Our 'Impact Investing Framework' complements our Responsible Investment Policy by focusing specifically on how we want to create positive impact. We deliberately allocate capital to achieve measurable positive change in the areas of climate, nature, health, and human rights.
Through active ownership, we use our influence as an investor to encourage companies to act responsibly. Our goal is to be a constructive partner that can contribute to long-term success while driving the transition to a more sustainable and inclusive world.
Namens onze klanten gaan we op drie verschillende manieren in dialoog (engagement) met bedrijven: bilateraal; via samenwerkingsinitiatieven met andere gelijkgestemde investeerders/stakeholders en via onze engagement serviceprovider EOS at Federated Hermes Limited (Hermes EOS).
Hermes EOS is our engagement service provider. This means that Hermes EOS, on behalf of a.s.r. asset management, engages with companies on various ESG topics that are in line with our policy. For more information, read the EOS Hermes annual report 2024 a.s.r. asset management.
We believe that voting is a crucial tool for influencing corporate governance and sustainability practices at companies. That is why we exercise our clients' voting rights in a way that reinforces a.s.r. asset management's engagement activities and supports our policy objectives. We use a proxy voting service provider, Institutional Shareholder Services (ISS), to vote on our behalf at shareholder meetings. For more information, read our voting policy and see the ISS Proxy Voting Dashboard.
We strive to minimize the negative impact on people and the planet with our investment decisions. We do this by setting clear boundaries and minimum standards that all investments must meet. This applies to both companies and countries. We apply exclusions to prevent our clients' money from being invested in activities that cause serious harm to people and the planet. We have defined exclusion rules relating to various topics, see Responsible Investment Policy. These rules apply to all investments we manage.
03 June 2025 | 5 min. readingtime
Climate change and biodiversity loss are two sides of the same coin. At a.s.r. asset management, we are taking action on three fronts to address these two pressing issues.
21 May 2025 | 5 min. readingtime
1.5°C was the crucial limit to avoid the most catastrophic consequences of climate change. There is now a growing awareness that this goal is rapidly moving out of sight. That means something to humans and the planet.
08 April 2025 | 2 min. readingtime
In March, stock markets worldwide yielded sharply, with U.S. equities again the biggest laggard. Meanwhile, interest rates on European government bonds rose.
