In 2022, we completed over 140 dedicated ESG engagements, while the majority of the 1,178 broader engagements conducted by our research analysts with debt issuers also included some form of ESG dialogue.
Engagement activity in 2022
> 140
dedicated ESG engagements1
1,178
total engagements with issuers1
78
countries including 38 emerging markets
47%
of our meetings included executive-level management
Our focus on stewardship
Tackling greenwashing: Insight's impact bond ratings
In 2023, Insight rated 370 unique impact bonds capturing 173 issuers – with c.26% rated red, meaning they were excluded from our Responsible Horizons strategies.
What's new?
Our 2023 Stewardship Report outlines a range of new developments and initiatives, including those outlined below.
Climate change
Climate change
Insight outlined its work on behalf of clients, to understand climate resilience under different scenarios by reducing carbon intensity within buy-and-maintain corporate bond portfolios, conducting specific stress tests on areas within its assets under management and developing tools to support climate-aware portfolios including a net-zero alignment framework.
Greening Finance Prize
Greening Finance Prize
To encourage academic research on the effects of incorporating environmental considerations into investment, Insight has partnered with the University of Oxford on a new international prize for academics who are conducting research into areas of Greening Finance.
New impact strategies
New impact strategies
Insight’s Responsible Horizons range has been expanded to seven strategies, with the report detailing the launch of new impact-focused strategies classified as Article 9 under the EU’s Sustainable Finance Disclosure Regulation (SFDR).
