Hilde Jenssen, Head of Portfolio Specialists, explains how improving Environment, Social and Governance factors (ESG) can have a direct, positive impact on performance.
We continue our work on ESG, which helps us make informed decisions and better identify potential challenges. In 2017, we used our ESG stance to positively influence change in companies.
SKAGEN supports the principles set out by the Financial Reporting Council (FRC) in The UK Stewardship Code.
In the overview below, you can see how SKAGEN has voted in the companies we invest in, the day after the votes have been cast. In those cases where we have voted against a company's management, an explanation is provided.
SKAGEN AS (SKAGEN) is a Norwegian registered fund management company, managing mutual funds. Through their investments, SKAGEN's funds are owners or creditors of various companies and may therefore influence the companies' operations.
In 2012, SKAGEN signed up to the UN supported Principles for Responsible Investment (UN PRI). Dedication to these principles and access to UN PRI's knowledge base will help us become even more successful in investing responsibly.
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Historical returns are no guarantee for future returns. Future returns will depend, inter alia, on market developments, the fund manager's skill, the fund's risk profile and management fees. The return may become negative as a result of negative price developments.