L’investissement durable
Stewardship code
Code exigeant des investisseurs institutionnels qu'ils soient transparents dans leurs processus d'investissement, qu'ils dialoguent avec les entreprises dans lesquelles ils investissent et qu'ils votent aux assemblées générales.
Le premier « stewardship code » a été lancé au Royaume-Uni en 2010 afin d'améliorer la qualité de l'engagement entre les gérants d'actifs et les entreprises, et ainsi contribuer à augmenter les performances à long terme corrigées du risque pour les actionnaires. Début 2014, le Japon, a été le premier pays d'Asie à instaurer un stewardship code. L'International Corporate Governance Network a quant à lui lancé un Global Stewardship Code.
Bien que ces codes ne soient pas obligatoires, ils sont de plus en plus considérés comme une condition indispensable au maintien d'une activité. Au Japon, le GPIF (premier fonds de pension du pays) exige par exemple que ses gérants d'actifs signent le Stewardship Code japonais.
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Our stewardship policy
Sustainable investing is a key pillar of our corporate strategy. We are convinced that companies with sustainable business practices have a competitive advantage and are more successful in the long-term. An active approach to the stewardship of the assets in which we invest is an important part of our sustainable investing approach. Robeco fully supports the approach of stewardship and has put in place several robust policies to adhere to its responsibilities in this respect.
Carrying out stewardship responsibilities is an integral part of our sustainable investing approach. A central aspect of Robeco’ s corporate mission statement is to fulfill its fiduciary duty to clients and beneficiaries. We manage assets for a variety of clients with a variety of investment needs. In our activities we always strive to serve our clients’ interests to the best of our capabilities. Our stewardship policy is closely aligned with our investment mission, which is to use research-based, quality driven processes to produce the best possible long term results for our clients. Therefor our stewardship activities are aimed at long term value creation in our investee portfolio companies. Even though assets are managed with different strategies and investment objectives to fit clients’ needs, there is a companywide philosophy that companies (and countries) that act in a sustainable way towards the environment, society and all its stakeholders are likely to be more able to deal with a variety of issues in the future of their business or endeavors.