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    Responsible investment initiatives

    Responsible investment initiatives

    Many of the most pressing issues we face require a collective response from the investment community and from wider society.

    We work with our clients, other investors, governments, companies and civil society organisations to build knowledge and awareness, to share expertise and to create a common voice on these issues when engaging with stakeholders in relation to our clients’ investments.

    Collaborative initiatives are selected based on their importance to Insight’s clients, the contributions we can make to the goals of the initiative and the philosophical alignment with our general purpose as a responsible investor. We outline a selection of our memberships and relevant initiatives below. For more information please contact your Insight representative.

    Insight’s memberships and collaborative initiatives1

    Organisation/initiative Insight’s role More information
    CDP (formerly known as Carbon Disclosure Project) carbon action initiative Investor signatory
    Supporter of Non-Disclosure Campaign
    Supporter of Science-Based Targets Campaign
    Supporter of Municipal Disclosure Campaign    		 https://www.cdp.net/
    Climate Action 100+ Investor signatory
    Member of Engagement Working Groups for specific issuers    		 www.climateaction100.org/
    European Fund and Asset Management Association Corporate member
    Member of Stewardship, Market Integrity & ESG Committee    		  
    European Leveraged Finance Association

    Member
    Co-lead of Loan Investor committee

    		 https://elfainvestors.com/
    Farm Animal Investment Risk and Return (FAIRR)

    Investor signatory
    Lead investor for one engagement group and active participant in
    several engagement programmes

    		 https://www.fairr.org/
    IASB Investors in Financial Reporting Programme Member https://www.ifrs.org/investor-centre/#investors-in-financial-reporting-programme

    ICMA Sustainability-Linked Bonds Working Group 2021-2022

    Member
    Member of AMIC Executive Committee
    Member of Green and Social Bond Sections Advisory Group
    Member of Impact Reporting Working Group
    Member of Transition Finance Working Group
    Member of Sustainability-Linked Bond Working Group

    https://www.icmagroup.org/sustainable-finance/membership-governance-and-working-groups/working-groups/
    Institutional Investors Group on Climate Change (IIGCC) Investor member
    Member of Bondholder Stewardship Working Group
    Member of Sovereign Bonds and Country Pathways Working Group
    Co-lead investor for chemicals sector working group and engagement
    programme    		 https://www.iigcc.org/
    International Capital Market Association (ICMA)

    Member

    		 https://www.icmagroup.org/
    Investment Association

    Member
    Member of Sustainable Investment Committee
    Member of Climate Change Working Group

    		 https://www.theia.org/
    Net Zero Asset Managers initiative

    Signatory

    https://www.netzeroassetmanagers.org/
    Partnership for Carbon Accounting Financials

    Committed
    Member of Upstream Scope 3 Working Group
    Member of Secured Finance Working Group

    https://carbonaccountingfinancials.com/
    Principles for Responsible Investment (PRI) Founding signatory
    Member of PRI Advisory Committee on ESG in Credit Risk and Ratings
    Co-lead for inaugural collaborative sovereign engagement    		 http://www.unpri.org/about
    Taskforce on Nature-related Financial Disclosures (TNFD) Member of the TNFD Forum https://tnfd.global/about/the-tnfd-forum/
    Transition Pathway Initiative Supporter https://www.transitionpathwayinitiative.org/
    UN Global Compact Active participant https://www.unglobalcompact.org/

    Valuing Water Finance Initiative

    Investor signatory
    Co-lead of Engagement Working Group for a specific issuer

    https://www.ceres.org/water/valuing-water-finance-initiative
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