Our views

Discover our views and expectations on Empowerment presented by Maxime Carmignac, our Managing Director of Carmignac UK.

For active owners like Carmignac, the Annual General Meeting (AGM) season represents an opportunity to make our voices heard through voting and often represents the culmination of a busy period of engagement.

We watch with amazement as the US twists itself in politicized knots over investment and ESG.

The effects of the pandemic, war, persistent environmental degradation, and inequality mean that the role of sustainability in business and investment has never been higher profile.

In 2022, the consideration of Environmental, Social and Governance (ESG) factors and sustainable investing was inevitably put to the test, notably through increased scrutiny of definitions and a politicisation of the debate, particularly in the US.

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In late May 2013, financial markets experienced a period of turbulence known as the "Taper Tantrum".

As an independent and high-conviction investor, we have chosen to prioritise our ESG focus on the following three core themes, Climate, Empowerment and Leadership that are important to our business and in which we feel we can make a tangible difference.