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ESG: A New Dimension in Investing
Whether clients want to manage risk, align investments to their values, or pursue more sustainable performance, we rigorously assess environmental, social and governance issues to inform better decision making.
ESG Issues Matter to Investors
Today, issues like climate change, information security and gender diversity are playing a growing role in company success.
Survey: What's Driving ESG Adoption?
“ESG: Into the Mainstream” uncovers the views of over 300 global investors on the drivers and disrupters of ESG adoption.
COVID-19 and ESG: Four Dimensions
The COVID-19 pandemic is having devastating effects on almost all areas of our lives, both professional and private. It shows us how vulnerable we are as individuals and as a society. It also highlights how globally interconnected we are, especially in terms of commerce and trade.
Quantifying ESG Materiality
We built R-Factor™ to score companies and help clients better understand ESG exposures using SASB’s transparent materiality framework.
Our Approach to ESG Investing
We believe assessing material ESG issues has the power to enrich traditional financial research as part of the investment process.
Data Analytics
We built a transparent, multi-source data architecture to help investors better understand their ESG exposures, take action to achieve their investment goals and monitor results.
Data Transparency
Understanding the ESG Data Challenge
Selecting the best data to evaluate each company’s ESG risks and opportunities.
Better ESG Reporting
Putting Companies in the Driver's Seat with ESG
Helping public companies understand how to provide investors with the ESG information they need.
Visibility into Performance
Helping Clients See Their ESG Exposures
What investors should be looking for in their portfolios and how best to leverage ESG information to manage their investments.
Differentiated Solutions
We are focused on designing the next generation of exclusionary, best-in-class and thematic solutions as well as integrating ESG into our investment processes.
An Integrated Approach to ESG and Quality
Gain insights on the ESG factors that are key considerations in evaluating a company’s quality and sustainable growth prospects.
Asset Stewardship
Using our voice & vote to encourage portfolio companies to take material ESG issues like effective board leadership and climate change seriously.
Promoting Effective Independent Board Leadership at Companies
Our guidance on a key component of good corporate governance and long-term value creation.
Mitigating Risks for Pharmaceutical Companies
Insights into how businesses are navigating a changing industry and regulatory landscape.
Our Approach to Stewardship
Highlights of our work to promote long-term sustainable returns.
Our Commitment to ESG
We launched our first ESG mandate in 1985 and were pioneers in low-carbon investing. Today, with a presence in Boston, London, Krakow, Bangalore and Tokyo, our dedicated ESG team brings expertise in ESG research, investment strategy, asset stewardship and data analytics to every investment challenge.
We Practice ESG as a Company
Rated A+ by the Principles for Responsible Investment (PRI)
State Street Global Advisors ESG Investment Statement
Related Insights
In Active Quantitative Equity, we view ESG as an alternative, non-traditional quality signal capturing difficult-to-measure corporate characteristics, which are diversifying compared with traditional measures of financial quality. We have recently upgraded our ESG signal to embrace the benefits and scale of the Sustainability Accounting Standards Board’s reporting framework and State Street Global Advisors’ leading-edge ESG data infrastructure.
To learn more about our ESG Solutions please contact your Relationship Manager.
The returns on a portfolio of securities which exclude companies that do not meet the portfolio's specified ESG criteria may trail the returns on a portfolio of securities which include such companies. A portfolio's ESG criteria may result in the portfolio investing in industry sectors or securities which underperform the market as a whole.