
Responsible investing is intelligent investing
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Four beliefs
A sound awareness of environmental, social and governance (ESG) factors and a robust process are integral for responsible investing. In our view, they can help deliver strong investment returns and meet objectives over the long-term.
BELIEF
1
ESG factors
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
A deep understanding of how ESG factors impact security prices is value-adding to a skilful investment process.
BELIEF
3
Embedding ESG
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
Active ownership of securities is an effective tool for improving investment outcomes.

Putting beliefs into practice
We incorporate responsible investing in our investment manager evaluation process, our portfolio management, our advisory services, and through implementing proprietary solutions to meet client needs.
Portfolio management process
Our 2018 ESG survey
ESG research and metrics
This includes our DECARBONISATION 2.0 investing approach and our MATERIAL ESG SCORING SYSTEM.
Culture and processes
Sustainable practices are incorporated into our own business just as we ask our managers to do. We are members of numerous industry associations and as a result of our integrated approach, the UN-backed Principles for Responsible Investment (PRI) awarded us an A in 2018.
PRI assessment explained
Active ownership
Russell Investments believes voting is a part of a share’s value-creation process. We are active owners of all our holdings and focus on specific ESG actions within our engagement activities.
2017 ENGAGEMENT REPORT
Any opinion expressed is that of Russell Investments, 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.