Our Approach
We believe that environmental, social and governance issues can affect the financial performance of companies. We have a responsibility to take these issues seriously and where appropriate, act upon them. We also produce a Statement of Responsible Investment Principles and the Stewardship Report.
We’ll pursue a policy of constructive engagement with companies on issues which are consistent with our fiduciary responsibilities. Our overriding obligation is to act in the best financial interests of the members of the funds. We’ll collaborate with other like-minded investors to pursue company engagement. The Local Government Pension Scheme (Scotland) Advisory Board produced guidance in a letter to Scottish Pension Funds on fiduciary duty. We also have an introductory guide to Responsible Investment Reporting and the Pensions Committee regularly receives reports at its meetings. Pensions committee papers can be found here, and Pension Sub-committee papers here.
Voting and engagement
Case Studies
Please find below links to samples of engagement undertaken by Federated Hermes EOS:
Colgate-Palmolive Mercedes Benz German automakers case study video Royal bank of Canada Meta Platforms
Publications
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Statement of Responsible Investment Principles 2025
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Statement of Investment Principles 2024
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ESG Collaboration Page
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Public Transparency Report 2024
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Climate Change Policy
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2024 Stewardship Report
