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PRI reporting framework 2020

Basic information [OO 01 - 09] Asset class implementation gateway indicators [OO 10 - 12] Peering questions [OO LE 01 - HF 01]

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] 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 factors [LEI 08 - 10]

Direct - Listed Equity Active Ownership

Overview [LEA 01] Outputs and outcomes [LEA 09 - 11] (Proxy) voting and shareholder resolutions [LEA 12 - 21]

Confidence building measures

Confidence building measures [CM1 01 - 07]

Export Public Responses

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Engagement

LEA 02. Reasoning for interaction on ESG issues

Indicate the method of engagement, giving reasons for the interaction.

Type of engagement	Reason for interaction
Individual / Internal staff engagements	To influence corporate practice (or identify the need to influence it) on ESG issues To encourage improved/increased ESG disclosure To gain an understanding of ESG strategy and/or management We do not engage via internal staff
Collaborative engagements	To influence corporate practice (or identify the need to influence it) on ESG issues To encourage improved/increased ESG disclosure To gain an understanding of ESG strategy and/or management We do not engage via collaborative engagements
Service provider engagements	To influence corporate practice (or identify the need to influence it) on ESG issues To encourage improved/increased ESG disclosure To gain an understanding of ESG strategy and/or management We do not engage via service providers

02.2. Indicate whether your organisation plays a role in the engagement process that your service provider conducts.

Yes

02.4. Additional information. [Optional]

To help make sure Ardevora vote client proxies in accordance with our Proxy Voting policy and in the best interests of our clients, Ardevora have established a Responsible Investment Committee (“RIC”) which, inter alia, is responsible for overseeing the proxy voting process.

As part of the annual approval process, the RIC will review the retained third-party Proxy Administrator’s proxy voting guidelines and their wider services, addressing any concerns as they arise.

LEA 03. Process for identifying and prioritising engagement activities

New selection options have been added to this indicator. Please review your prefilled responses carefully.

03.1. Indicate whether your organisation has a formal process for identifying and prioritising engagements.

Yes

Indicate the criteria used to identify and prioritise engagements for each type of engagement.

Type of engagement	Criteria used to identify/prioritise engagements
Individual / Internal staff engagements	Individual / Internal staff engagements Geography/market of the companies Materiality of the ESG factors Exposure (size of holdings) Responses to ESG impacts that have already occurred Responses to divestment pressure Consultation with clients/beneficiaries Consultation with other stakeholders (e.g. NGOs, trade unions, etc.) Follow-up from a voting decision Client request Breaches of international norms Other; (specify) We do not outline engagement criteria for our individual engagements
Collaborative engagements	Collaborative engagements Potential to enhance knowledge of ESG issues through other investors Ability to have greater impact on ESG issues Ability to add value to the collaboration Geography/market of the companies targeted by the collaboration Materiality of the ESG factors addressed by the collaboration Exposure (size of holdings) to companies targeted by the collaboration Responses to ESG impacts addressed by the collaboration that have already occurred Responses to divestment pressure Follow-up from a voting decision Alleviate the resource burden of engagement Consultation with clients/beneficiaries Consultation with other stakeholders (e.g. NGOs, trade unions, etc.) Other; (specify) We do not outline engagement criteria for our collaborative engagement providers
Service-provider engagements	Service-provider engagements Geography/market of the companies Materiality of the ESG factors Exposure (size of holdings) Responses to ESG impacts that have already occurred Responses to divestment pressure Consultation with clients/beneficiaries Consultation with other stakeholders (e.g. NGOs, trade unions, etc.) Follow-up from a voting decision Client request Breaches of international norms Other; (specify) We do not outline engagement criteria for our service providers

03.3. Additional information. [Optional]

LEA 04. Objectives for engagement activities

New selection options have been added to this indicator. Please review your prefilled responses carefully.

Indicate whether you define specific objectives for your organisation’s engagement activities.

