First Eagle Investment

First Eagle Investment has gender-balanced representation among its senior leadership roles where 41% are women.

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

No leading practices were identified for the financial institution in the adhering to societal conventions measurement area.

In terms of its approach to senior leadership accountability, there is no evidence that First Eagle Investment assigns responsibility for sustainability to the group’s highest governing body and that it links the remuneration of its executive or management teams to sustainability performance criteria. Additionally no evidence was found that the financial institution is committed to gender equality and women’s empowerment. It also has an opportunity to disclose the proportion of women in its highest governance body as well as how it addresses any gender pay gaps. First Eagle Investment has an opportunity to describe its engagement approach on sustainability themes and impact topics with investees at the group level, beyond its First Eagle Alternative Credit Fund.

There is no evidence that First Eagle Investment discloses a target to reach net-zero financed emissions by 2050. It also has an opportunity to disclose the key sectors and companies it has identified as priorities to engage with on climate change, specifically on the alignment with the Paris Agreement. There is no evidence that the financial institution discloses its financing activities devoted to climate solutions and that it is committed to minimising its negative impacts on biodiversity and nature.

There is no evidence that First Eagle Investment has a publicly available policy statement committing it to respect human rights laid out in the United Nations Guiding Principles on Business and Human Rights and the ILO declaration on fundamental rights at work. The financial institution also has an opportunity to describe a comprehensive process for identifying its human rights risks and impacts across all its activities, especially its financing activities. To provide transparency on financial inclusivity, First Eagle Investment has an opportunity to disclose the amount of investments directed towards low-income developing countries.