Sustainable investing
We reflect what matters most to you.
Our multi-manager open architecture approach is at the core of what we do. As a global investment platform, we offer sustainability expertise and a unique suite of direct investing tools and solutions to build investment portfolios that reflect what matters most to you.
Sustainable investing solutions for you
Our multi-manager and open architecture approach enables us to incorporate sustainable investing in our investment manager evaluation process, portfolio management, advisory services, and through implementing proprietary solutions to meet our clients’ needs and preferences.
We believe that having a sound awareness of environmental, social and governance (ESG) risks and opportunities helps us deliver on clients’ long-term objectives, whilst enhancing financial security by investing in a sustainable and resilient future.
Our approach enables us to design forward-thinking, sophisticated sustainable solutions that align with what matters most to you and your investment goals.
Sustainability-themed strategies
Whether your goals include decarbonization or impact-focused outcomes, our team can partner with you to craft and execute sustainability-led investment strategies that align with your vision.
Managing exclusions
To help mitigate sustainability-related risks, our team offers customized portfolio exclusions that reduce unintended exposures while preserving alignment with your broader investment goals.
Managing overlays and outcomes
We provide a comprehensive toolkit to manage portfolio overlays and outcomes, including portfolio tilting for sustainability objectives and enhanced portfolio implementation.
How we can support you in meeting your sustainability objectives
We understand the challenges you face and can offer a range of tools and asset exposures to help you meet your long-term sustainability goals. Our sustainability toolkit includes:
Advice
Our tailored advisory services that can help address your sustainability needs, from education to policy setting.
Solutions
Our suite of solutions address the diverse, risk, return and sustainability objectives of our global client base.
Portfolio management
A sophisticated range of tools and asset exposures designed to support your long-term sustainability goals.
Manager research
Expertise in manager research and evaluation ensures access to best-in-class manager products and solutions across the sustainability spectrum.
Active ownership
Active ownership integrated as a core investment responsibility, with proxy voting, engagement, and industry collaborations central to the sustainability offering.
Tools & analytics
Proprietary tools and analytics deliver transparent reporting, enabling tracking of progress against sustainable investing goals and alignment with regulatory requirements.
Our collaborations
We collaborate with organizations that establish and drive sustainable investment practices.
2009
Became a UN PRI signatory1
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Policy Governance and Strategy module of the PRI annual assessment2
92,350
Proxy votes made at 9,265 meetings in 20243
1 PRI 2020 Assessment Report.
2 Based on Russell Investments PRI 2023 assessment.
3 Glass Lewis.
Responsible Investment Leader 2024
Russell Investments is recognised again by RIAA as a Responsible Investment Leader 2024.
Investment stewardship report
Russell Investments' policy is to incorporate sustainable investing into our investment manager evaluation process, our portfolio management, our advisory services, and through implementing proprietary solutions as desired by clients.
Sustainable investing policies
Responsible Investing Policy
Russell Investments integrates all financially material information—including Environmental, Social, and Governance (ESG) factors—into our investment process, using active ownership to enhance long-term returns. These considerations shape our manager evaluations, portfolio management, advisory services, and proprietary solutions, balancing risk and reward while upholding our fiduciary duty. For clients seeking tailored sustainability strategies, we offer customized mandates, closely monitoring and aligning outcomes with their long-term objectives.
Sustainability risk policy
Russell Investments' policy is to integrate sustainability risk management in our investment solutions by identifying, evaluating, and managing relevant risks in our investment manager review process, portfolio management, and through implementing proprietary solutions. We believe sustainability risks are most relevant to investment outcomes when they exhibit financial materiality, and, like all investment risks, are incorporated by balancing expected risk with expected reward.
In managing investment solutions, we consider financially-material sustainability risks in the context of expected rewards using a blend of inputs from sources including, but not limited to, investment managers, third-party data sources, and Russell Investments propriety analysis. Furthermore, we incorporate bespoke sustainability risk management based on clients' requirements for customised mandates. We also seek to collaborate with our advisory clients to consider, monitor, and manage sustainability risk priorities in their portfolios.
Related reports
Proxy voting