Environmental, Social and Governance

Asset Stewardship

Built for Impact: Proactively using our voice and our vote to make a measurable difference around the globe.

Annual Asset Stewardship Report 2020

Our 2020 report showcases the engagement and voting activity we undertook in our mission to build sustainable capital markets and maximize value for our clients.

Climate Stewardship at State Street Global Advisors

Climate change has been a core theme of State Street Global Advisors stewardship actvities since 2014.

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Voted Climate-related proposals

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Climate related engagements

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Unique companies Engaged with on climate change

Celebrating Fearless Girl’s 4th Anniversary & International Women’s Day

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CEO’s Letter on Our 2021Proxy Voting Agenda

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The Board’s Oversight of Racial and Ethnic Diversity, Equity and Inclusion Report

Our Core Beliefs

State Street Global Advisors’ mission is to invest responsibly in order to enable prosperity and social progress. Our ESG beliefs are central to this mission and encompass the following tenets:

Our stewardship role in global capital markets extends beyond proxy voting and engagement with issuer companies.

Our approach to stewardship is designed to have an impact through thought leadership, engagement, proxy voting and client disclosure.

Companies embracing Environmental Social and Governance (ESG) best practice have strong, effective independent boards and incorporate sustainability into their long-term strategy across these two issues.

Reports & Proxy Voting Guidelines

As one of the world’s largest asset managers, we represent near-permanent capital and actively engage with our portfolio companies to promote long-term value of our clients' investments.

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Insights

Our stewardship program utilizes a risk-based approach to identify material ESG thematic topics deemed to have the most material impacts on the long-term value of our portfolio companies.

Media Highlights

Annual Proxy Letter Featured in the Financial Times

Our CEO’s annual letter to Board Members of portfolio companies was featured in the Financial Times. Cyrus Taraporevala details the proxy voting practices that will be implemented to ensure companies in the S&P 500 and FTSE 100 are forthcoming about the racial and ethnic composition of their boards and workforces.

Our Expectations for Public Companies on Diversity Strategy

Letter to Board Chairs from CIO, Rick Lacaille, receives coverage in Pensions & Investments article.

Inside the Investor Stewardship Group

Matthew DiGuiseppe, Vice President and Head of State Street Global Advisors Americas Asset Stewardship team, recently discussed the Investor Stewardship Group’s goals and what they mean for corporate boards.

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Leadership Team

Benjamin Colton

Global Co-Head of Asset Stewardship

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Robert Walker

Global Co-Head of Asset Stewardship

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For questions or additional information on our stewardship program, please email the Governance Team at State Street Global Advisors.

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