Responsible Investing Report 2018
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I am pleased to be writing this foreword to NN Investment Partners’ annual responsible investing report. It has been more than 20 years since we started integrating environmental, social and governance (ESG) criteria into our investment processes and launched our first sustainable products. In this report we highlight our responsible investing approach and show how we help our clients achieve their financial and sustainable goals. I am proud of the progress we made in 2018. We engaged with many companies in a wide range of areas, in some cases taking a leading engagement role, for example in the palm oil industry. We developed proprietary ESG scores that we use in our investment processes, and although we strongly advocate inclusion, we don’t shy away from difficult choices. During the course of 2018, we excluded tobacco from our investments and restricted companies with oil sands exposure. Perhaps most importantly, we have been a trusted partner on responsible investing for many of our clients worldwide; involved in strategic discussions and in the implementation of detailed requests. There is a lot to look forward to in 2019. We have set up a partnership with the Yale Initiative on Sustainable Finance in the form of an academic research stream called “Delivering value to investors from sustainability” and we will further grow our Sustainable and Impact ranges. We will also improve and expand the way we report on our responsible investing capabilities in order to fulfil growing client requirements in this area. Making the transition to a more sustainable world is a complex task and one that we cannot tackle on our own. Partnering is key to us. We partner with clients, cooperate with fellow investors and join forces with leading international organisations to generate and access the best possible ESG information. As a result, we develop strong investment products and have a more positive sustainable impact on wider society. It is all about what we can achieve together. We hope you find it interesting to learn how NN Investment Partners can help investors to make the world a better place while helping clients achieve their responsible and financial goals.
