Inflation has soared to multi-decade highs, and the global economic outlook has suffered from geopolitical, social and ecological shocks. These are not easy problems to address.
Asset managers can, and do, play an important role in these issues. They are custodians of a vast amount of global wealth and stewards of many influential corporation. They must demonstrate proactive stewardship of the companies in which they invest, in the best interests of the people whose wealth they look after.
This report ranks the responsible investment policies and practices of 77 of the world’s largest asset managers. It assesses the ambition, scope and transparency of these firms’ approaches to responsible investment, to help determine how far they are safeguarding against key social and environmental risks.