All Developed Markets articles
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Sycomore Asset Management: Assessing the societal contribution of companies
SDG outcomes case study
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Gresham House – Putting sustainable forest management into practice
Signatory Type: Investment manager HQ Location: London Assets under management: £7.3bn[1] Covered in this case study Asset class(es): Forestry Geography: Global Gresham House is a specialist alternative asset manager. We provide investment solutions across a range of strategies, covering forestry, real estate, infrastructure, ...
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MPower Partners: Supporting start-ups in their ESG journey
MPower Partners Signatory type: Investment manager HQ location: Japan Covered in this case study Asset class: Venture capital Georgraphy: Japan Sector(s): Technology MPower Partners, a global venture capital fund founded in 2021 by three women—Kathy Matsui, Yumiko Murakami, and Miwa Seki—invests in mid and late-stage companies that provide tech-enabled solutions ...
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Sofinnova Partners: Our evolving ESG philosophy as an early-stage venture capital investor
Sofinnova Partners on why and how it assesses the ESG maturity of its companies at each phase of their development.
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Öhman Fonder and Folksam: Taking on Amazon’s approach to human rights
Human rights case study
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KfW Capital: Paving the way for a more sustainable venture capital ecosystem
KfW Capital outlines the processes and frameworks it has developed to conduct ESG due diligence on venture capital managers.
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Openspace Ventures: ESG value creation work at start-ups
Openspace Ventures on how it works with companies to create long-term value creation strategies that can scale sustainable businesses.
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Fin Capital: ESG incorporation in venture capital investment
Fin Capital on why ESG metrics are as important as financial measurements and how it works with companies to close any identified gaps.
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Engagement International: Addressing responsible tax
Engagement International helps institutional investors act as active responsible owners through corporate engagement.
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MN: Collaborating through Platform Living Wage Financials
As an investment manager for pension funds, we look to create long-term value for our clients and their beneficiaries and consider stewardship as central to realising this.
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FSN Capital: Identifying and addressing human rights in the value chain
Human rights case study
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Applying responsible investment principles to multi-asset credit manager selection
Organisation name: Brunel Pension Partnership Signatory type: Asset owner Region of operation: England Assets under management: £30 billion Why we consider responsible investment principles during manager due diligence We designed and delivered a multi-asset credit fund for our pension fund clients to meet their demands for diversified exposure to ...
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Monitoring the proxy voting practices of external managers
Organisation name: Hong Kong Monetary Authority (HKMA) Signatory type: Asset owner Region of operation: Hong Kong SAR Assets under management: US$539 billion[1] Why we monitor proxy voting practices of external managers As Hong Kong’s central banking institution, manager of the Exchange Fund and a responsible investor, we believe that ...
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Climbing up the sustainability ladder – a manager scoring framework for asset owners
Organisation name: Kempen Capital Management Signatory type: Investment manager Region of operation: Europe Assets under management: €73 billion Why we use ESG criteria to assess external managers Our asset owner clients are increasingly embedding ESG information in their processes for selecting and monitoring external managers. Therefore, it is ...
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Engaging external managers on sustainable investment
Organisation name: Cardano Region of operation: Global Signatory type: Investment manager Assets under management: We provide fiduciary management services to 30 UK pension funds with combined assets of £16bn and investment advice to 10 UK pension funds with combined assets of £50bn. We also provide LDI execution and derivative overlay ...
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Improving responsible investment through manager engagement
Organisation name: Aware Super Signatory type: Asset owner Region of operation: Australia Assets under management: AU$144bn Why we engage with managers after their appointment Responsible investment is an integrated part of our due diligence process. Engagement with managers after their appointment can result in a more collaborative relationship and ...
