Responsible Investor

principles. However, despite this growth, the initiative itself is still only scratching the surface when it comes to reaching out to investors globally and providing support for signatories across many different areas of implementation. There are still many countries, sectors and asset classes where responsible investment remains limited or largely absent. There are many potential partners in governments, academia and civil society that can be better engaged in promoting long-term approaches to investment. And there are many

challenges around developing and spreading best practices, understanding the full risks and opportunities around ESG issues and improving the ESG information available to investors. If these challenges are not addressed on a global basis then responsible investment will remain in the usual markets and limited to the usual asset classes and approaches. Ultimately we want ‘responsible investment’ to become simply the way things are done.”

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