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Boston Common Asset Management LLC Sustainability Actions

Integrated ESG in investing

For more than two decades, Boston Common has incorporated sustainability, governance, and long-term societal risks into its investment research and portfolio management for clients, including faith-based and values-aligned institutions, public pensions, and family offices.

Avoided fossil fuel investment

Environmental: We urge portfolio companies to protect the earth’s natural resources and minimize environmental risks through sustainable practices: reducing resource use, transitioning to net-zero carbon emissions, conserving water, and working towards a circular economy. Two decades of climate leadership. 0% direct investment in fossil fuels.

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Engaged on climate risk

58 banks engaged on climate risk. Boston Common’s history of engagement leadership has helped raise the ESG bar across the board—at the company, regulatory, & exchange levels.

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Filed shareholder resolutions

10 shareholder resolutions filed in the U.S. Boston Common’s stewardship and engagement work has been integral to our mission to activate investor capital toward solutions for people and planet for the last twenty years.

Improved corporate policies

44 corporate policies, processes, or products improved through our engagements. Through collaborative dialogue with executive managements we have positively impacted corporate behavior.

Supported human rights policies

Engaged Hoya on human rights policies resulting in the establishment of a helpline accessible to all workers. We vote in support of respect for human rights, gender equity, and environmental stewardship.

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Advanced gender equity

39 companies engaged on racial equity. Voted against 70 companies on gender or racial board diversity. GlaxoSmithKline committed to increasing female representation in senior roles to over 37%.

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Joined PCAF

2020 Partnership for Carbon Accounting Financials (PCAF) Became the first US asset manager member to join the Partnership for Carbon Accounting Financials (PCAF), a global industry-led initiative for financial institutions to measure and disclose the greenhouse gas emissions of their investments.

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Published gender guidance

2022 Published Investor Guidance for Prioritizing Gender. Developed a full value chain approach on prioritizing gender. The guide identifies key questions to ask companies through focused engagement and essential steps all investors should take.

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About Boston Common Asset Management LLC

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  • Unverified
  • Employees
  • 5 - 25
  • Country
  • United States