Northern Trust Asset Management – purpose driven stewardship with sustainable investing
Northern Trust Asset Management is a global investment manager which has more than $1.3 trillion assets under its management.
Northern Trust Asset Management helps investors navigate changing market environments by combining robust capital markets research, comprehensive risk management along with expert portfolio construction, to deliver efficient solutions that enable investors to achieve their goals. Recognizing the level of influence it carries in its role of stewarding investments, it continues to remain committed to its work in this dynamic and evolving environment.
“We focus on the long-term with a dual purpose of protecting and enhancing the assets entrusted to us by our clients. As a global citizen, we have a clear responsibility to contribute to a healthy long-term environment, equitable social structures and well governed companies. The events of the last two years have accentuated how interconnected these issues are. Themes such as climate transition risks and a shift towards a more stakeholder-centric form of capitalism continue to underpin our capital market assumptions.”
“Explicit within these themes is the incorporation of environmental, social and governance (ESG) factors which we believe are financially material and strategically relevant. As such, they impact long-term risk-adjusted investment returns. Consistent with our view that investors should be compensated for the risks they take, we believe evaluating ESG criteria enhances our forward-looking view of risks and opportunities. As a leading investment manager with deep experience in ESG integration, we not only actively engage with the companies we are invested in, but also with policy makers, regulators, vendors and index providers to lift ESG standards across the market as a whole.”
“Ultimately, we believe positive economic and societal change, and financial performance, is best achieved when ESG analysis is combined with active stewardship. Last year we combined our ESG research integration, stewardship and client engagement specialists into a newly integrated team under new leadership. This deliberate action has further enhanced our commitment to effective stewardship and better enabled our ability to serve our aforementioned stakeholders.”
(1) Assets Under Management (AUM) as of December 31, 2021.
Northern Trust Asset Management helps investors navigate changing market environments by combining robust capital markets research, comprehensive risk management along with expert portfolio construction, to deliver efficient solutions that enable investors to achieve their goals. Recognizing the level of influence it carries in its role of stewarding investments, it continues to remain committed to its work in this dynamic and evolving environment.
“We focus on the long-term with a dual purpose of protecting and enhancing the assets entrusted to us by our clients. As a global citizen, we have a clear responsibility to contribute to a healthy long-term environment, equitable social structures and well governed companies. The events of the last two years have accentuated how interconnected these issues are. Themes such as climate transition risks and a shift towards a more stakeholder-centric form of capitalism continue to underpin our capital market assumptions.”
“Explicit within these themes is the incorporation of environmental, social and governance (ESG) factors which we believe are financially material and strategically relevant. As such, they impact long-term risk-adjusted investment returns. Consistent with our view that investors should be compensated for the risks they take, we believe evaluating ESG criteria enhances our forward-looking view of risks and opportunities. As a leading investment manager with deep experience in ESG integration, we not only actively engage with the companies we are invested in, but also with policy makers, regulators, vendors and index providers to lift ESG standards across the market as a whole.”
“Ultimately, we believe positive economic and societal change, and financial performance, is best achieved when ESG analysis is combined with active stewardship. Last year we combined our ESG research integration, stewardship and client engagement specialists into a newly integrated team under new leadership. This deliberate action has further enhanced our commitment to effective stewardship and better enabled our ability to serve our aforementioned stakeholders.”
(1) Assets Under Management (AUM) as of December 31, 2021.
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