Investment insights from Capital Group
At Capital Group, using third-party data is only a part of how we monitor current and potential investments. Corporate holdings* are reviewed against available third-party ESG data to identify potential ESG risks. We then draw on our investment professionals' deep knowledge and understanding of the issuer to determine the materiality of the risk to the investment case.
KEY TAKEAWAYS
THIRD-PARTY ESG DATA SOURCE |
SCORING RANGE |
CAPITAL GROUP FLAG THRESHOLD |
MEASURES |
MSCI UN Global Compact |
Pass, Fail or Watchlist |
Fail |
Violations of global norms (human rights, labor rights, environment, bribery/corruption) |
MSCI ESG absolute score |
Scale of 0–10 |
<3 |
Performance on material ESG issues relative to MSCI universe |
MSCI ESG adjusted score |
Scale of 0–10 |
<1 |
Performance on material ESG issues relative to industry peers |
MSCI governance score |
Scale of 0–10 |
<3 |
Variety of traditional governance factors; flags align with Capital Group's proxy guidelines |
ISS OECD Guidelines |
Amber, Green, Red |
Red |
Violations of global norms, in addition to consumer interests, science and technology, competition and taxation |
As of March 31, 2024,ǁ eight holdings in NPF's portfolio, or about 3%, were flagged in the ESG monitoring process. These holdings are monitored by analysts and subject to a heightened level of research and potential engagement.
* Certain holdings are currently not covered by third-party monitoring providers.
‡ Corporate holdings are monitored to the extent they are covered by third-party data providers.
ǁ Data as of March 31, 2024. UNGC is United Nations Global Compact. OECD is Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development. As of February 2024, for corporate holdings, our monitoring methodology has been updated. We now use two data providers (MSCI and Institutional Shareholder Services Inc (ISSI)) and five different indicators to monitor and flag holdings. These indicators capture materially lower ESG performance relative to peers and potential violations of international norms via the UNGC and OECD Guidelines. This may impact the number of flagged holdings per fund.
Donut chart: Reflects all of the portfolio holdings at the issuer level. The monitoring process covers 99.6% of the portfolio holdings, which represent 100.0% of the portfolio assets, excluding cash and cash equivalents. “Other” holdings are those that either do not have available third-party data or that are not currently covered in the monitoring process. The data used in the monitoring process currently applies only to equity securities and corporate and sovereign bonds. The percentage figures may not total 100 due to rounding.
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