Martin Currie has been a leader in all aspects of stewardship and sustainability since 2009, when we became an early signatory to the UN-supported Principles for Responsible Investment (PRI).
We are pleased to announce that under the PRI’s new Reporting Framework for 2021, Martin Currie has received a 5-star rating for both Investment & Stewardship Policy and Incorporation (for Direct - Listed equity - Active fundamental), and a 4-star rating for Voting (Direct - Listed equity - Active fundamental).
PRI reporting is the largest global reporting project on responsible investment. It was developed with investors, for investors. Signatories are required to report on their responsible investment activities annually.
Martin Currie’s 2021 ratings and rankings versus peers within each relevant module are outlined below:
David Sheasby, Head of Stewardship and ESG, said, “Taking in consideration the median results across all reports conducted by the PRI and changes to the assessment framework, Martin Currie’s strong ratings and peer rankings results for 2021 confirm our continued leadership and evolving work in this area.”
“At Martin Currie, stewardship is at the heart of our client proposition. To us, ESG impacts and sustainable financial returns are fundamentally intertwined. Understanding our clients’ needs and priorities and aligning these, through active ownership, with the companies that can create long-term, sustainable value.”
“We have made significant advancement in our ESG capabilities over the past few years, with the development of tools such as Carbon Value-at-Risk, modern slavery assessments and SDG mapping. We are constantly looking at new ways to improve. For example, we are currently in the process of developing our reporting to support clients in their Net Zero ambitions.”
Under the new Reporting Framework for 2021, the PRI introduced accountability measures around the accurate representation of PRI Assessment Reports, with the aim of improving transparency and accuracy of representation of the scores. The three previous assessment pillars, of Strategy & Governance, Incorporation and Active Ownership, were also amended to bring a specific focus towards voting.
The 2021 scoring methodology has changed to reflect the new Reporting Framework and has moved away from the letter ratings to star ratings from 1 to 5 stars (with 5 being strong) and scores. The new ratings are therefore incomparable with scores from previous PRI years.
Martin Currie was previously awarded the highest possible ratings by PRI across Strategy & Governance, Incorporation and Active Ownership activity for the years 2016, 2017, 2018, 2019.
Copies of Martin Currie’s 2021 Assessment Report and Transparency Report are available on our website.
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