Responsible business
Responsible partner
We strive to be a trusted partner to our clients, to innovate and to create positive impact
The essence of our business is our ability to empower the investment success of our clients. We strive to provide our clients with value for money and a level of service that meets or exceeds their expectations.
There are three core things we do that are crucial for all clients:
- Act in line with our values of Client Focus, Excellence, Integrity and Respect
- Provide sustained excellent risk-adjusted investment performance, net of fees
- Ensure we maintain the infrastructure to support our clients, protect their assets and provide an excellent level of service, including administration, oversight, client transactions, information and performance analysis and reporting.
In EMEA, our key senior management and decision-making forums are the Business Management Committee (BMC), the Risk and Controls Committee (RCC), and the Investment Management Committee (IMC). The BMC, RCC and IMC ensure all affairs of the business are cohesively managed and client interests and potential financial implications are considered by our senior leaders. A series of cross-functional Advisory Groups facilitate engagement, ensure advocacy and support cross-functional decision making at all levels. These include the Diversity and Inclusion Group, Environmental Advisory Group, Product Advisory Group, and the Talent, Culture and Conduct Advisory Group.
Innovation and positive impact
Responsible Investment (RI) is central to our values as an organisation. Our history in RI spans four decades, and we are proud to have been at the forefront of many pioneering industry developments such as becoming a founding signatory of the United Nations Principles for Responsible Investment (UNPRI) in 2006, launching Europe’s first ethically screened fund in 1984 and the launch of our engagement and voting overlay service “reo®” in 20001.
Clients who choose this service can benefit from reo®’s market leading engagement services2, which are widely sought after by a global client base of asset owners including pension funds, insurers, asset managers, fiduciary managers, charities and family offices. Our clients trust us to engage investee companies on ESG issues and sustainability risks and opportunities related to investments.
We have an extensive range of award-winning responsible strategies and solutions for individual and institutional clients with differing priorities, including solutions that meet the growing demand for more sustainable, outcome-driven investment solutions. Since launching the UK’s first daily liquid social bond strategy in 2014, we’ve built out the franchise with European and US-based strategies.
Our responsible range also includes Global, UK and Pan-European Sustainable Outcomes Strategies, Sustainable Infrastructure and Carbon Neutral Real Estate strategies as well as Responsible Global Equity, Sustainable Opportunities and SDG Engagement Global Equity Strategies amongst others. We continue to innovate, creating award-winning strategies that embrace different responsible priorities and approaches across the RI spectrum.
To search our range of responsible funds available in your region, visit your local Funds and prices page.
1 Includes the history of all entities under the Columbia Threadneedle brand.
2 For reo® clients, engagement covers listed equities, and corporate (financial and non-financial) credit.