Pendal
FY20 Highlights & FY21 Priorities
Despite the challenges brought on by the COVID-19 pandemic, we continued to advance our sustainable initiatives during the year. We progressed our ESG integration processes, enhanced our governance framework, expanded our responsible investment capabilities, and further developed our stewardship practices.
FY20 Highlights
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| Established Diversity and Inclusion (D&I) committees to champion initiatives and support our Group’s D&I priorities |  |
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| Continued to expand our suite of responsible investment strategies with the launch of the Group's first Impact strategy, the Regnan Credit Impact Trust and onboarding of the Global Equity Impact team | |
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| Boosted investment team knowledge of responsible investment topics through dedicated workshops run by our ESG specialist business, Regnan | |
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| Managed COVID-19 related risks and enhanced governance processes to ensure business continuity, employee wellbeing and leading client service | |
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| Enhanced our corporate governance framework and decision making processes | |
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| Formed Community Committees to identify and prioritise opportunities for community engagement | |
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| Improved overall employee engagement | |
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| Implemented a new global HR system | |
FY21 Priorities
| Priorities | People | Client | Community |
| Enhance practices and continue to develop processes to avoid complicity in modern slavery and publish our first Australian Modern Slavery Statement under the Australian Modern Slavery Act 2018 | |
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| Continue to enhance ESG integration into our investment processes and broaden our product suite to meet evolving client needs | |
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| Implement ESG regulatory developments and publish a report to demonstrate application of the UK Financial Reporting Council’s (FRC) Stewardship Code 2020 | |
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| Continue to enhance our approach to D&I | |
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| Refine our value proposition to maintain alignment with the Group’s strategy and a changing operating environment | |
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| Continue managing COVID-19 risks and enhance our workplace environment and policies to better facilitate flexible working | |
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| Continue to invest in technology to enhance our infrastructure, our client experience and leverage data from our new global HR system | |
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