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Our approach to responsible investment

At RBC Global Asset Management (RBC GAM), our approach to responsible investment (RI) is anchored by the knowledge that our clients have entrusted us to help them secure a better financial future for themselves or for the beneficiaries of the portfolios they manage. We believe that being an active, engaged, and responsible investor empowers us to enhance the risk-adjusted, long-term performance of our portfolios.

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our approach to responsible investment

We believe that climate- and nature-related factors are systemic risks that may materially affect issuers and the economies, markets, and societies in which they operate.1 We recognize the importance of the global goal of achieving net-zero emissions by 2050 or sooner, in order to mitigate climate-related risks.2

Read the RBC GAM Climate Report 2023

We take specific actions under each of these three pillars to deliver on our aim of maximizing our clients' investment returns without undue risk of loss, in accordance with the investment objectives, strategies, and restrictions of each investment mandate.

ESG integration

Our investment teams incorporate material environmental, social and governance (ESG) factors into their investment decisions for applicable types of investments.

Active stewardship

We consider material ESG factors in proxy voting and engagement with issuers for applicable types of investments. We may also participate in RI industry initiatives, where applicable.3

Client-driven solutions and reporting

We align our solutions with client demand and provide transparent and meaningful reporting.

Our investment teams consider material ESG factors when making investment-related decisions within the portfolios they manage, for applicable types of investments, with an aim to identify potential material risks and opportunities and improve risk-adjusted, long-term performance. Examples of ESG factors that may be material include the following.

Environmental

  • Air and water pollution
  • Biodiversity
  • Climate change
  • Ecosystem integrity
  • Natural resource management and use
  • Waste management
  • Water quality and availability

Social

  • Community relations
  • Data privacy and security
  • Employee engagement
  • Gender and diversity
  • Health and safety
  • Human rights
  • Indigenous rights
  • Labour practices

Governance

  • Board structure and independence
  • Bribery and corruption
  • Executive compensation
  • Lobbying and political contributions
  • Shareholder rights
  • Tax strategy and accounting standards
Proxy voting

RBC GAM exercises the voting rights of the portfolios we manage with a view to enhancing the long-term value of the securities held. We make our voting decisions independently, in accordance with our custom Proxy Voting Guidelines.

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Engagement

Our investment teams and RI team may meet with issuers in which we invest on a regular basis to discuss a variety of topics deemed relevant to the investment case, which may or may not include material ESG factors, where applicable.

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Industry Initiatives

We participate in initiatives that work to increase transparency, protect investors, and foster fair and efficient capital markets. We believe that engagement on regulatory and legal reform that is consistent with the best interests of our investments and portfolios may lead to more effective governance and/or management of material ESG factors, as well as broader, market-wide considerations.

RI Initiatives

Activity disclosures, research and insights

Providing responsible investment solutions

While many of our products incorporate responsible investment through ESG integration, we also offer funds that apply ESG screening and exclusion based on a defined set of ESG-related criteria.

ESG integration

Ongoing incorporation of material ESG factors into investment decision making with an aim to identify potential risks and opportunities and improve risk-adjusted, long-term returns.

Talk to your advisor about ESG-related investment products.

ESG screening and thematic ESG investing

ESG screening and exclusion apply positive or negative screens to include/exclude assets from the investment universe. Thematic ESG investing focuses on investing in assets involved in a particular ESG-related theme or seeking to address a specific ESG issue.

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Disclosure

1 RBC iShares sustainable ETF assets and product count are one of the largest among Canadian ETF providers. Source: BlackRock. Data as of September 30, 2024.

2 This goal refers to the Paris Agreement and the associated global goal of holding temperature rise to “well-below 2⁰C”, and preferably to no more than 1.5⁰C by the end of the century. According to the Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change (2019), in order to meet this goal, greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions must decline by approximately 45% by 2030, relative to 2010 levels, and reach net-zero emissions by 2050 or sooner. Net-zero emissions refers to achieving a balance between the GHG emissions produced, and those removed from the atmosphere.

3 In certain instances involving quantitative investment, passive and certain third-party sub-advised strategies, there is no direct engagement with issuers by RBC GAM.

Please consult your advisor and read the prospectus or Fund Facts document before investing. There may be commissions, trailing commissions, management fees and expenses associated with mutual fund investments. Mutual funds are not guaranteed, their values change frequently and past performance may not be repeated. RBC Funds, RBC BlueBay Funds and PH&N Funds are offered by RBC Global Asset Management Inc. and distributed through authorized dealers.

RBC Global Asset Management (RBC GAM) is the asset management division of Royal Bank of Canada (RBC), which includes RBC Global Asset Management Inc. (RBC GAM Inc.), RBC Global Asset Management (U.S.) Inc., RBC Global Asset Management (UK) Limited, and RBC Global Asset Management (Asia) Limited, which are separate, but affiliated subsidiaries of RBC.