Individual / Internal staff engagements

All engagement activities

Majority of engagement activities

Minority of engagement activities

We do not define specific objectives for engagement activities carried out by internal staff

Collaborative engagements

All engagement activities

Majority of engagement activities

Minority of engagement activities

We do not define specific objectives for engagement activities carried out through collaboration

Service-provider engagements

All engagement activities

Majority of engagement activities

Minority of engagement activities

We do not define specific objectives for engagement activities carried out by our service providers

04.2. Additional information. [Optional]

LEA 05. Process for identifying and prioritising collaborative engagement

Indicate whether you monitor and/or review engagement outcomes.

Individual / Internal staff engagements

Yes, in all cases

Yes, in a majority of cases

Yes, in a minority of cases

We do not monitor, or review engagement outcomes when the engagement is carried out by our internal staff.

Collaborative engagements

Yes, in all cases

Yes, in a majority of cases

Yes, in a minority of cases

We do not monitor, or review engagement outcomes when the engagement is carried out through collaboration.

Service-provider engagements

Yes, in all cases

Yes, in a majority of cases

Yes, in a minority of cases

We do not monitor, or review engagement outcomes when the engagement is carried out by our service providers.

Indicate whether you do any of the following to monitor and/or review the progress of engagement activities.

Individual / Internal staff engagements

Define timelines/milestones for your objectives

Track and/or monitor progress against defined objectives and/or KPIs

Track and/or monitor the progress of action taken when original objectives are not met

Revisit and, if necessary, revise objectives on a continuous basis

Other; specify

Collaborative engagements

Define timelines/milestones for your objectives

Track and/or monitor progress against defined objectives and/or KPIs

Track and/or monitor the progress of action taken when original objectives are not met

Revisit and, if necessary, revise objectives on a continuous basis

Other; specify

05.3. Additional information. [Optional]

Ardevora have implemented an engagement tracker to ensure all engagement activities are recorded, monitored and measured. Any insights captured from each engagement will be distributed to appropriate staff within Ardevora by the Responsible Investment Committee ("RIC") and further used to enhance subsequent activities.

LEA 06. Role in engagement process

06.1. Indicate whether your organisation has an escalation strategy when engagements are unsuccessful.

Yes

06.2. Indicate the escalation strategies used at your organisation following unsuccessful engagements.

Collaborating with other investors

Issuing a public statement

Filing/submitting a shareholder resolution

Voting against the re-election of the relevant directors

Voting against the board of directors or the annual financial report

Submitting nominations for election to the board

Seeking legal remedy / litigation

Reducing exposure (size of holdings)

Divestment

Other; specify

          Being increasingly assertive, directing a question at an AGM, filing a shareholder resolution, calling an EGM, and or making a formal complaint to a regulator.

06.3. Additional information. [Optional]

As per Ardevora's Engagement policy, if engagement does not lead to the desired change or a satisfactory response, Ardevora may consider taking further measures, which could include:

Being increasingly assertive;
Proxy voting (if not already done);
Directing a question at an Annual General Meeting ("AGM");
Filing a shareholder resolution;
Calling an Extraordinary General Meeting ("EGM"); and/or,
Making a formal complaint to a regulator.

Ardevora could exclude an investee from its investment universe; however, this is considered to be an action of last resort.

LEA 07. Share insights from engagements with internal/external managers (Private)

LEA 08. Tracking number of engagements

08.1. Indicate whether you track the number of your engagement activities.

Type of engagement	Tracking engagements
Individual/Internal staff engagements	Yes, we track the number of our engagements in full Yes, we partially track the number of our engagements We do not track
Collaborative engagements	Yes, we track the number of collaborative engagements in full Yes, we partially track the number of our collaborative engagements We do not track
Service-provider engagements	Yes, we track the number of service-provider engagements in full Yes, we partially track the number of our service-provider engagements We do not track

08.2. Additional information. [Optional]

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