Investment Stewardship
As a fiduciary, Parametric encourages companies to provide greater transparency around environmental, social, and governance (ESG) issues and rectify clear lapses in oversight. Clients trust us to represent their interests through our investment stewardship activities.
A combination of proxy voting and targeted shareholder engagement can help strengthen companies, protect shareholder capital, and benefit economies and communities. Learn more about our stewardship activities in 2022:
- Our outreach to more than 150 companies on practice-improvement discussions
- Our engagement with international companies on human trafficking
- Our votes at 10,438 shareholder meetings in 89 countries
2022 highlights
Human trafficking
We asked companies to report their efforts to eliminate child and slave labor across their supply chains.
Diversity, equity, and inclusion (DEI)
We encouraged large US companies to disclose workforce demographic data, enabling shareholders to measure, compare, and engage with companies on diversity.
Climate change
We supported proposals to report emissions reduction targets, fossil fuel financing and underwriting activities, and sustainable packaging or plastics use.
More to explore
2024 Responsible Investing Outlook: Moving Climate and Diversity Efforts Forward Against the ESG Backlash
by Gwen Le Berre, Director, Responsible Investing
January 22, 2024
After two years of public debate and political backlash against ESG, what’s next for responsible investors in 2024?
Responsible Investing: What’s the Difference Between Screens and Integration?
by Jennifer Sireklove, Managing Director, Investment Strategy
August 11, 2023
The two key ways to incorporate ESG characteristics into a portfolio have important differences in both implementation and outcomes. Find out how these approaches can affect both performance and real-world impacts.
Parametric Responsible Investing
by Gwen Le Berre, Director, Responsible Investing; Jennifer Sireklove, Managing Director, Investment Strategy
June 22, 2023
The right mix of portfolio construction and active ownership can help responsible investors filter out the noise around ESG and tune in on what matters.