Shareholder resolutions 2021

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About ShareAction

Our vision is a world where ordinary savers and institutional investors work together to ensure our communities and environment are safe and sustainable for all.

Our mission is to unleash the positive potential of the mainstream investment system. To do this:

We’re building a movement for change in our investment system by working with people inside and outside the industry to challenge the status quo;

We’re unlocking the positive potential of the investment system by working with large and small investors to change unsustainable corporate practices;

We’re reforming the investment system by advocating for change in the policies, governance, and incentives that drive behaviours in the investment industry.

What is responsible investment?

Responsible investment is an investment strategy which integrates environmental, social, and governance (ESG) factors into investment analysis and decisions. It recognises that ESG factors can have an impact on the financial value of an investment and also that investments have an impact on the world around us. A responsible approach to investment recognises that long-term prosperity requires a move away from short-term profit as the only definition of value.

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What people say about us

We welcome the auto-enrolment ranking from ShareAction which highlights a number of key issues of interest to ourselves and the pensions industry at large. ShareAction do a great job as champions of responsible investing and it contains some important and challenging findings.

Emma Douglas  Head of DC Distributions, Legal & General Investment Management
Emma Douglas

I made a promise last year to someone who asked a question from ShareAction about the environmental performance of the business, that I hadn’t included in the presentation. So, this is me, very proudly delivering on that commitment.

Dave Lewis  CEO, Tesco (speaking at Tesco’s 2018 annual general meeting)
Dave Lewis

ShareAction has become the premier organisation to give voice to those who wish to invest their values as well as their assets.

Al Gore  former Vice President of the United States of America speaking at ShareAction’s annual Guest Lecture, March 2013
Al Gore

As large investors, pension funds own substantial parts of the global economy and have a stake in maintaining its long-term health and stability.

Niklas Ekvall  Chief Executive, AP4 Speaking on the launch of our AODP ranking of the 100 largest public pension funds
Niklas Ekvall

Part of Landsec’s commitment to the WDI involves disclosing data not only on its directly employed workforce, but also employees in its supply chains. This is pushing us to look at areas that we haven’t looked at before and is highlighting gaps in our knowledge. For us, the most noticeable data gaps are with our one-off contractual relationships and construction projects.

Edward Dixon  Land Securities Director
Edward Dixon