Key initiatives
Advocacy partnerships
INVESTOR INITIATIVES | COLLABORATIVE ENGAGEMENTS | BRAND RECOGNITION |
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Signatory of the Net Zero Asset Managers and Glasgow Financial Aliance initiatives | Ceres: Valuing Water Finance Initiative | #5 in Europe on social responsibility/ sustainability |
Founding member of the Swiss Sustainable Finance | Access to nutrition initiative: Investor expectations on diets, nutrition and health | #6 globally in the ESG Leaders ranking across all client types |
Active member of the Institutional Investors Group on Climate Change since 2013 | FAIRR: Investor network focusing on ESG risks in the global food sector | #5 in 2024, part of the top 10 Responsible Investment Brand Index (RIBI) |
Member of the Global Impact Investing Network | ||
STEWARDSHIP CODES | ||
Japan Stewardship Code | UK Stewardship Code | Swiss Stewardship code |
Sources: Fund Brand 50 © Fund Buyer Focus, Broadridge Analytics Solutions Limited, Twelfth edition, March 2023
NMG Consulting 2022 Global Asset Management Study, March 2023
Hirschel and Kramer (H&K) Responsible Investment Brand Index, March 2023
Find out more about our other advocacy partnerships.
What’s new in 2023?
- Proprietary Sustainable Investment framework, defining which economic activities are considered as sustainable.
- Launch of China Environmental Opportunities strategy, which seeks capital growth by investing in Chinese companies operating in environmental segments.
- Six collaborative engagement initiatives: IIGCC’s Net Zero Engagement Initiative, Nature Action 100, FAIRR’s Protein Diversification Engagement and the WBA’s Collective Impact Coalition for Ethical Artificial Intelligence.
- ESG Risk Forum with the goal of incorporating sustainability risk considerations into our business’ risk policies and management framework.
Responsibility is in our DNA
In the below video, Marie-Laure Schaufelberger, Head of Group ESG and Stewardship at the Pictet Group, explains why our business model and unique governance have created a culture of long-term thinking inherently linked to sustainability. She considers the biggest challenges for the financial industry: we need robust ESG data and a change in the mindset to ensure sustainable practices become embedded in investor thinking.