SCOTIA KEHL AGE

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SCOTIA KEHL AGE

SUSTAINABLE ENVIRONMENT BANK

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 KEHL 

'one who suffers strife during battle'

Pound for pound the Scottish wildcat is one of the most impressive predators in the world; intelligent, fearless, resourceful, patient, agile and powerful they are genuine superpredators which until as recently as the 1950s were still believed to be man killers.

   

Although wildcats look similar to domestic cats, these are no ferals or farm cats run wild; they're Britain's only remaining large wild predator, our only wild cat, and they walked this land for millions of years before mankind arrived or domestic cats existed.  Surviving human persecution for five hundred more years than the British wolf and over a thousand more years than the British lynx or bear, they are born survivors; adaptable and resilient to some of the most substantial changes in habitat, culture and politics that any animal has had to face.  Every inch a cat in every sense of the word the Scottish wildcat epitomises the independent, mysterious and wild spirit of the Highlands like no other creature.

 "They'll fight to the death for their freedom; they epitomise what it takes to be truly free I think."

Mike Tomkies





The United Nations has worked since its founding to achieve a shared, secure and sustainable future for all of the world’s people. The vision and aspirations of the first United Nations members in 1945, as they set out to be the “architects of a better world”, remain a beacon today—not just for governments, but also for the thousands of companies and civil society organizations that have become key partners in tackling  our world’s most pressing challenges.  

In recent years we have witnessed a remarkable broadening of the corporate sustainability movement, with growing commitment in every quarter of the world to achieving success while ensuring that business benefits economies and societies
everywhere.

 

As the world’s largest corporate sustainability initiative, the Global Compact has a unique role to play in linking the enduring, universal values of the United Nations with a global architecture that can unlock the full potential of
business in contributing to global priorities.1

https://www.unglobalcompact.org/HowToParticipate/How_to_Apply_Business.html


In collectively seeking to outline a pathway for business to contribute to global priorities, from environmental sustainability to labor standards, human rights and
anti-corruption, we must extend our engagement beyond the four walls of the firm, to collaborate and partner with investors, governments and policymakers.

Since 2005, the United Nations-supported Principles for Responsible Investment has built an international network of investors working to understand the implications of sustainability for investors, and to incorporate these issues into their investment decision-making and ownership practices. With over 1,200 signatories representing nearly $35 trillion in assets under management, the PRI Initiative is the leading global network for investors to publicly demonstrate their commitment to responsible investment, to collaborate and learn with their peers about the financial and investment implications of sustainability issues, and to incorporate
these factors into their investment decision making and ownership practices. 2. http://www.unpri.org/about-pri/the-six-principles/

The six Principles

 

As institutional investors, we have a duty to act in the best long-term interests of our beneficiaries ( People of the Planet).

In this fiduciary role, we believe that environmental, social, and corporate governance (ESG) issues can affect the performance of investment portfolios (to varying degrees across companies, sectors, regions, asset classes and through time). We also recognise that applying these Principles may better align investors with broader objectives of society. Therefore, where consistent with our fiduciary responsibilities, we commit to the following:

 

Principle 1: We will incorporate ESG issues into investment analysis and decision-making processes.+

Possible actions:

• Address ESG issues in investment policy statements
• Support development of ESG-related tools, metrics, and analyses
• Assess the capabilities of internal investment managers to incorporate ESG issues
• Assess the capabilities of external investment managers to incorporate ESG issues
• Ask investment service providers (such as financial analysts, consultants, brokers, research firms, or rating companies) to integrate ESG factors into evolving research and analysis
• Encourage academic and other research on this theme
• Advocate ESG training for investment professionals

 

 

Principle 2: We will be active owners and incorporate ESG issues into our ownership policies and practices.+

Possible actions:

• Develop and disclose an active ownership policy consistent with the Principles
• Exercise voting rights or monitor compliance with voting policy (if outsourced)
• Develop an engagement capability (either directly or through outsourcing)
• Participate in the development of policy, regulation, and standard setting (such as promoting and protecting shareholder rights)
• File shareholder resolutions consistent with long-term ESG considerations
• Engage with companies on ESG issues
• Participate in collaborative engagement initiatives
• Ask investment managers to undertake and report on ESG-related engagement

 

 

