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
In the Tumultuous 2020s, What Can Investors Control?
by Brian Langstraat, Chief Executive Officer
February 14, 2022
Investors may not be able to control the markets—but they can control their risks, values, and taxes. Find out how the rise of direct indexing makes it possible.
2022 Responsible Investing Outlook: Climate and Diversity Continue to Dominate
by Gwen Le Berre, Director, Responsible Investing
January 18, 2022
What lies ahead for responsible investors in 2022? We see hope for more progress.
Investing in Clean Technologies
by Gwen Le Berre, Director, Responsible Investing
December 1, 2021
How can investors deploy responsible-investing principles in the clean-technology sector to promote sustainability and help fight climate change?