Our well-established investment selection criteria underpins our portfolios, which combines fundamental and ESG considerations of the investee companies with sectoral and geographic analysis. Our ESG due diligence process identifies material ESG controversies and evaluates our underlying companies’ ESG risk management practices.
Channel also undertakes an engagement approach on lower scoring entities, engaging with companies to gain insight into ESG risks and actively influence, through sustainability KPIs, the management of these factors in line with industry best-practiced standards.
The outcome is a firm that integrates sustainability into every step of the investment decision-making process, thereby avoiding companies with weak ESG performance or exposure to controversial activities and ultimately, sustainably generating attractive long term financial returns.