Our Commitment

Sustainable Investing and Stewardship

Our Commitment

Sustainable Investing

Sustainable investing and stewardship are valuable components of our commitment to fulfilling our fiduciary duty to our clients whilst caring for our employees and communities.

Marshall Wace endeavours to integrate Sustainable Investing and Stewardship principles in its investment process and risk reporting framework, spanning both Marshall Wace’s fundamental and systematic strategies. Marshall Wace may consider environmental and governance factors and data, along with other factors, for idea generation, identification of thematic opportunities and risk assessments.

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Our Engagement

Stewardship

Marshall Wace is committed to company engagement and customised voting policies.

Marshall Wace views stewardship as a long-term process and looks to use engagement to seek to influence positive environmental, social and governance related outcomes and benefit shareholder value.

It is our intention to foster a constructive and collaborative relationship with certain companies in which the funds we manage have positions with a view towards educating companies on sustainability as a means to drive shareholder value.

Marshall Wace is a signatory or member of the following initiatives*:

  • United Nations-supported Principles for Responsible Investment (PRI) (May 2020)
  • Carbon Disclosure Project (CDP) (June 2021)
  • Climate Action 100+ (August 2021)
  • Global Investor Statement (September 2021)
  • Task Force on Nature-related Financial Disclosures (TNFD) Forum (October 2021)
  • AIMA’s Responsible Investment Working Group
  • Member of the Business Coalition for a Global Plastics Treaty (2024)
  • Nature Action 100 (2024)
  • PRI Spring (2024).

Our Engagement

Stewardship

Marshall Wace is committed to company engagement and customised voting policies.

Marshall Wace views stewardship as a long-term process and looks to use engagement to seek to influence positive environmental, social and governance related outcomes and benefit shareholder value.

It is our intention to foster a constructive and collaborative relationship with certain companies in which the funds we manage have positions with a view towards educating companies on sustainability as a means to drive shareholder value.

Marshall Wace is a signatory or member of the following initiatives*:

  • United Nations-supported Principles for Responsible Investment (PRI) (May 2020)
  • Carbon Disclosure Project (CDP) (June 2021)
  • Climate Action 100+ (August 2021)
  • Global Investor Statement (September 2021)
  • Task Force on Nature-related Financial Disclosures (TNFD) Forum (October 2021)
  • AIMA’s Responsible Investment Working Group
  • Member of the Business Coalition for a Global Plastics Treaty (2024)
  • Nature Action 100 (2024)
  • PRI Spring (2024).

* These organisations’ acceptance of Marshall Wace as a signatory or participant does not constitute their endorsement of the Firm nor does it indicate that the Firm has attained a particular level of skill or ability. The list is illustrative, not exhaustive and subject to change.

* These organisations’ acceptance of Marshall Wace as a signatory or participant does not constitute their endorsement of the Firm nor does it indicate that the Firm has attained a particular level of skill or ability. The list is illustrative, not exhaustive and subject to change.