Environmental Social Governance Our approach to investment stewardship

At Capital Group, successful investing means generating superior long-term investment results for our clients. This is made possible through our focus on engagement with the companies and issuers in which we invest. This edition of our stewardship report demonstrates our continued commitment to investment stewardship and integrating environmental, social and governance (ESG) considerations.

KEY TAKEAWAYS

  • In 2025, we recorded more than 1,150 unique ESG engagements with companies and issuers across the Americas, Asia-Pacific and Europe, the Middle East and Africa (EMEA). 
  • We voted at more than 2,100 annual, extraordinary and special general meetings on behalf of clients in 2025.

Capital Group stewardship report 2025

Our in-depth report on investment stewardship demonstrates our continued commitment to transparency in our engagement and proxy voting activities.

Explore the latest research and insights in our ESG perspectives library

Your gateway to all things ESG at Capital Group

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