Enhanced ESG Voting Service
EIRIS' Enhanced ESG Voting Service enables investors to add value to their proxy voting policies by ensuring that they take account of material ESG issues. The service offers enhanced voting recommendations based on over 25 years of ESG research expertise.
Complementing proxy voting services with high quality, independent research on ESG issues from a dedicated specialist enables investors to build portfolios with expert input and advice to protect and enhance long-term value and returns.
EIRIS' Enhanced ESG Voting Service supports investors through all phases of enhancing their voting including integrating ESG considerations into proxy voting policy, providing voting recommendations, supporting engagement and assisting with reporting on voting and engagement activity.
EIRIS' Enhanced ESG Voting Service enables you to:
• Integrate ESG considerations into proxy voting policies and practices
• Receive ESG-specific voting recommendations for your portfolio
• Apply a consistent global approach through the use of alternative votes where a vote on sustainability disclosure or performance is not available
• Ensure that voting and engagement activities are complementary and consistent on ESG issues
• Report to demonstrate effectiveness of voting and engagement
• Actively implement the UN Principles of Responsible Investment by being active owners incorporating ESG issues into ownership policies and practices (Principle 2) and by seeking appropriate disclosure on ESG issues in the entities in which you invest (Principle 3)
Leveraging your vote
Applying a consistent global approach to voting can be a powerful tool to leverage shareholder influence to promote transparency and achieve improvements in ESG performance. This service offers:
Consultation on integrating ESG considerations into proxy voting policies and practices – strategic advice on updating your existing proxy voting policy or designing a new policy to take account of material ESG issues
Specific ESG voting recommendations for your portfolio – weekly ESG voting updates to fit your portfolio voting deadlines
Engagement support – company-specific engagement recommendations to improve corporate ESG performance at the time of AGMs or post-AGM
Voting and engagement reporting – a quarterly report on voting and engagement to help you demonstrate the impact of your activities in changing corporate ESG performance
Contact our client team to find out more about how EIRIS' Enhanced ESG Voting Service can help you integrate ESG considerations into your proxy voting policies.
