |||||
63. To what extent did you or your external engagement service provider(s) or your external investment manager(s) seek information from companies regarding their practices related to norms, standards, codes of conduct or international initiatives related to ESG issues in 2008?
| To a small extent | |||||
| 64. Please add any overall comments and clarifications related to Principle 3 here. Please also describe any significant activities relating to Principle 3 that have not been captured by the questions above. | PREVI in 2008 accepted the leading role in Brazil of the initiative Emerging Markets Disclosure Project that intends to motivate companies to improve their reporting activities in relation to ESG. One of the main topics that will be discussed with the companies, as a result of this initiative, is the adoption of standardized reports based on GRI. During this process PREVI identified all the companies in its portfolio that are already producing reports. In spite of that, the idea is to open a dialogue not only with or investee companies but also with the other companies in the market in a broader way. | |||||
| Principle 4 | ||||||
| Principle 4: We will promote acceptance and implementation of the Principles within the investment industry. | ||||||
| 65. Please provide a one to two paragraph description of your approach to this Principle. | PREVI has been active in the promotion of the Principles among institutional investors, as well as in the recruitment of new signatories. Several presentations about PRI, in different forums, for different audiences, were made by PREVI, during 2008. In addition to that, PREVI gave couseling advice to several institutions that showed interest in becoming signatories. | |||||
| 66. Did you consider RI/ESG requirements when searching for and selecting service providers in 2008 when applicable? | ||||||
| Investment consultant | No, planning to in 2009 | |||||
| Proxy voting service provider | Not applicable | |||||
| External overlay service provider | No, planning to in 2009 | |||||
| Investment research provider | No, planning to in 2009 | |||||
| 67. Have you included RI/ESG elements in the following? | ||||||
| Investment monitoring | Yes, some of the time | |||||
| Incentive structure (internally managed) | Not applicable | |||||
| Incentive structure (externally managed) | No | |||||
| Contractual relationships with external investment managers | Yes, some of the time | |||||
| Contractual relationships with other investment related service providers | No | |||||
68. To what extent did you encourage your eligible service providers to become PRI signatories or consider RI/ESG factors in 2008?(Service providers include but are not limited to: external investment managers, investment consultants, proxy voting service providers, external engagement service providers, and investment research providers.)
| To a moderate extent | |||||
69. You are classified as an Asset Owner and should not answer this question. To what extent did you encourage your institutional clients to become PRI signatories or consider RI/ESG factors in 2008?
| No Answer | |||||
70. To what extent did you encourage peer organisations to become PRI signatories or consider RI/ESG factors in 2008?
| To a large extent | |||||
| 71. Have you revisited any relationships with service providers in light of RI/ESG issue-related capabilities? | No | |||||
| 72. Does your broker evaluation process (which determines how you allocate commissions to brokers) include an ESG component and/or do you have a budget to pay for ESG broker research? | Not applicable | |||||
| 73A. What is your total investment research budget (including brokerage commissions intended to recognize research, in the same currency used in Q1) | 0 | |||||
| 73B. what proportion of your total investment research budget is allocated to ESG research (in percent)? | 0 | |||||
74. To what extent do you identify ESG issues and suggest them to brokers or other investment research providers for research?
| Not applicable | |||||
75. To what extent did you engage in dialogue, lobbying or initiatives pertaining to government policy and/or industry regulations (for example, stock exchanges or accounting standards) related to RI/ESG issues in 2008?
| To a large extent | |||||
| 76. Please add any overall comments and clarifications related to Principle 4 here. Please also describe any significant activities relating to Principle 4 that have not been captured by the questions above. | PREVI does not have a specific research budget as most of our research is done internally. PREVI, in the promotion of PRI, has acted as speaker, presenting the initiative in the events below: - PRI Signatories Brazil Workshop - hosted by PREVI (May 2008) - Event for promotion of PRI in Brazil - hosted by HSBC (May 2008) - Alternative Investments for Pensions Funds event - hosted by IBEF(June 2008) - Pensions Funds - Responsible Investments event - hosted by Luz Engenharia (July 2008) - Event for announcement of Stratus as a new signatory - hosted by Stratus (Aug. 2008) - 28th. Annual National Congress of Brazilian Pensions Fund - hosted by ABRAPP (Nov. 2008) | |||||
| Principle 5 | ||||||
| Principle 5: We will work together to enhance our effectiveness in implementing the Principles. | ||||||
| 77. Please provide a one to two paragraph description of your approach to this Principle. | PREVI has been participating of the PRI Board since the launching of the Initiative and has been acting actively in the construction of the Brazilian Signatories Network. The idea of developing a local network of signatories was originated in the Workshop of Latin American Signatories hosted by PREVI in 2008 in Rio de Janeiro. The local group aims to cooperate with the implementation of the Principles, in a collective way overcoming eventual problems, including the language barrier. | |||||
78. To what extent did you collaborate with other investors to improve your effectiveness in implementing each of the following Principles?
