Recognising the strategic importance of ESG, and seeking to continually improve our ESG capabilities, Maple-Brown Abbott appointed one of its senior investment analysts to the role of specialist ESG analyst in early 2015. Maple-Brown Abbott’s specialist ESG analyst is responsible for overseeing the integration of ESG issues into the investment process and for co-ordinating the implementation of the firm’s Responsible Investing, Engagement and Proxy Voting Policies and initiatives. Maple-Brown Abbott’s specialist ESG analyst has worked at Maple-Brown Abbott for over ten years, as both a portfolio manager and investment analyst, covering the resources sector, and since 2011, ESG. This investment experience gives our specialist ESG analyst unique insight into ESG and our investment process.