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        Sustainability Stewardship Service, supporting clients on their unique investing journeys.

        Empowering Investors with Client-Driven Stewardship

        The Sustainability Stewardship Service is designed with client feedback for investors who prioritize sustainability and seek to achieve sustainability outcomes. This client-driven service provides a dedicated framework for company engagement and specialized proxy voting focused on specific sustainability priorities.

        Sustainability Priorities

        Developed in response to client feedback for more choice in stewardship approaches, the Sustainability Stewardship Service incorporates sustainability considerations in proxy voting and engagement across four key areas:

        Climate Change

        Hurricane

        Nature

        Aerial Paddy Field

        Human Rights

        Construction Worker Scaffolding

        Diversity

        Employees Collaborating

        The Sustainability Stewardship Process

        The Sustainability Stewardship Service follows a comprehensive six-stage process cycle that ensures continuous improvement and client alignment:

        Sustainable Stewardship Service Cycle

        The continuous improvement cycle ensures the Sustainability Stewardship Service evolves through client input, research, policy refinement, engagement, evaluation, and reporting.

        Dedicated Expertise

        A dedicated Sustainability Stewardship Team operates as a distinct unit with specialized knowledge in sustainability stewardship, proxy voting, and corporate engagement. The team focuses exclusively on executing the Sustainability Stewardship Service Proxy Voting and Engagement Policy for participating clients.

        The Sustainability Policy

        The Sustainability Stewardship Service Proxy Voting and Engagement Policy establishes clear client-led viewpoints on climate, nature, human rights, and diversity, serving as the foundation for all engagement and voting activities for the Sustainability Stewardship Service.

        Read the Policy

        Note: In order to comply with United States law, the Sustainability Stewardship Service team adheres to the following compliance restrictions and guidelines, which have been in place since March 31, 2025, prior to the launch of the Sustainability Stewardship Services in April 2025.

        When meeting with United States portfolio companies, the Sustainability Stewardship Service team will not discuss any of the following topics:

        • Adoption of emissions targets
        • Adoption of a climate transition plan
        • Disclosure or reduction of Scope 3 emissions, or adoption of a Scope 3 emissions policy
        • Changes to a company’s capital allocation
        • Board diversity related to gender, race or ethnicity
        • Contested director elections

        Policy Application

        The Sustainability Stewardship Service is available globally to institutional separately managed account clients to opt in regarding eligible equity securities held in their segregated accounts managed by State Street Investment Management. Clients opting into the Sustainability Stewardship Service can select the Sustainability Stewardship Service Proxy Voting and Engagement Policy or retain their own voting authority.

        Vote summary

        Vote view

        More on Sustainable Investing

        For questions or any further information on the Sustainability Stewardship Service, please contact the Sustainability Stewardship Team.

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