We are delighted to announce that Downing’s Head of Responsible Investment, Roger Lewis, has been appointed to the International Corporate Governance Network (ICGN) Global Stewardship Committee.

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Roger was selected from ICGN’s wide range of investor members based on his and Downing’s expertise in active ownership.

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The ICGN Stewardship Committee focuses on fiduciary duties, shareholder rights, shareholder meetings, company monitoring, voting engagement and investment mandates.

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Roger Lewis, Head of Responsible Investment, commented: “Stewardship is absolutely core to our fiduciary duties in the 2020s and to achieving real ESG outcomes. And it’s a source of investment alpha. Therefore a great privilege to be appointed to ICGN’s stewardship committee, to define best practices here.”

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View the full committee here and read more about Downing’s approach to responsible investment

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