Stewardship

Partnering with clients and investees to build a better tomorrow

We’re committed to safeguarding long-term value through engagement

Our duty as stewards of our clients’ capital has implications far into the future. That’s why we regularly partner with stakeholders to encourage improved transparency and sustainable practices in pursuit of minimizing risks, maximizing returns and supporting a durable financial system.

Our Engagement Activity

In 2022, we initiated or updated 760 engagements with 477 entities. Over 540 of these engagements were new. Engagements below were recorded by our public equities and public fixed income platform.

Engagement Interactions & Topic

Engagements Initiated

2022 Engagement: Current Status

Engagement Objective

Global Private Finance

Engaging on KPI Selection for a Sustainability-Linked Loan

The Global Private Finance team created their first sustainability-linked loan.

SOVEREIGN DEBT

Engaging on Uruguay’s First Sustainability-Linked Bond Issuance

In November 2022, the Emerging Markets Sovereign team advised officials in Uruguay on timing and communication around their new sustainability-linked bond issuance.

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2021

U.K. Stewardship Report

At Barings, being a good steward of our clients’ capital is about engagement and partnership—partnership with both clients and the companies we invest in.

2022

Company Engagement on ESG Issues

We aim to engage with companies, encouraging them to develop more sustainable business models.