01 01.6 Shaping sustainable investing with our clients Principle 6 Introduction 01.1 In conversation with Tobias Pross and Matt Christensen 01.2 About AllianzGI 01.3 What sustainable investing Our global asset and client mix (EUR billion, as at 31 December 2021) means to us Asset class split Client split Managed per region Distributed per region 01.4 Acting on climate risks and opportunities Fixed income Institutional EMEA EMEA 01.5 Sustainability governance Equities 93 business US 48 US 104 01.6 Shaping sustainable investing Multi-asset Retail Asia Pacific Asia Pacific with our clients Private 211 business 209 128 markets 47 02 179 Sustainable investing 464 496 03 522 Active stewardship 190 04 AllianzGI as a sustainable business Guiding clients on sustainable These capabilities are increasingly important to both We provide thought leadership and investment 05 investment solutions retail and professional investor clients. The recent health expertise in client meetings and host regular client Appendix crisis and natural catastrophes, and the ensuing market events on sustainable investing. These events provide As an active asset manager, we seek to create volatility, have intensified the already growing positive a platform for renowned keynote speakers and solutions and products that address our clients’ sentiment for ESG priorities. In 2021, our Request for AllianzGI’s own sustainable investment experts to evolving investment objectives. We manage EUR Proposal (RfP) team answered over 100 dedicated discuss the opportunities and challenges of sustainable 673 billion across all asset classes in public and ESG questionnaires from clients – a strong proof point investing, the emerging regulatory framework and the private markets for our global client base. for the increasing client focus on sustainable investing. measurability of sustainable and impact investments. We aim to give investors access to a broad range of Engaging with clients is a key element of helping them sustainable investment strategies. Since the inception to understand their sustainable investing preferences of our first sustainable investment strategy in 1999, and objectives. In our regular client meetings, we also our number of sustainable products had increased discuss stewardship activities and gain important insights to 150 by the end of 2021, up from 36 at the end of into the engagement themes that clients would like us 2020. In 2021, we converted 102 mutual funds to a to prioritise. For certain portfolios, we hold dedicated sustainable investing approach and launched 12 new ESG feedback meetings to discuss the decarbonisation funds – a path we aim to continue in 2022 for a range pathway of the portfolio as well as the outcomes of 1 of additional funds . engagement and voting. The climate strategies of the companies we invest in are a particular focus of these meetings. 1 These figures relate to EU-domiciled funds that are classified as either Article 8 or Article 9 under SFDR.