Sustainable Investing

As a responsible steward of capital with global aspirations, we believe that Fiera Capital should always strive to conduct its business in an appropriate manner and invest responsibly.

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Sustainability and Performance

Integrating the assessment of material environmental, social and governance (ESG) risk factors into how we manage assets on behalf of clients is crucially important in today’s environment – especially for firms such as Fiera Capital that operate in the financial and investment sectors. Shareholders, clients, employees and other stakeholders all stand to benefit.

Our Sustainable Investing Journey

We have always viewed our commitment to sustainable investing not as a destination but rather as an ongoing journey. Year after year, we seek to continuously raise the bar to drive innovation and enhance our sustainable investing capabilities. We are dedicated to creating better investment solutions while fostering a more sustainable future.

Committed to Responsible Investing

Roadmap
2002
Established Proxy Voting policy prior to the creation of Fiera Capital (previous firms)
2009
Became a signatory of the United Nations Principles for Responsible Investment (UN PRI)
2014
Became a member of the Canadian Coalition for Good Governance (CCGG)
2016
Subscribe to MSCI ESG Manager and became a member of the Responsible Investment Association (RIA)
2017
Updated Proxy Voting Policy and established Global RI Policy
2019
Launched new Global Proxy Voting Policy and introduced Responsible Investment Spectrum
2020
Launched first Impact Fund and became official supporter of the Sustainability Accounting Standards Board
2021
Updated Proxy Voting Policy and became a signatory of the Net Zero Asset Managers initiative
2022
Became a signatory of Climate Action 100+
Became an official supporter of the TCFD
2023
Became a UK Stewardship Code signatory
Became a member of Climate Engagement Canada (CEC)

ESG Integration

Fiera Capital offers a diverse range of investment strategies across asset classes and risk spectrum using a wide variety of investment styles. There are multiple approaches to managing portfolios of securities and assets and we recognize there is a vast variety of approaches for considering environmental, social and governance risks and opportunities within our investment decisions.

We believe that for ESG factors to be well integrated within the investment decisions we make, investment teams must be accountable for their ESG integration processes.

This belief guides the way our investment teams implement their strategies, conduct materiality assessments, and integrate ESG factors in a manner that best suits their respective asset class, investment style, and geography.

Industry Collaboration

Fiera Capital interacts and participates in a number of industry working groups focused on ESG reporting standards.

We believe that an integral part of our role as a responsible investor is to actively contribute and collaborate with other players in the investment value chain to further develop the field. Accordingly, we have endorsed or signed onto a number of relevant standards and statements, and are active members and signatories of various networks and sustainable investing initiatives.

As well, we recognize and adhere to several responsible business codes of conduct, along with internationally recognized standards for due diligence and reporting.

GRESB
Impact Management Project
Net Zero Asset Managers Initiative