Sustainability framework

Advocate

We want to lead the conversation on sustainable investing, always to the benefit of our clients and their long-term investment outcomes. A major focus of our work is to advocate for a transition that includes emerging markets and results in real-world carbon reduction, in order to address climate risk and secure a prosperous future.

How we advocate

Where appropriate and where we believe we can add value, we work to influence standards, policy, and regulation.

Our aim is to facilitate efficient capital markets, a real-economy net-zero transition, and favourable environments for shareholder rights and interests.

Advocacy takes many forms, including:
  • Industry collaboration
  • Policy formulation
  • Making original and compelling cases and providing education

Financial year 2024 highlights

Policy advocacy for a just transition

Continued to emphasise the importance of a fair and inclusive transition for emerging markets
and the adequate financing of this through active, catalytic investment – not through divestment

Advocated for a just and inclusive transition to a net-zero world at COP28 in Dubai

Continued engagement with South Africa’s Presidential Climate Commission (“PCC”)
on the planning and implementation of the South African Just Energy Transition Investment Plan

Providing thought leadership

Published fourth edition of Planetary Pulse survey,
focusing on whether asset owners are moving from decarbonising their portfolios to reducing real-world emissions

Explored the opportunities for investors in
financing transition through the debt markets

Published investment analysis of what the
US election may mean for investors in decarbonisation

Published investment insights into
sustainable investment opportunities in Latin America and China

Strengthening our industry collaborations

Joined
Global Investor Commission on Mining 2030,
Access to Medicine
and
Nature Action 100

Became co-chair of the
Investor Leadership Network (“ILN”)

Continued to co-chair the
Institutional Investors Group on Climate Change (“IIGCC”) investor practices programme

Became co-lead of
Climate Action 100+ engagements with Glencore and Pemex

Continued to co-lead on
Eskom and Sasol engagements

Participated in the
Taskforce on Nature-related Financial Disclosures (“TNFD”) Forum
and working groups of
GFANZ, Sustainable Markets Initiative (“SMI”)
and the
IIGCC

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