01 Our sustainability approach 02 Sustainable investing 03 Active stewardship 04 Corporate sustainability 05 Appendix 02.1 Evolving our approach to sustainable investing Principle 1 Our sustainable strategies are built on a proprietary best-in-class model and in-depth research. We draw on our deep experience to design pathways for clients, wider stakeholders and the companies we invest in to help advance their sustainability journeys. As information on companies’ We are evolving our sustainable environmental, social and governance investment strategies to meet an (ESG) practices becomes increasingly increasingly broad range of client needs robust and accessible, we continuously and objectives. Active stewardship and refine our ESG ratings model and make ESG risk assessment ensure that our proprietary sector, thematic and stock- portfolio managers have full transparency specific research available to all our on E, S and G scores and principal adverse investment professionals. Deep ESG impacts (such as CO emissions, water use, 2 awareness and our culture of close etc) for each holding in a portfolio and collaboration between sustainability on aggregate. analysts and portfolio managers within the firm is one of our key strengths. 2022 1999 2007 2021 NZAMi Data insights engine 2022 • Launched our • Among the first 50 • Expanded and • First Net Zero Asset • Go-live of Continued first sustainable asset managers to strategically reshaped Managers initiative Sustainability investing strategy sign the Principles our sustainability team commitments Insights Engine for Responsible under the leadership submitted in (SusIE) as a central Investment (PRI) of Matt Christensen, April 2022 ESG data portal and Head of Sustainable enabling input into and Impact Investing investment decisions Allianz Global Investors Sustainability and Stewardship Report 2022 32
