Stewardship

Our approach to stewardship stems from our belief that company management, directors and investors all have critical yet unique roles.

We believe that the proper consideration of relevant environmental, social and governance (ESG) matters affects the long-term sustainable performance of companies and benefits the investors of such companies.

To this end, we:

  • seek to understand the ESG issues that impact companies in which we are invested;
  • evaluate a company’s particular policies and practices in relation to relevant issues;
  • encourage companies to align with best practice on ESG issues;
  • enter into constructive dialogue and engagement where a company’s approach or practices on relevant ESG matters is below investor expectations;
  • leverage our clients’ investor rights to push for desired outcomes from investee companies; and
  • align our votes at general meetings with our engagement objectives.

For more information you can also refer to the stewardship section of our AXA IM RI Annual Report and to the AXA IM Corporate Governance and Voting Policy.

"Board composition should represent the company's business and footprint. Companies with a large proportion of business outside Europe need to have representation, skills and experience in those areas. best practice in board diversity is important to us as shareholders."
Shade Duffy, Head of Corporate Governance

Active Ownership Report

Find out more about active engagement at AXA IM for a more sustainable, better world.

2018 Stewardship Report

Our active approach to stewardship is grounded in our strongly held belief that both company management and investors have critical roles to play. Find out more in our 2018 Stewardship Report.

Latest AXA IM voting records

View AXA IM's latest voting records on the Proxy Voting Disclosure website
More information
> AXA IM Stewardship Policy: UK 
> AXA IM Stewardship Policy: Japan 
> European RI Transparency Guidelines
> Corporate governance and voting policy

Insights

05 December 2018

Proxy Voting 2018 season: Key takeaways Year-To-Date

Voting at company meetings remains a crucial part of the dialogue between a company and its shareholders.

03 April 2018

Engagement: Changing corporate behaviour

We are particularly focused on climate stewardship and have strengthened our policy to more effectively reflect our concerns around climate change issues.

03 April 2018

Active engagement: Initiatives 2017/18

We engage with companies individually and collectively. We believe collaborative activities with like-minded investors, particularly in the area of climate change, will bear greater results.