Carrying out stewardship activities with your best interest at heart
Adding value to your portfolios through stewardship activities
As a manager of portfolios that are diversified by nature, we must consider the risks and impacts on the global economy that are the primary drivers of the value of our portfolios. At Amundi, engagement aims to have a tangible impact on the economy, by influencing the activities of investee companies in order to preserve the economic capital as part of our quest to create long-term value for our clients’ portfolios.
Encouraging companies to better manage sustainability challenges and opportunities
Our engagement and voting activities are designed to improve the medium to long-term risk/return profile of your portfolios. Through active dialogue with investee companies, our goal is to:
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Better manage their sustainability risks
Better manage their sustainability risks through best practice dissemination and by driving a better integration of sustainability in their governance, operations and business models.
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Better cope with impacts on sustainability factors
Better cope with impacts on sustainability factors by triggering positive change in how they manage their own impacts on critical issues for the sustainability of our economy.
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Support mid and long term growth
Support mid and long term growth by encouraging them to make their own profitable transition to more sustainable business models and to adjust their level of investment accordingly.
We engage with issuers around five main areas:
With us, you can decide how your investments will be managed. From a risk management approach to a full integration of climate or social themes, you choose the degree of sustainability integration within your investments:
- Transition towards a low-carbon economy
- Natural Capital Preservation
- Human Capital & Human Rights
- Client Protections & Societal Safeguards
- Strong Governance for Sustainable Development
Key figures of our engagement
unique issuers engaged with (+10% vs. 2023), across Europe, Developed Asia, North America and Emerging Markets
1,691issuers engaged on climate
759issuers engaged on natural capital
Voting transparently to promote good governance practices
Voting contributes to long-term shareholder value when conducted by an owner committed to understanding and promoting sound governance alongside responsible business practices, including attention to both ESG risks and opportunities. This is the underlying principle of being a responsible shareholder that we strive to live up to.
To this end, we vote in a consolidated manner for all open funds over which it has full discretion, based on a transparent Voting Policy.
