ESG stands for Environmental, Social, and Governance. Investors are increasingly applying these non-financial factors as part of their analysis process to identify material risks and growth opportunities. ESG metrics are not commonly part of mandatory financial reporting, though companies are increasingly making disclosures in their annual report or in a standalone sustainability report. Numerous institutions, such as the Sustainable Accounting Standards Board (SASB), the Global Reporting Initiative (GRI), and CDP are working to form standards and define materiality to facilitate incorporation of these factors into the investment process. Source: CFA Institute, 2020

CIBC Asset Management is proud to be a signatory of the United Nations-supported Principles for Responsible Investment (PRI). We implement these principles across all of our investment classes, because a thorough risk assessment — including environment, social and governance factor analysis — is fundamental to responsible investing. We’ve committed to responsible investing by integrating ESG factors into all of our investment and ownership decisions.

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