How we fulfill our responsibility
As an active asset manager, we demand and promote sustainable business practices as well as adherence to recognised international principles and ESG best practice standards. To this end, we exercise voting rights in line with our sustainable thinking and strategy.
How you benefit from our climate commitment
With our active investment solutions in the traditional asset classes, we align ourselves with the Paris climate targets. Climate change has consequences for the economy and companies. We therefore try to identify the consequences at an early stage and avoid the risk of asset losses in a low-carbon future. To do so, we create scenarios and simulate short-, medium- and long-term consequences for business models, sustainability and investment performance.
Proxy voting: we vote responsibly
For the shares of our active and passive investment funds, Swisscanto Fund Management actively exercises the voting rights. We have a sustainable voting rights policy that is updated annually. For instance, this includes supporting relevant shareholder proposals at general meetings and promoting ESG best practice standards. We publish our voting guidelines and voting behaviour online because transparency is important to us.
Engagement: we demand and promote change
Our investment stewardship is built on three pillars, regardless of whether we have invested in equities or fixed-income securities:
- Dialogue: We promote responsible corporate governance in companies in which we have made significant investments.
- Collaboration: We are involved in promoting the UN's Sustainable Development Goals (UN SDGs).
- Global engagement: We are committed to the UN Global Compact principles and our climate strategy.
Our fiduciary duty and social responsibility
As an active asset manager, we are committed to our investors and at the same time can do good for society. Moreover, we use ESG integration in our Responsible and Sustainable products with traditional investments to minimise ESG risks, abstain from critical investments based on exclusion criteria and continuously reduce the portfolio's CO2e intensity.
Our engagement documents
Our investment stewardship activities (PDF, 150 KB)
Our engagement policies (PDF, 1 MB)
Active Ownership Report Q4 2021 – Q3 2022 (PDF, 844 KB)
Active Ownership Report Q4 2022 – Q3 2023 (PDF, 859 KB)
Our Collaborative Engagements and Memberships (PDF, 1’005 KB)
Quarterly Engagement Report Q3 2024 (PDF, 4 MB)
Quarterly Engagement Report Q2 2024 (PDF, 5 MB)
Quarterly Engagement Report Q1 2024 (PDF, 5 MB)
Quarterly Engagement Report Q4 2023 (PDF, 8 MB)
Quarterly Engagement Report Q3 2023 (PDF, 4 MB)