Responsible Investing (RI) and being an active shareholder is a core part of our investment process. Our investment strategy focuses on long-term sustainable returns and as part of this strategy our RI objectives are reviewed and assessed on an ongoing basis. This includes ensuring that we cast our votes for every single company in our portfolio and engaging with management/board of directors where we feel that environmental, social or governance risk exist, which could impact the long-term sustainability of the business.
The objectives and on-going engagements/issues are discussed at length in our weekly Corporate Actions Committee meeting which is attended by all the senior executives, the legal/compliance department, the portfolio administration department and members of the investment team.