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.

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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.

Sustainability-themed strategies

If you are seeking specific portfolio outcomes, such as decarbonization or impact focused, our team can collaborate with you to implement sustainability-themed investment strategies to pursue your desired objective.

MANAGING EXCLUSIONS

Managing exclusions

If you are seeking to mitigate specific sustainable risk exposures, our team can implement portfolio exclusions designed to minimise unintended exposures whilst still aligning to top-level investment objectives.

Managing overlays and outcomes

Managing overlays and outcomes

We have a range of tools that can be used to manage portfolio overlays and outcomes (e.g. portfolio tilting to adjust exposure to sustainability outcomes, enhanced portfolio implementation).

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.

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

Advice

We can provide support to help you define and achieve your sustainability goals. Our tailored advisory services can help address your sustainability needs, from education to policy setting.

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Solutions

We have developed a range of solutions to address the diverse risk, return and sustainability objectives of our global clients.

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Portfolio management

We understand the challenges you face and can offer a sophisticated range of tools and asset exposures to help you meet your long-term sustainability goals.

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Manager research

We can guide you in selecting the solutions that best meet your objectives. With expertise in researching and evaluating money managers, our researchers are dedicated to identifying the best-in-class manager products/solutions across the whole sustainability spectrum.

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Active ownership

We see active ownership as an important component of our investment responsibilities. Proxy voting, engagement and industry collaborations are a core part of our sustainability offering.

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Tools & analytics

We have invested in and developed tools and analytics to provide transparent reports, allowing you to track your performance against sustainable investing goals and stay on top of regulatory requirements.

Our collaborations

We collaborate with organizations that establish and drive sustainable investment practices.

List of companies we collaborate with
Responsible Investment Leader 2024

Responsible Investment Leader 2024

Russell Investments is recognized again by RIAA as a Responsible Investment Leader 2024.

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2009

Became a UN PRI signatory1

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Policy Governance and Strategy module of the PRI annual assessment2

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Proxy votes made at 9,747 meetings in 20233

Sustainable investing policies

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Climate change policy

Russell Investments assesses climate change as a financially material risk, impacting sectors, industries, regions, and asset types over various time horizons. We research, measure, report, and incorporate evaluation of climate-related risks and opportunities into our investment practices, active ownership, and business operations. As stewards of capital, we integrate climate considerations to enhance long-term value creation for our clients.

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Engagement policy

As a premier investment solutions partner with multi-asset and multi-manager capabilities, we leverage a broad set of relationships to exert influence and enable multiple levels of engagement. These connections also provide information sharing and serve as an important feedback loop into our active ownership processes.

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Proxy Voting Policy and Guidelines

Proxy voting is a fundamental tool that allows shareholders to express support or concern regarding aspects of corporate governance, operations, or disclosures. As stewards of our clients' capital, we have an obligation to vote responsibly and hold companies accountable on their behalf. These guidelines describe our approach to corporate governance, environmental and social topics, when exercising our voting rights on behalf of our clients.

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.

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Russell Investments' approach

    Task Force on Climate-Related Financial Disclosures (TCFD)

    Principles for Responsible Investment (PRI)

    Policies and guidelines

    Related research

    Articles and whitepapers

    Decarbonisation

    Client case studies

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    While Russell Investments considers ESG as part of our business and investment approach, our individual products may not necessarily be classified as ESG-focused (i.e., EU Article 8 or 9 or UK Sustainability-labelled products) under current regulatory criteria.

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