Sustainability Perspectives

In our experience, belonging is the freedom to be your authentic self. Our teammates explain what belonging means to them—because we all belong at Barings.

Andrew Markey is an associate director in Barings’ Global Private Finance team. He’s volunteered with charity Cradles to Crayons in Chicago since 2016.

In this article, Barings’ Elizabeth Cooper speaks with Susy Gould-Obiora of The Children’s Literacy Charity about the impact of COVID on children’s literacy in England, and the partnership with Barings to boost literacy skills.

From expanding the use of our ESG margin ratchets to navigating a new generation of fund classifications, explore how we continue to seek value for our clients.

For our third annual Global Month of Service, 290+ teammates across 11 offices spent 1,068 hours volunteering for causes meaningful to them, working with 32 charities.

In our inaugural report aligned with the recommendations of the TCFD, we outline both the potential impact of climate-related issues on our clients’ investments, as well as on Barings as a corporate entity.

Youngsoo Ji is a senior assistant in the Korea investment team. She’s volunteered for Barings’ charities for the past three years, and specifically with JA Korea since last November.

During Pride Month, Lily Danson, an analyst in our Private Finance team, speaks about the welcoming and open environment for LGBTQ+ teammates at Barings.

In our first stand-alone social impact report, we highlight the steps we’ve made over the past year to drive deep, intentional impact in the communities in which we work and live—moving our approach from transactional to transformative.