Built for impact: Proactively using our voice and our vote to make a measurable difference around the globe.
Our stewardship role in global capital markets extends beyond proxy voting and engagement with issuer companies
Our approach to stewardship is designed to have an impact through thought leadership, engagement, proxy voting and client disclosure
Companies embracing Environmental Social and Governance (ESG) best practice have strong, effective independent boards and incorporate sustainability into their long-term strategy across these two issues
Our stewardship program is designed to have an impact. Through strong engagement, voting and thought leadership, we have seen companies respond to our calls to action to enhance diversity at the board level and improve disclosure on their sustainability practices.
Annually our team develops a series of strategic priorities that drive engagement based developing macroeconomic conditions, emerging ESG trends and client feedback.
Insurance Climate change continues to represent a big risk to the insurance sector.
REITs Utilize sustainable building practices to generate attractive rent premiums through better focus on energy efficiency and lower operating costs.
Media Media companies continue to struggle with the transition to digital.
Retailing Changing consumer preferences and emerging technologies continue to disrupt traditional business models.
Pharmaceuticals Navigating a changing industry landscape that is impacted by specialized medicine, reliance on big data and growth of generic companies.
Materials Engage with companies involved in the mining and refining of metals, chemical producers and forestry products to discuss long-term strategy and ESG issues.
Our stewardship program utilizes a risk-based approach to identify material ESG thematic topics deemed to have the most material impacts on the long-term value of our portfolio companies.
As one of the worlds largest asset managers, we represent near-permanent capital and actively engage with our portfolio companies to promote long-term value of our clients' investments.
Cyrus Taraporevala pens op-ed in Financial Times reiterating our commitment to long-term value creation on behalf of clients.
Matthew DiGuiseppe, Vice President and Head of State Street Global Advisors Americas Asset Stewardship team, recently discussed the Investor Stewardship Group’s goals and what they mean for corporate boards.
Rakhi discusses State Street Global Advisors unique approach to asset stewardship, including how we prioritize and engage with companies on a number of Environmental, Social and Governance themes.
Rakhi Kumar highlights the importance of board members understanding how they are being evaluated on ESG dimensions.
The core principle of our stewardship program is that companies with strong, effective independent boards are best situated to deliver long term sustainable value to shareholders and that those boards should incorporate sustainability into long-term strategy.
Rakhi Kumar
Head of ESG Investments and Asset Stewardship
State Street Global Advisors’ asset stewardship program is aimed at engaging with our portfolio companies on issues that impact long-term value creation across environmental, social and governance (ESG) consideration through our voice and vote.
Robert Walker
Head of EMEA Asset Stewardship
ESG and sustainability factors are as important in Asia-Pacific as they are in any other region. While we recognize market-specific nuances, as a global investor we strive to enhance practices across regions to promote long-term value creation. In Japan, companies are responding to our call to increase the level of gender diversity which demonstrates our impact.
Benjamin Colton
Head of Asia-Pacific Asset Stewardship
We seek to advance market dialogue through our thought leadership around critical environmental, social and governance (ESG) issues by giving structure to concepts such as gender diversity, board leadership and climate related reporting. It’s gratifying when directors thank us for providing them with a framework to discuss nebulous issues.
Matthew Diguiseppe
Head of Americas Asset Stewardship
For questions or any further information on our stewardship program please contact the Governance Team at State Street Global Advisors.
