RESPONSIBLE INVESTING
We reflect what matters most to you.
Whether you're driven by personal or stakeholder values, you aim to mitigate risk or simply need to comply with regulation, our approach to responsible investment integrates with what matters most.
OUR APPROACH TO RESPONSIBLE INVESTING
Our responsible investing in practice beliefs
As a global investment solutions provider, we believe that transparency and investing responsibly can help deliver attractive investment returns and meet client objectives in the long-term.
To reflect this, we have founded our responsible investing practice on a set of four beliefs.
BELIEF
1
ESG factors
ESG factors impact security prices. These factors can vary by company, industry, and region and their importance can vary through time.
BELIEF
2
A deep understanding
A deep understanding of how ESG factors impact security prices is value-adding to a skilful investment process.
BELIEF
3
Embedding ESG
Embedding ESG considerations into a firm's culture and processes improves the likelihood of prolonged and successful investing.
BELIEF
4
Active ownership
Active ownership of securities is an effective tool for improving investment outcomes.
Our climate change investment beliefs
Future climate events and shocks will affect
Current security prices may not reflect current climate change risks and opportunities.
The ability to recognise systematic or idiosyncratic mispricing presents skilful asset managers an opportunity to add investment value through both risk management and return opportunity capture.
Active ownership may be used to mitigate climate-change related risks, or to help foster effective adaptation for individual securities and markets.
OUR COMMITMENT TO INVESTING RESPONSIBLY
We collaborate with organisations that establish and drive responsible investment practices.
2009
Became a UN PRI signatory 1
★★★★
Investment Stewardship and Policy Module of the UNPRI annual assessment 2
Russell Investments is recognised again by RIAA as a Responsible Investment Leader 2021.
OUR RESPONSIBLE INVESTMENT PROCESS
Putting beliefs into practice
Russell Investments strives to employ a firmwide, holistic, ESG-integrated approach to our investment process.
We encompass responsible investing into our investment manager evaluation process, portfolio management and advisory services, and through implementing proprietary solutions to meet client needs.
Any opinion expressed, is not a statement of fact, is subject to change and does not constitute investment advice.
The value of investments and the income from them can fall as well as rise and is not guaranteed. You may not get back the amount originally invested.
While Russell Investments considers ESG as part of our business and investment approach, our products may not necessarily be classified as ESG focused (i.e. Article 8 or 9 products), under current regulatory criteria. It is important to note that, unless specified, the products referenced in this material should not be assumed to be classified as ESG products (Article 8 or 9 products under EU regulation).
Responsible investing practices and policies
RESPONSIBLE INVESTING RESOURCES
Insights, reports and related research
Reports and research
ESG considerations in fixed income
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1PRI 2020 Assessment Report.
2Based on Russell Investments UNPRI 2021 assessment.
3Source: Russell Investments’ active ownership: 2020 Proxy and engagement report.
Our commitment
Russell Investments commits to net-zero carbon emissions goal by 2050 or sooner.
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