Our approach and credentials
At LGIM, we believe environmental, social and governance (ESG) factors – such as climate change, social inequality and executive pay – are financially material. So we see responsible investing as the incorporation of ESG considerations into investment decisions.
Responsible investing, in our view, is essential to mitigate risks, unearth investment opportunities and strengthen long-term returns for clients. It is also core to our approach: our very purpose at LGIM is to create a better future through responsible investing.
What is ESG video
Our credentials as a responsible investor
We take a consistent approach, across our entire book, to voting and engagement
Innovation in tackling climate change, from modelling the energy transition to targeted engagements
A wide range of responsible investment strategies, across different asset classes
ESG Impact Report - Q4 2020
Using our influence and scale to bring about real, positive change to deliver sustainable investor value.
CIO Outlook: Time for healing
After contending with the terrible human and economic toll of a pandemic, as well as market volatility reminiscent of the financial crisis, investors could well be forgiven for wondering anxiously: what could 2021 possibly have in store for us?
Investment Stewardship
Our Investment Stewardship team engages with companies, alongside LGIM’s investment teams, to address company-specific and market-wide risks and opportunities. The team exercises our voting rights globally, holding companies to account. At the same time, the team works with regulators, policy makers and our peers to tackle systemic issues.
Active ownership
Global engagement to deliver positive change
Active ownership in an era of uncertainty
The pandemic disrupted our lives in 2020 in numerous and profound ways.
In our tenth annual Active Ownership report, we outline the decisive action we took on behalf of our clients during this challenging period across a range of environmental, social and governance issues.
We gave particular attention to the near-term dangers posed by COVID-19 and the longer-term threat of climate change, while doubling down on our progressive stance on income inequality, diversity and board independence.
4,700
the number of directors whose election we opposed due to governance concerns
66,037
the number of resolutions worldwide on which we voted
20
the number of new responsible investment strategies we launched
*Source: LGIM, as at 31 December 2020. Includes responsible investment strategies explicitly linked to ESG criteria, across both pooled funds and segregated accounts globally. The value of an investment and any income taken from it is not guaranteed and can go down as well as up, you may not get back the amount you originally invested.