RESPONSIBLE INVESTING AT SALT
As an active manager, Salt’s core objectives are to manage client funds in a way that doesn’t do significant harm, use its position as a shareholder to encourage and support companies to do better, and where possible, do good while continuing to deliver strong returns to our clients.
Read more about our investment philosophy and how we integrate ESG considerations into our investment process below:
SALTS RESPONSIBLE INVESTMENT POLICY
Through active management, stewardship, innovation, and sustainable leadership, we can deliver more sustainable returns in the long term while activating positive change to support a faster transition for the benefit of generations come.
Read more about the efforts of Salt and our underlying managers on the link below:
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The Aotearoa New Zealand Stewardship Code was introduced in 2022 as a framework consisting of nine core principles governing the incorporation of effective stewardship within the investment process.
As a founding signatory, Salt is a proud supporter of the code and is committed to continuously improving our capital allocation and governance practices to contribute towards sustainable ESG outcomes.
Read our stewardship policies on the links below:
Read our reporting on the links below:
Salt supports the UN Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs)
Salt supports the UN Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) and believes it can positively contribute to achieving these goals, both operationally and through it’s investment process.
The SDGs are an articulation of the world’s most pressing sustainability issues and act as the globally agreed sustainability framework.
The 17 goals cover all aspects of development, from affordable and clean energy to good health to eradicating poverty and hunger.
While we support the achievement of all SDGs, we believe the following are where we can make the greatest contribution from our business operations:
Through our sponsorships and partnerships:
Salt contributes to the following SDGs:
Salt is recognised as a Responsible Investment Leader in 2023, 2024, 2025 and 2026 by the Responsible Investment Association Australasia (RIAA).
This acknowledges our commitment to responsible investing; our explicit consideration of environmental, social and governance factors in investment decision-making; our strong and collaborative stewardship; and our transparency in reporting activity, including the societal and environmental outcomes being achieved.
MSIM Engagement
MSIM believes ESG-related engagement, when effective, is mutually beneficial as it enables companies/issuers to explain how their approach to sustainability relates to their broader business strategy and allows investors to work closely with companies/issuers on specific ESG issues that they believe pose a downside risk and/or opportunity to the business.
Over the 12 months to 31 December 2024, the MSIM investment teams conducted over 254 engagement meetings on ESG issues.
Number of engagements by the International Equity team on ESG-related topics, in the last 12 months
Engagement topics addressed by the International Equity team in 2024
