United StatesImpax is committed to helping companies navigate the transition to a more sustainable economy. In so doing, we aim to mitigate risks and enhance opportunities for our clients.
We proactively engage with our portfolio companies and issuers to help us determine how they understand and perceive their own risks and opportunities. It is a valuable input to our investment decision-making process, which relies on a comprehensive understanding of the character and quality of our investee companies.
Effective engagement also provides an avenue for us to add value by encouraging companies to better manage their risks and to highlight issues that we believe pose the greatest challenges to the transition to a more sustainable economy.
Read about our recent global engagement activities and the impact of our work in the Stewardship and Advocacy Report 2024.
Our stewardship strategy is currently focused on four core themes:
- Climate
- Nature
- People
- Corporate governance
We engage directly with our portfolio companies, including meeting with management teams and filing shareholder resolutions, and undertake collaborative engagements with other investors on critical issues. Proxy voting is also an important catalyst for dialogue.
While Impax may consult with other market participants on certain engagement efforts, Impax unilaterally determines whether and to what extent to engage with other stakeholders and all of Impax’s investment decisions are independent and based on its own, unilateral strategy for maximizing return on investment.