Principle 3: We will seek appropriate disclosure on ESG issues by the entities in which we invest.+

Possible actions:

• Ask for standardised reporting on ESG issues (using tools such as the Global Reporting Initiative)
• Ask for ESG issues to be integrated within annual financial reports
• Ask for information from companies regarding adoption of/adherence to relevant norms, standards, codes of conduct or international initiatives (such as the UN Global Compact)
• Support shareholder initiatives and resolutions promoting ESG disclosure

 

 

Principle 4: We will promote acceptance and implementation of the Principles within the investment industry.+

Possible actions:

• Include Principles-related requirements in requests for proposals (RFPs)
• Align investment mandates, monitoring procedures, performance indicators and incentive structures accordingly (for example, ensure investment management processes reflect long-term time horizons when appropriate)
• Communicate ESG expectations to investment service providers
• Revisit relationships with service providers that fail to meet ESG expectations
• Support the development of tools for benchmarking ESG integration
• Support regulatory or policy developments that enable implementation of the Principles

 

 

Principle 5: We will work together to enhance our effectiveness in implementing the Principles.+

Possible actions:

• Support/participate in networks and information platforms to share tools, pool resources, and make use of investor reporting as a source of learning
• Collectively address relevant emerging issues
• Develop or support appropriate collaborative initiatives

 

 

Principle 6: We will each report on our activities and progress towards implementing the Principles.+

Possible actions:

• Disclose how ESG issues are integrated within investment practices
• Disclose active ownership activities (voting, engagement, and/or policy dialogue)
• Disclose what is required from service providers in relation to the Principles
• Communicate with beneficiaries about ESG issues and the Principles
• Report on progress and/or achievements relating to the Principles using a ‘Comply or Explain’¹ approach
• Seek to determine the impact of the Principles
• Make use of reporting to raise awareness among a broader group of stakeholders

¹The Comply or Explain approach requires signatories to report on how they implement the Principles, or provide an explanation where they do not comply with them.

The Principles for Responsible Investment were developed by an international group of institutional investors reflecting the increasing relevance of environmental, social and corporate governance issues to investment practices

 

With support from the PRI, many of the world’s leading investors are now beginning to integrate sustainability issues into investment processes and dialogue with companies.

But a disconnect remains.

Companies still struggle to communicate to investors how sustainability initiatives are linked to their strategy, financial performance and valuation in meaningful ways.

At the same time, investors say they need more and better information from companies about how they address material sustainability issues. Understanding the views of investors worldwide on sustainability can help both companies and their investors to make progress in valuing sustainability, and in integrating sustainability into the heart of global markets to enable business to have a greater impact on the world’s most pressing challenges.

We hope that this rich, authentic, firsthand voice of business and investors can help to articulate a new set of global priorities, and engage companies and key stakeholders in  an architecture that aligns business with sustainable development priorities leading up to 2015 and beyond.

 Sustainability is critical to companies’ future success—but business is not doing enough. CEOs, despite their strong belief in the importance of sustainability, are struggling to make the business case to go further, faster. They are frustrated at the challenges presented by the expectations of the market, and at the difficulties of uniting stakeholders behind the pursuit of superior performance on sustainability.

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The Global Compact has grown to include nearly 8,000 companies around the planet, demonstrating an unprecedented broadening of commitment among companies worldwide; sustainability has become firmly established on the leadership agenda of almost every leading business; and in the advances of the leaders we can see bright spots of real, transformational innovation that are allowing business to create value while having an ever-greater impact on global challenges

But there is also reason for caution. Evidence suggests that the global economy is not on track to meet the needs of a growing population with planetary boundaries, and our interviews this year suggest that business may collectively have reached a plateau in the advancement of sustainability. Without radical, structural change to markets and systems, many CEOs believe, business may be unable to lead the way toward the peak of a sustainable economy.

This year’s Global Compact’s third CEO study is a unique opportunity to take stock as we stand at a crossroads in the global economy.

Business leaders and investors are committed to leading the way, but will require greater ambition and wider support as they work to align sustainability impact with value creation, and markets with sustainable development outcomes, such that these leaders can truly become the architects of a better world. For this there has to be disclosure of "CITIZEN VALUES" in any society as these include the leaders, investors alongside all stakeholders.