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Baillie Gifford

PRI reporting framework 2018

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Organisational Overview
Basic information [OO 01 - 09] Asset class implementation gateway indicators [OO 10 - 12] Peering questions [OO LE 01 - INF 03]
Strategy and Governance
Investment policy [SG 01 - 04] Objectives and strategies [SG 05 - 06] Governance and human resources [SG 07 - 08] Promoting responsible investment [SG 09 - 11] Outsourcing to fiduciary managers and investment consultants [SG 12] ESG issues in asset allocation [SG 13 - 15] Asset class implementation not reported in other modules [SG 16 - 17] Innovation [SG 18] Communication [SG 19]
Direct - Listed Equity Incorporation
ESG incorporation in actively managed listed equities [LEI 01 - 10] Implementation processes [LEI 01 - 10] (A) Implementation: Screening [LEI 04 - 06] (C) Implementation: Integration of ESG issues [LEI 08 - 10] Outputs and outcomes [LEI 12 - 14]
Direct - Listed Equity Active Ownership
Engagement [LEA 01 - 14] Overview [LEA 01 - 02] Process [LEA 03 - 10] Process for engagements run internally [LEA 03 - 04] Process for engagements conducted via collaborations [LEA 05 - 06] General processes for all three groups of engagers [LEA 09 - 10] Outputs and outcomes [LEA 11 - 14] (Proxy) voting and shareholder resolutions [LEA 15 - 24] Overview [LEA 15] Process [LEA 16 - 20] Outputs and outcomes [LEA 21 - 24]
Direct - Fixed Income
ESG incorporation in actively managed fixed income [FI 01 - 13] Implementation processes [FI 01 - 03] (C) Implementation: Integration [FI 11 - 13] Fixed income - Engagement [FI 15 - 17] Outputs and outcomes [FI 18 - 19]
Assurance
Assurance [CM1 01.1 - 01.7]
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Investment policy

SG 01. RI policy and coverage

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01.1. Indicate if you have an investment policy that covers your responsible investment approach.

01.2. Indicate the components/types and coverage of your policy.

Select all that apply

Policy components/types

Coverage by AUM

01.3. Indicate if the investment policy covers any of the following

01.4. Describe your organisation’s investment principles and overall investment strategy, and how they consider ESG factors and real economy impact.

Baillie Gifford recognises that owning a company's shares on behalf of clients confers certain rights and responsibilities. As active managers, a key part of our investment strategy is to assess the quality of company management, in particular management attitudes to shareholders. When combined with financial information, ESG-related business information can provide a valuable insight into the overall quality of management. Given that significant environmental, social and governance (ESG) issues play out over the medium to longer term, and that our clients are invested for the longer term, it is important that we consider companies' approaches to ESG issues on a case by case basis. We research and engage with companies on ESG issues. Stewardship is an important responsibility associated with share ownership.

https://www.bailliegifford.com/about-us/literature-library/corporate-governance/environmental-social-and-governance-policy/

The policy identifies governance, environmental performance, climate change, labour, bribery and corruption, supply chains and stakeholder relations as factors we consider.

01.5. Provide a brief description of the key elements, any variations or exceptions to your investment policy that covers your responsible investment approach. [Optional]

SG 02. Publicly available RI policy or guidance documents

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02.1. Indicate which of your investment policy documents (if any) are publicly available. Provide a URL and an attachment of the document.

URL/Attachment

URL https://www.bailliegifford.com/institutional-investor/uk/literature-library/corporate-governance/environmental-social-and-governance-policy/

URL/Attachment

URL https://www.bailliegifford.com/institutional-investor/uk/literature-library/corporate-governance/environmental-social-and-governance-policy/

URL/Attachment

URL https://www.bailliegifford.com/institutional-investor/uk/literature-library/corporate-governance/environmental-social-and-governance-policy/

URL/Attachment

URL https://www.bailliegifford.com/en/uk/about-us/literature-library/corporate-governance/environmental-social-and-governance-policy/

02.2. Indicate if any of your investment policy components are publicly available. Provide URL and an attachment of the document.

URL/Attachment

URL https://www.bailliegifford.com/en/uk/institutional-investor/literature-library/corporate-governance/environmental-social-and-governance-policy/

URL/Attachment

URL https://www.bailliegifford.com/en/uk/institutional-investor/literature-library/corporate-governance/environmental-social-and-governance-policy/

URL/Attachment

URL https://www.bailliegifford.com/en/uk/institutional-investor/literature-library/corporate-governance/environmental-social-and-governance-policy/

URL/Attachment

URL https://www.bailliegifford.com/en/uk/institutional-investor/literature-library/corporate-governance/global-corporate-governance-principles-and-guidelines/

02.3. Indicate if your organisation’s investment principles, and overall investment strategy is publicly available

URL https://www.bailliegifford.com/en/uk/about-us/?athenaeum=splash

02.4. Additional information [Optional].

SG 03. Conflicts of interest

03.1. Indicate if your organisation has a policy on managing potential conflicts of interest in the investment process.

03.2. Describe your policy on managing potential conflicts of interest in the investment process.

We recognise the importance of managing potential conflicts of interest that may exist when we vote a proxy solicited by a company with whom we have a material business or personal relationship. The Governance and Sustainability Team is responsible for monitoring possible material conflicts of interest with respect to proxy voting. Application of the Guidelines to vote proxies will, in most instances, adequately address any possible conflicts of interest. However, as noted above, we do not rigidly apply the Guidelines. For proxy votes that involve a potential conflict of interest, or are inconsistent with (or not covered by) the Guidelines but are consistent with management’s recommendation, the Investment Management Group, which is comprised of a number of senior Baillie Gifford partners, will review the voting rationale, consider whether business relationships between Baillie Gifford and the company have influenced the proposed inconsistent vote and decide the course of action to be taken in the best interest of our clients. The Investment Management Group’s decision and rationale will be documented.

03.3. Additional information. [Optional]

SG 04. Identifying incidents occurring within portfolios (Private)

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