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A Step Forward for Stewardship

Chris Hall

There is also growing demand for education for stewardship professionals, with asset owners and managers looking to develop their in-house stewardship programmes to actively engage with investee firms to drive sustainable outcomes and long-term returns on investment.

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Japan’s GPIF Studying Stewardship Impact

Chris Hall

As a signatory of Japan’s Stewardship Code since 2014, GPIF is committed to upholding its eight principles in its engagement activities. GPIF expects its external asset managers across active and passive funds to also take a proactive stance in engagements on ESG-related issues, said Murata.