The Importance of Stewardship
In the final video of this two-part video series, Arun explains why stewardship is important. First he discusses the ways in which investors exercise stewardship across different asset classes, then he looks at the reasons for actioning stewardship, and finally he finishes by talking about the current trends within stewardship and what the future looks like.
Overview
Stewardship is not the same across all asset classes. Investors of different asset classes will have different levels of influence and different desired outcomes. All should use stewardship however with the intention of achieving the highest possible outcomes but also to help with societal and environmental issues. Following this, we are seeing a major shift within stewardship from governance issues only to the broader environmental, social and governance issues.
Key learning objectives:
Understand the ways through which investors action stewardship across different asset classes
Identify the reasons for actioning stewardship
Assess the future of stewardship
Summary
Expert
Arun Kelshiker
Arun Kelshiker was formerly the Head of Asset Allocation and Portfolio Strategy at Standard Chartered Bank and part of the bank's Global Investment Committee, where he provided investment advisory and multi-asset portfolio solutions. He is also a university lecturer at the Frankfurt School of Finance and Management on ESG risk management. His focus is now with Cambridge Sustainable Investment Partners, which draws its expertise from the Resilience and Sustainable Development Centre at Cambridge University.