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| Principle 1 | To a large extent | |||||
| Principle 2 | To a large extent | |||||
| Principle 3 | To a large extent | |||||
| Principle 4 | To a large extent | |||||
| 79. How did you use the PRI Engagement Clearinghouse in 2008?(Please check all that apply.) | Logged in during 2008 to use the Clearinghouse as a learning tool or to keep up to date on ongoing engagements,Joined a collaborative engagement led by another signatory that was posted to the Clearinghouse,Led a collaborative engagement and posted it to the Clearinghouse | |||||
| 80. Did you participate in any of the following RI/ESG issue-related collaborations and/or associations? For those not listed, please use the "other" field:(Please check all that apply.) | Carbon Disclosure Project,International Corporate Governance Network (ICGN),Other (please specify): 'ABRAPP - COMISSÃO TÉCNICA DE SUSTENTABILIDADE',Other (please specify): 'GLOBAL COMPACT',Other (please specify): 'Instituto ETHOS',Other (please specify): 'IBGC',Other (please specify): 'Emerging Markets Disclosure Project' | |||||
81. Please indicate the three RI/ESG issue-related collaborative engagement initiatives and/or industry associations that you participated in most extensively and indicate how you did so:
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| PRI | To a large extent | Board, PRI Brazil Network. | ||||
| 5th Other specify from Q80 | To a large extent | Leader of the initiative in Brazil. | ||||
| Carbon Disclosure Project | To a moderate extent | Sponsor of the Brazilian edition. | ||||
| 82. Please add any overall comments and clarifications related to Principle 5 here. Please also describe any significant activities relating to Principle 5 that have not been captured by the questions above. | After the decision of constructing the Brazilian Network in the Workshop in 2008, PREVI has acted actively together with PRI Secretariat to make it come true. We have also participated in the process of selection of the brazilian delegate as well as in the discussions about the format of the Network and of the thematic groups (recruitment, engagement and investments). We also acted in the coordination of the process of implementation of the Net and its thematic groups among the local signatories. With reference to the Emerging Markets Disclosure Project, posted in the PRI Clearinghouse, PREVI has assumed the leadership of the initiative in Brazil, promoting and coordinating local activities, inviting PRI Brazilian signatories and other local institutions to support the initiative. | |||||
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| Principle 6: We will each report on our activities and progress towards implementing the Principles. | ||||||
| 83. Please provide a one to two paragraph description of your approach to this Principle. | PREVI discloses all its activities related to the implementation of the Principles through several channels, such as PREVI monthly Magazine, Events, Annual Meeting of PREVI's investee companies board members, and other media. In its new website format launched in 2008, an area is dedicated to ESG, where information about the following is available: a) PREVI's ESG policy; b)the PRI; c)adopted practices; d) initiatives supported by PREVI; and d) Partnership in projects related to ESG. | |||||
84. To what extent did you disclose (privately and/or publicly) your approach to incorporating ESG issues into investment analysis and decision-making processes in 2008?(If you disclose publicly, please indicate how this disclosure can be obtained - a URL would be sufficient. If answering not at all, please explain why not.)
| To a moderate extent: 'http://www.previ.com.br/pls/portal/url/PAGE/PREVI_DESENV/RESPONSABILIDADESOCIAL/POLITICA_DE_RESPONSABILIDADE/POLITICA_DIRETRIZES' | |||||
| 85. How did you disclose your (proxy) voting record in 2008?(Please select all that apply. If you disclose publicly, please indicate how this disclosure can be obtained - a URL would be sufficient. If answering not at all, please explain why not.) | Disclosed publicly: 'http://www.previ.com.br/portal/page?_pageid=57,1013142&_dad=portal&_schema=PORTAL',All votes,Guidance explaining all votes,Disclosed quarterly | |||||
86. To what extent did you disclose (privately and/or publicly) your RI/ESG issue-related engagement activities, results and progress in 2008?(If you disclose publicly, please indicate how this disclosure can be obtained - a URL would be sufficient. If answering not at all, please explain why not.)
