Mercer's Sustainable Investment Team

Why is including sustainability considerations important?

Investors are asking tough questions about how their capital may or may not be addressing environmental and social challenges such as climate change and modern slavery. It’s no surprise there’s mounting pressure for investors to deliver investment solutions that not only meet investment objectives, but also deliver solutions to sustainability challenges.

Integrating Environmental, Social and Governance (ESG) factors may sound daunting, but paying attention to how ESG factors impact investment risk and returns can contribute to better outcomes for people and the environment which we all depend on. Our award-winning global team of experts are here to help you navigate your pathway to Sustainable Investing.

How Mercer can help incorporating sustainable investing in your portfolio?

Mercer has been at the forefront of Sustainable Investing since the establishing of a global investment advisory team of SI specialists in 2004. Our award-winning team operates globally in all major market hubs, and is solely focused in the area of RI. Our team will work with you to establish a tailored approach that reflects your identity and purpose as an organisation, and then implement that strategy purpose-built for you through a comprehensive investment and monitoring approach.

The ultimate goal is to deliver an end-to-end Sustainable Investment solution that not only meets fiduciary objectives but aligns with organisational values to win the trust from members, customers and stakeholders.

No matter where you are in your journey, let us help you make the transition to Sustainable Investing easier.

Incorporating Sustainable Investing in your portfolio, how Mercer can help

We think success is about seizing the opportunities that arise from change. Evidence shows that Sustainable Investment helps build resilience against diverse risks in your investment portfolio, and this approach is more likely to create and preserve long-term investment capital. Integrating ESG considerations into your investment process is just good governance, which helps build a more holistic and accurate picture of risk and return impacts for today and tomorrow.

Fiduciary duty
Consideration of ESG issues is increasingly regarded as required under trustee’s fiduciary duty. Investors who are proactive in addressing this reduce their exposure in this rapidly evolving legal area.

Competitive positioning
A strong SI governance framework helps tell a positive, value-driven story about your organisation. This can drive better member, customer and stakeholder engagement and result in a positive boost to the brand.

Strategic alignment
Matching organisational beliefs and mission with investment strategy and portfolio construction creates a positive feedback loop between core beliefs, portfolio management and financial success.

Portfolio performance
Investors who consider the longer time frames over which social and environmental impacts play out are likely to experience less portfolio volatility and more sustainable performance over time.

Reputational risk
Having a strong SI strategy and investment policy reduces reputation risk and associated investment risk from members and stakeholders increasingly concerned with how their investments impact society and the environment.

Future Makers
Through their investments, institutional investors can play a leading role in driving the global change required to build a healthier environment, society and economy.

Mercer’s Sustainable Investment Solutions