Active ownership

Storebrand aims to be a driving force for lasting change in how companies are managed while ensuring the best possible return for customers and owners. 

Moving companies in a more sustainable direction

Storebrand's sustainable investment team is in dialogue with a large number of companies each year, seeking to influence them to move in a more sustainable direction.

By questioning companies about their sustainability practices and development, we challenge them to be more proactive in addressing these issues. In our experience, we achieve the best results through cooperation with other investors and targeted engagement with companies where our ownership level is highest.

Engagement themes 2021-23

The Storebrand Sustainability team has prioritised four engagement themes for 2021-2023. The themes align with the Sustainable Development Goals and focus on financially material topics that address environmental, social and governance (ESG) issues.

Engagement theme 2021-23

The race to net zero

Storebrand was one of the founding members of the United Nations-convened Net-Zero Asset Owner Alliance. Storebrand is committed to achieving net zero greenhouse gas emissions across all its assets under management by 2050.

Engagement theme 2021-23

Biodiversity and ecosystems

Storebrand Asset Management has, through the Finance for Biodiversity Pledge, committed to protecting and restoring biodiversity through our investments.
 

Engagement theme 2021-23

Resilient supply chains

After watching the devastating effects, the pandemic has had on millions of supply chain workers' health and their precarious working conditions, building more resilient supply chains is more important than ever.

Engagement theme 2021-23

Corporate sustainability disclosure

As an investor with a high focus on sustainability, Storebrand believes that all companies should report on standardised and company-specific sustainability metrics.
 

Our engagement in numbers

 

 

Proxy voting

We use proxy voting to complement our engagement activities to exert additional influence over the companies we engage with.

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