Environmental, Social & Governance
Our ESG philosophy is built on a legacy of research
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ESG at Capital Group
We believe ESG is integral to successful investing. We are systematically incorporating environmental, social and governance issues into our investment process.
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Why ESG matters at Capital Group
For nearly 90 years, our mission has been to improve people’s lives through successful investing. We believe integrating ESG into our investment process can generate better long-term outcomes for our clients.
Rob Lovelace, vice chairperson and president of The Capital Group Companies, Inc., and Jody Jonsson, vice chairperson and president of Capital Research and Management Company, explain our commitment to ESG and how it is embedded in The Capital SystemSM.
ESG is systematically integrated into our investment process
Our ESG approach is grounded in three key components: our proprietary ESG investment frameworks, monitoring process, and engagement and proxy voting. We believe this approach enhances our proven investment process, The Capital System, and can help us deliver better long-term results.
ESG APPROACH
Investment frameworks
Drawing on deep research, our analysts built proprietary frameworks to identify material ESG issues by sector.
ESG APPROACH
Monitoring process
Our investment frameworks and integrated third-party data enable our process to flag certain holdings for additional review.
ESG APPROACH
Engagement & proxy voting
We can help influence change by engaging, instead of excluding.
Our ESG perspectives
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Environmental, Social & Governance
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Environmental, Social & Governance
Materiality is the foundation of our ESG approach9 MIN ARTICLE
Top scores from PRI
With the Principles for Responsible Investment (PRI) Reporting Framework, asset managers can be transparent about their responsible investing practices. Capital Group earns sustainability scores of A or A+ in every category applicable to us.
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Our approach
OUR APPROACH
We integrate ESG issues into all aspects of our investment process.
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Global citizenship
GLOBAL CITIZENSHIP
We live the same high standards we expect of the organizations in which we invest.
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Our beliefs
OUR BELIEFS
We believe we can help investors succeed by remaining true to our core values.
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