Affiliated Managers Group (AMG)

No leading practices were identified for the financial institution in the governance and strategy measurement area.

No leading practices were identified for the financial institution in the respecting planetary boundaries measurement area.

The financial institution has a grievance mechanism accessible to all workers to raise human rights complaints or concerns. The financial institution has a policy prohibiting bribery and corruption.

In terms of its approach to senior leadership accountability, AMG has an opportunity to assign responsibility for sustainability to the group’s highest governing body. Moreover, the financial institution could link the remuneration of its executive or management teams to sustainability performance criteria. In terms of gender, women are underrepresented on the board of directors where only 3 out of 8 board members are women. The financial institution has an opportunity to disclose the proportion of women in senior leadership roles, as well as how it addresses any gender pay gaps. While the financial institution discloses that it regularly engages with shareholders on sustainability, it has an opportunity to describe its engagement approach on sustainability themes and impact topics with investees.

There is no evidence that AMG has a target to reach net-zero financed emissions by 2050 or that it discloses its financing activities devoted to climate solutions. The financial institution has an opportunity to disclose the key sectors and companies it has identified as priorities to engage with on climate change, specifically on alignment with the Paris Agreement. While AMG discloses that it is committed to long-term environmental sustainability and reducing its impact on biodiversity, no evidence was found regarding its financing activities.

AMG has a publicly available statement committing it to respect human rights but has an opportunity to place it in a formal policy document. It could also describe a comprehensive process for identifying its human rights risks and impacts across all its activities, especially its financing activities. In terms of workforce diversity, the financial institution has an opportunity to disclose the proportion of its total direct operations workforce for each employee category by age group, gender or another indicator of diversity. To provide transparency on financial inclusivity, the AMG has an opportunity to disclose the amount of investments directed towards low-income developing countries.