Royal London Asset Management (RLAM) today publishes its Stewardship Report, which highlights new record level stewardship voting and responsible investment activities during 2021.
In 2021, RLAM successfully moved over £20bn of assets from passive index trackers into ESG tilted strategies (1) with a lower carbon intensity, in a move towards its net zero goal to reduce its carbon emissions from its investment portfolio to 50% by 2030.
Selecting companies with the right ESG credentials is not easy – RLAM recognised the need for a bespoke solution that incorporates ESG and climate-related investment criteria by introducing the ability to ‘tilt’ the funds towards or against these factors.
Now that ESG and carbon tilted funds no longer follow a third-party index which offers no control, this innovative process strengthens RLAM’s position as a responsible investor, whilst also giving a significant competitive advantage over other passive investments that track third party low carbon indices.
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