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by Maxime Houde and Mathieu Rioux on December 19, 2024
Sustainable investing
We believe that integrating ESG factors into the investment process is a key lever for protecting investors’ interests.
Our conviction
Sustainable investing fully aligns with our mandate as portfolio managers and our commitment to our investors.
Combining financial performance and sustainability
We continuously expand our expertise to create investment solutions that are both high-performing and sustainable. Our dedicated team of experts provides guidance and tools to support our clients and partners in aligning their portfolios with objectives of performance and sustainability.
We aim to foster sustainable economic growth by actively collaborating with our various stakeholders.
Our approach is based on four pillars of sustainable investment
Comprehensive risk
management
Opportunities for
long-term value creation
Research
and analysis
Investment
teams engagement
An overview of our offering
Value and risks related to sustainability are created in the real world, but they also influence the returns on financial assets. Therefore, it is our ambition to incorporate material ESG factors in our fundamental risk framework.
While our sustainability approach is applied across all our portfolios, we use different types of ESG strategies in order to meet the needs and primary considerations of investors.
Read our Sustainable Investment Policy| Active stewardship Engagement with issuers and proxy voting. | ESG Exclusions Divestment from industries that impact our ecosystem. | ESG integration Integration of material E, S and G issues with the objective of optimizing returns and mitigating ESG risks. | ESG themes Exposure to specific ESG themes with a focus on best-in-class stock selection. | |
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| iAGAM Responsible Fossil Fuel Free Bonds | ||||
| iAGAM Sustainable Canadian Equities | ||||
| iAGAM Sustainable Balanced |
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| Other iAGAM Strategies |
* Exclusions apply to the fixed income portion of the portfolio.
Leveraging engagement to promote sustainability
Active ownership is an effective mechanism for mitigating risk, increasing returns, and raising investment value. Our portfolio managers and analysts engage with investee companies on material ESG-related issues.
Strong stewardship provides us with a better understanding of our investee entities and their governance structures and approach to ESG issues, which drives more well-informed investment decisions. Where engagement does not prove to be successful, we escalate the matter, potentially in conjunction with other investors.
Exercising shareholder voting rights on behalf of our clients
Proxy Voting is a key component of our active ownership approach with publicly listed investee entities. We believe that exercising our voting rights is one of the most effective mechanisms for guiding issuers toward sustainable practices. It is our duty to vote on the proposals submitted at our investee companies’ shareholder meetings, in accordance with our responsible investment principles.
Building trust and improving through transparency
Our mission is supported by a commitment to the values of transparency and accountability. To that end, we publicly report our commitments and progress regarding sustainable investing on an annual basis. By sharing transparent and accurate information, we continuously improve our approach and support our long-term sustainable investment ambition.
Read iA Financial Group latest Sustainability Report
iAGAM is a proud partner and signatory of various initiatives
We believe that collaboration is a powerful way to deliver positive outcomes. iAGAM is a signatory and member of several global sustainability initiatives.
Strong ESG leadership
“I take great pride in collaborating with a formidable team of managers and investment professionals to achieve our shared ambitions in terms of sustainable investing. With a long-term horizon, these ambitions support the generation of attractive returns and sound risk management, while advancing the important cause of a greener economy and its impact on society.”
- Alain Bergeron, President and Chief Investment Officer, iA Global Asset Management
Read Alain’s bio