Janus Henderson 

Janus Henderson publishes an engagement or stewardship report detailing the outcomes of its efforts to address sustainability impact topics. Its stewardship policy outlines criteria for defining successful outcomes, escalation procedures for unsuccessful engagements, and clear timelines for initiating escalations.

The institution transparently identifies key sectors, clients, and investees for engagement on climate issues and actively participates in partnerships to influence and support these stakeholders in addressing their nature-related impacts. Additionally, it monitors its Scope 1-2 emissions and tracks emissions resulting from its financing activities under Scope 3, category 15.

There is no evidence that Janus Henderson transparently identifies and prioritizes its material sustainability impacts across its value chain using objective criteria or supportable evidence. The financial institution is encouraged to disclose that it conducts third-party assurance or verification of its target reporting and links senior executive performance criteria to specific sustainability targets. The assessed entity has disclosed an engagement policy aligned with an ESG approach, incorporating financially material factors into stewardship and offering ESG-focused strategies for certain clients. However, it is unclear if Janus Henderson fully aligns its stewardship activities with its sustainability strategy. It is recommended that the financial institution disclose that it has established a transition plan encompassing its operations, supply chain, and portfolio, and that its Scope 1-3 emissions are reducing in line with interim targets. While the financial institution monitors Scope 3 emissions beyond financed emissions, it has an opportunity to specify the coverage by category. Additionally, while some details about the carbon footprint calculation methodology are provided, there is an opportunity to enhance transparency by covering all aspects, including emissions coverage for each category, data types, sources for emission factors, and references to the applied standards. While the company has a publicly available statement committing to the ILO fundamental rights at work, it is not formalized in a policy approved by the highest governance body.

This scorecard refers to information in English which was publicly available by July 15 2024. AuM and Total assets are stated in USD for comparability and have been calculated based on reported local currency values multiplied by applicable IMF currency converter values.