What does stewardship mean to us?
Review some highlights of our stewardship work over the past year and discover what it means to our clients, employees, and the communities we serve.
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We seek to provide solutions for clients using a wide breadth of capabilities, and our commitment to sustainable investing is rooted in our belief in the financial materiality of ESG factors.
Unless otherwise noted, any references herein to ESG or sustainability reflect the general approach of Manulife Investment Management to integrating sustainability risk considerations into our investment decision-making processes, which may not extend to some of the products offered or distributed by Manulife Investment Management for which ESG integration is not applicable (or where another approach to ESG integration is adopted), including where a third party is involved in the management of the assets of such product. For complete information of the products, please see the applicable offering documents. Similarly, participation as signatory of various global or local initiatives relates to the approach taken by Manulife Investment Management as an entity, not by any of the products it’s offering.
As supported by our most recent PRI assessment1
Interactions with equity and fixed-income issuers, influencers, regulators, nongovernmental organizations, governments, and vendors in 2023
To help inform our sustainable investing practices, we engage with sustainability-focused organizations, including:
Retained signatory status to the UK Stewardship Code as of 2023
Retained our Avant Gardist rating2 in the 2023 Responsible Investment Brand Index
1 Manulife Investment Management is a signatory to the Principles for Responsible Investment (PRI) and pays an annual fee. It is compulsory for signatories to report on their responsible investment activities annually. 2 Hirschel and Kramer (H&K) Responsible Investment Brand Index (RIBI™) highlights the ability of close to 600 asset managers globally to translate their efforts toward responsible investment into their core brand. The RIBI™ is made up of two ratings: the Commitment rating, which focuses on hard factors (e.g., level and quality of Listed Equity voting), and the Brand rating, which focuses on soft factors (e.g., the existence of a Purpose statement and the quality of its expression). The Avant-Gardist rating is given to firms with above average on theCommitment rating and Brand rating. Manulife Investment Management paid a fee for the rights to use the award logo. Further information here: https://www.ri-brandindex.org/
3 Integration is based on Manulife IM’s Proprietary Integration Progression Levels (IPL), which measures investment teams progress in ESG integration. We look to incorporate material ESG considerations throughout the stages of our investment and asset ownership lifecycles, taking into account the characteristics of the asset class and investment process in question, as well as industry and geography, among other factors. Each investment team operates in different markets and with different nuances to its approach to investing. Accordingly, each team integrates ESG factors into its investment process in a manner that best aligns with its investment approach.
Our approach to sustainability extends to investments that target specific sustainability themes and objectives such as climate change.
We carry out extensive research and due diligence on the sustainability practices of third-party managers to be able to offer you a range of investing solutions from leading investment managers.
Engaging with the companies in which we invest
Review some highlights of our stewardship work over the past year and discover what it means to our clients, employees, and the communities we serve.
Watch the videoTo us, strong stewardship is inseparable from good investing.
We believe sustainability factors can materially affect financial value; therefore, we integrate financially material ESG risks and opportunities into our investing process.4
We believe active managers are well placed to manage stewardship effectively, as we’re able to bring our experience to work with company management to encourage effective change aimed at enhancing the long-term value of client portfolios.
Where we operate assets, we believe it's our responsibility to pursue the best sustainability processes and standards for our clients, our firm, and our employees.
We believe in offering choices to investors, from ESG integration to impact investments. A broad range of products and services enables investors to better meet an equally broad range of goals.
4 We seek to incorporate material sustainability considerations throughout the stages of our investment and asset ownership lifecycles, taking into account the characteristics of the asset class and investment process in question, as well as industry and geography, among other factors. Each investment team operates in different markets and with different nuances to its approach to investing. Accordingly, each team integrates sustainability factors into its investment process in a manner that best aligns with its investment approach. Exceptions to this are strategies where a sustainability integrated investment approach is impractical or impossible; for example, in relation to certain instrument types where sustainable comparable alternatives are unavailable, passive products, funds that invest in deriative instruments, products managed in accordance with specific client objectives, and delegation to third-party investment managers. Refer to Manulife Investment Management's sustainable investing and sustainability risk statement for further details.
Sustainable investing refers to the incorporation of environmental, social, and governance (ESG) factors into the selection and management of investments. By systematically integrating these factors across every stage of the investment process, sustainable investing seeks to improve a portfolio’s risk-adjusted return potential.
We believe active ownership practices are at the center of good stewardship, helping drive strong risk-adjusted investment return potential over time while we seek to make a positive impact on the environment and society.
How a company's operations affect the natural environment, and how the natural environment affects the company.
The relationship between a company and its employees, suppliers, and communities.
The structures or systems a company has put in place to ensure effective direction and control.
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As of 2022, US$30 trillion⁵ was invested globally in sustainable and responsible strategies, while in Canada almost half of professionally invested money was allocated to these types of strategies. While it began as a specialist approach, sustainable investing is now a powerful and enduring megatrend that’s transforming how people and institutions are investing around the globe.
Sustainable investing assets in Canada in 20225
Of professionally managed assets in Canada are in responsible investments5
Of surveyed investors in Canada want their financial advisors to inform them of sustainable investing options6
5 Global Sustainable Investment Review 2022 – Global Sustainable Investment Alliance.
6 2023 RIA investor opinion survey.
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