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Part of our DNA since 1992
Corporate Governance team established
1992
First ethical fund launched
1994
Joined UK Sustainable Investment and Finance Association
1997
Established Socially Responsible Investment team
2001
Founder member of Eurosif
2001
Became member of Asian Corporate Governance Association
2002
Published first Real Estate SRI Policy
2003
Founder member of UK Corporate Governance Forum
2004
Became member of Carbon Disclosure Project
2004
Dedicated ESG resource in real estate
2007
Became signatory of UN Principles for Responsible Investment
2007
Founder member of International Sustainability Alliance
2011
Euro Corporate Bond SRI fund launched.
2012
Enhanced voting disclosure developed
2012
Became members of Global Real Estate Sustainability Benchmark
2013
Published first Governance & Stewardship Annual Report.
2014
Established ESG Investment Quarterly Report
2014
Extel Award No1 leading asset manager for SRI/ESG
2015
ESG on-desk analysts established on equity teams
2015
Founder member Investment Advisory Group of Sustainability Accounting Standards Board
2016
First impact fund launched
2017
Dedicated ESG resource for fixed income
2017
Awarded First General Research Ethics Board 5-star rating
2018
Establishment of cross-asset class ESG Investment Forum
2019
Aberdeen Standard Investments awarded the top A+ rating for strategy and governance approach.
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At Aberdeen Standard Investments, we are committed to help tackling climate change – for our clients, shareholders and the generations to come.
ESG Quarterly Report
Our informative quarterly report provides a summary of our research, company engagement and voting activities. Highlights include:
- a look back at the 50th annual meeting of the World Economic Forum, where sustainability and the urgent need to address climate change took centre stage
- Euan Stirling, Head of Stewardship and ESG Investment, reviews the major issues that emerged in 2019 and how collaboration will be key to address them
- a series of articles, covering everything from human rights in a new digital world to the growing importance of a ‘living wage’
- an analysis of how investors can allocate capital to bring about positive environmental and societal change
- an overview of the companies we have engaged with this quarter.
Engagement and voting summary of Aberdeen Standard Investments*
| Voting summary Q4 2019 | Total |
|---|---|
| Shareholder meetings at which our clients’ shares were voted | 538 |
| Percentage of meetings with at least one vote against or abstention | 34.9% |
| Number of resolutions voted | 3,840 |
| Percentage of resolutions voted with management recommendations | 90.3% |
| Percentage of resolutions voted against management recommendations | 9.1% |
| Percentage of abstentions | 0.5% |
* As at 31 December 2019, Source: Aberdeen Standard Investments
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