ESG policy

The Boussard & Gavaudan Group (“BG”) is committed to maintaining an investment approach that incorporates environmental, social and governance (“ESG”) as well as responsible investment considerations in order to better serve its client’s interests.

BG supports the objectives of the Paris Agreement and is a signatory to the United Nations Principles for Responsible Investment (“UN PRI”). BG has run exclusionary lists on controversial weapons for many years and has adopted a formal ESG policy which covers inter alia:

embedding ESG principals within the Group
committing to the principals of the UN PRI
implementing ESG factors into investment analysis
operating value based restricted lists
having an active corporate engagement and voting policy
ensuring transparency and clear reporting to investors

In addition, BG supports the Say on Climate initiative, which encourage disclosure of climate transition action plans for listed companies and annual accountability via AGM voting.