What is investment stewardship?

Investment stewardship means the responsible oversight of capital that we allocate on behalf of our clients in order to generate sustainable benefits for the economy, the environment and society.

This involves engaging with the companies in which we invest, to address risks and opportunities – both company-specific and market-wide.

At the same time, the Investment Stewardship team works with regulators, policymakers and our industry peers to tackle systemic issues.

Our team exercises voting rights globally across LGIM’s active and index funds, holding companies to account on the issues that matter most to our clients. These range from climate change to board independence and diversity.

Stewardship themes

Climate

Keeping 1.5C° alive

Nature

Supporting a world that lives in harmony with nature, recognising the value of natural capital

People

Improving human capital across the corporate value chain

Health

Safeguarding global health to limit negative consequences for the global economy

Governance

Strengthening accountability to deliver stakeholder value

Digitisation

Establishing minimum standards for how companies manage digitisation-related risks

Source: LGIM Active Ownership report 2023

Voting

Our Investment Stewardship team exercises voting rights globally, across LGIM’s active and index funds. Visit our vote disclosure website for up-to-date information on our voting activities.

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Policies and guides

Our policies set out the key principles for how we exercise our voting rights and engage with companies on behalf of our clients. Our guides provide more information for companies about what they can do to meet our expectations. We also share some of our broader views on important E, S and G topics.

Michael Marks

Michael Marks

Head of Investment Stewardship
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John Hoeppner

Head of US Stewardship & Sustainable Investments

Aina Fukuda

Head of Japan Investment Stewardship
Trista Chen

Trista Chen

Head of Investment Stewardship, Asia (ex Japan)
Karoline Herms

Karoline Herms

Senior Global ESG Manager
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Jeannette Andrews

Senior Global ESG Manager
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Angeli Benham

Senior Global ESG Manager
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Clare Payn

Senior Global ESG & Diversity Manager
Stephen Beer

Stephen Beer

Senior Manager, Sustainability and Responsible Investment
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Catherine Ogden

Manager – Sustainability and Responsible Investment
Maria Larsson Ortino

Maria Ortino

Senior Global ESG Manager
Lewis Ashworth

Lewis Ashworth

Climate specialist
Abigail Bernabe

Abigail Bernabe

ESG Analyst and Data Scientist
Alexander Burr

Alexander Burr

Senior ESG Policy Lead
Dror Elkayam

Dror Elkayam

Global ESG Analyst
Alyssa Ford

Alyssa Ford

Global ESG Product Specialist
Anna Hirai

Anna Hirai

Global ESG Analyst
Naomi Kroloff

Naomi Kroloff

Investment Stewardship Analyst
Toby Mackean

Toby MacKean

Global ESG Analyst
Tadiwa Ndlovu

Tadiwa Ndlovu

Junior ESG Analyst
Cristy Rodriguez

Cristy Rodriguez

Global ESG Analyst
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Stephanie Lavallato

Investment Stewardship Analyst
Tara Lee

Tara Lee

Global ESG Analyst

Key risks

The value of any investment and any income taken from it is not guaranteed and can go down as well as up, and investors may get back less than the amount originally invested. The risks associated with each fund or investment strategy should be read and understood before making any investment decisions. Further information on the risks of investing is available from LGIM’s Fund Centres.

While LGIM has integrated Environmental, Social, and Governance (ESG) considerations into its investment decision-making and stewardship practices, this does not guarantee the achievement of responsible investing goals within funds that do not include specific ESG goals within their objectives.