Corporate responsibility

Being good investment stewards also means improving the world around us. In doing so, Forstrong is committed to reducing its impact on the environment and supporting like-minded partners. Together, we can collectively work toward building a better, more sustainable future together – both in our own communities and around the world.

Responsible Investing

As global macro strategists, our investment philosophy necessitates a more holistic approach to ESG investing than is commonly employed. As opposed to bottom-up managers who assess individual companies/issuers through their respective ESG framework, Forstrong’s top-down focus requires a fundamental analysis and understanding of the ESG conditions, issues and aspirations of the asset classes we invest in.

Incorporating ESG analysis into our top-down investment approach helps us to identify more sustainable long-term growth opportunities and better manage risk. For example, we aim to identify countries, sectors and thematic investments that have established or improving ESG Factors. Forstrong’s Investment Committee actively monitors and mitigates ESG risks that could become material to long-term performance.

Given its impact on growth sustainability described above, our ESG analysis is a critical input in the long-term component of the investment process. The analysis encompasses both quantitative and qualitative inputs, as a data-driven framework helps structure the assessment of ESG conditions and gauge changes over time, while qualitative oversight is required to evaluate difficult to quantify issues and determine overall impact.