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.
Read more about how AXA IM responds to the new SRD II requirements.
AXA IM’s approach to corporate governance and voting derives from our strongly held belief that company management, directors, and investors all have critical and unique roles to play in sustaining the health of financial markets and ensuring the efficient allocation of capital. Read updates here:
AXA IM 2020 Corporate Governance and Voting Policy – Diversity Boards & Beyond
H1 2020 Active Ownership and stewardship Report
Find out more about Stewardship and the pandemic
Active Ownership Report 2019
Find out more about active engagement at AXA IM for a more sustainable, better world.
Latest AXA IM voting records
View AXA IM's latest voting records on the Proxy Voting Disclosure website
Insights
Impact investing: How private and listed markets offer choice for investors seeking positive change
There is demand for ESG to go beyond basic integration, towards positive impact
Green bonds market expected to top the $1trn mark in 2021
Despite the year’s myriad of challenges, 2020 represented a huge step forward for the green bond market.
COVID-19: Data privacy risks and potential opportunities
The pandemic has presented an opportunity to rethink the dynamics of data privacy risks and opportunities for technology companies
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