| To a moderate extent: 'http://www.previ.com.br/portal/page?_pageid=57,963077&_dad=portal&_schema=PORTAL' | |||||
| 87. Did you disclose (privately and/or publicly) RI/ESG activities, results and progress related to Principle 3, Principle 4 or Principle 5 in 2008?(If you disclose publicly, please indicate how this disclosure can be obtained - a URL would be sufficient. If answering not at all, please explain why not.) | ||||||
| Principle 3 | Yes - to clients or beneficiaries and the public | http://www.previ.com.br/ | ||||
| Principle 4 | Yes - to clients or beneficiaries and the public | http://www.previ.com.br/ | ||||
| Principle 5 | Yes - to clients or beneficiaries and the public | http://www.previ.com.br/ | ||||
| 88. How would you like to publish your responses to this PRI Reporting and Assessment tool?(Please check all that apply.) | Please automatically publish our responses to the reporting and assessment tool in full on the PRI website | |||||
| 89. Please add any overall comments and clarifications related to Principle 6 here. Please also describe any significant activities relating to Principle 6 that have not been captured by the questions above. | PREVI was awarded the prize of Instituto Cultural de Seguridade Social (ICSS), category "Social Responsibility" 2008 for its efforts in promoting and implementing the PRI. | |||||
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| 90. Please describe the benefits you have enjoyed as a result of signing the PRI: | Networking with our pairs arround the world, enhancement of knowledge about issues related to RI/ESG. | |||||
| 91. What has your organisation changed as a direct result of becoming a PRI signatory? | PREVI now gives priority to invest in companies that incorporate basic ESG principles, according to PRI recommendations. In the external investment management of Private Equity and Venture Capital, PREVI gives priority to invest in funds that takes into account ESG principles. PREVI adopted a negative screening related to tobacco and guns industries and a positive screening through the adoption of ISE/Bovespa criteria for selecting assets. | |||||
| 92. Did the financial market turmoil of 2008 cause you to change your approach to the consideration of ESG factors or active ownership? If it did, please explain how. | No Answer | |||||
| 93. What are the top three activities the PRI Secretariat could undertake to enhance and encourage further implementation of the PRI by current and prospective signatories? | ||||||
| 1. | Development of tools for selecting and allocation of assets incorporating ESG issues. | |||||
| 2. | ESG Training | |||||
| 3. | Development of local networking | |||||
| 94. What are your top three PRI-related goals/priorities for 2009? | ||||||
| 1. | Promote awareness of ESG issues in the investment decisions and in the ownership practices. | |||||
| 2. | Provide support and training programs for investment professionals. | |||||
| 3. | Increase the number of signatories of PRI in Brazil in the three categories, specially influencing PREVI's external investment managers to engage to PRI. | |||||
| 95. What were your most significant achievements in 2008 in relation to your implementation of Principles? | ||||||
| Principle 1: We will incorporate ESG issues into investment analysis and decision-making processes. | - External investment managers (Private Equity and Venture Capital) - PREVI has prioritized the external investments managers that consider ESG principles in their decision-making process; - PREVI has reviewed its Investment policy; - Negative screening - exclusion of tobacco and weapons industries; - Positive screening - adoption of ISE/Bovespa criteria when selecting assets. | |||||
| Principle 2: We will be active owners and incorporate ESG issues into our ownership policies and practices. | - Development of PREVI's "Guide Model for Participation in Shareholder's Meeting"; - PREVI is encouraging its investee companies to engage in colaborative initiatives. | |||||
| Principle 3: We will seek appropriate disclosure on ESG issues by the entities in which we invest. | - Through corporate governance practices, PREVI has encouraged its investee companies to disclose their ESG practices; - PREVI has confirmed its reengagement to CDP and supports its regional Brazil Group; - PREVI leads, in Brazil, the Emerging Markets Disclosure Project international initiative, which aims to encourage companies in the emerging markets to report on sustainability activities. | |||||
| Principle 4: We will promote acceptance and implementation of the Principles within the investment industry. | - PREVI has presented the PRI in several national foruns; - PREVI has promoted more engagements to the PRI in Brazil. | |||||
| Principle 5: We will work together to enhance our effectiveness in implementing the Principles. | - Development of the Brazilian PRI Forum of Brazilian signatories, defining its shape, frame, guide lines, and work flow; - Development of three working groups: recruitment, engaging and investments; - Debates among the signatories, aiming the best way for incorporating the Principles in their investment policies; - Development of a network within the signatory entities, including staff members, to promote the share of relevant information; - Development of studies and methodologies applicable to the program and of a collective action plan. | |||||
| Principle 6: We will each report on our activities and progress towards implementing the Principles. | - PREVI was awarded for its work with PRI, the prize of the Instituto Cultural de Seguridade Social (ICSS) - category Social Responsibility; - PREVI developed a new area in its site dedicated to "Social Responsibility" where the following topics can be explored: a) ESG policy; b) principles for investment; c) initiatives; d)engagements; e)partnership in projects. | |||||
| 96. What were your biggest barriers in 2008 with relation to your implementation of the Principles? | ||||||
| Principle 1: We will incorporate ESG issues into investment analysis and decision-making processes. | It was difficult to establish a methodology for investment analysis and decision-making that includes environmental, social development and corporate governance issues. PREVI hopes this barrier to be overcome through the discussion among the local working groups about the development of a common methodology for all Brazilian signatories. | |||||
| Principle 2: We will be active owners and incorporate ESG issues into our ownership policies and practices. | ||||||
| Principle 3: We will seek appropriate disclosure on ESG issues by the entities in which we invest. | ||||||
| Principle 4: We will promote acceptance and implementation of the Principles within the investment industry. | ||||||
| Principle 5: We will work together to enhance our effectiveness in implementing the Principles. | ||||||
| Principle 6: We will each report on our activities and progress towards implementing the Principles. | ||||||
| 97. Please indicate which principle you find the most difficult to implement and the principle you find the least difficult to implement: | ||||||
| Most difficult | Principle 1 | |||||
| Least difficult | Principle 5 | |||||