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COMMITTED AND RESPONSIBLE
1 R E S P O N S I B L E I N V E S T M E N T P . 4
2 A C O R P O R A T E C U L T U R E T H A T R E S P E C T S E M P L O Y E E S P . 6
3 A C O M M I T T E D P L A Y E R P . 7
CONTENTS
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A LONG-TERM VIEW SINCE 1819Since it was founded in 1819, the Mirabaud Group has always maintained a sustainable philosophy, long-term view and responsible attitude. Remaining faithfulto the entrepreneurial spirit of our founders, we have combined growthwith a constant focus on continuity, thereby ensuring that we remain independent.
Today, this approach is reflected in a voluntary and strong commitment. We are a responsible financial player, thanks to the promotion of good practicesand the implementation of our corporate social responsibility (CSR) acrossour various business lines.
O U R P O S I T I O N I S A C H I E V E D B Y A D O P T I N G S T R O N G C O M M I T M E N T S T H A T
A I M T O :
• cater for the interests of our clients and partners, by offering them
a range of high-performing, quality services and products tailored to
their needs, and incorporating the latest innovations in sustainable
finance;
• providing our employees with the best possible working conditions,
developing their skills, combating all forms of discrimination and valu-
ing diversity;
• promoting the responsible management of natural resources, con-
trolling our impact on the surrounding area and supporting social initi-
atives.
To ensure that all our entities put these commitments into practice, we
have created a CSR Committee comprising some of the Managing Part-
ners, members of the Executive Committee and representatives of the
main support units.
T H E C O M M I T T E E ’ S P R I M A R Y T A S K S A R E T O : • define the Mirabaud Group’s CSR strategy and submit it to the Manag-
ing Partners for approval;
• ensure that it is implemented consistently across all the Group’s
entities.
C A M I L L E V I A LManaging PartnerChairman of the CSR Committee
L I O N E L A E S C H L I M A N NManaging PartnerVice-Chairman of the CSR Committee
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1 . R E S P O N S I B L E I N V E S T M E N T
For 200 years, we have been proposing optimal investment
solutions that meet our stakeholders’ requirements and the
profiles of our various business lines.
We take environmental, social and governance (ESG) factors
into account when evaluating and choosing investments
in the firm belief that such factors have a sustainable and
positive impact on financial performance. Having fine-tuned
our selection process in this way, we can offer our clients
a range of products and mandates that incorporate these
extra-financial considerations and create value while staying
true to our convictions.
The whole range of investment solutions developed by
Mirabaud fully meet the requirements of its private and
institutional clients, while taking account of their financial
objectives, profiles and concerns about ESG issues.
Mirabaud Asset Management, the Group’s asset
management division, has created investment funds that
incorporate ESG criteria into their investment processes.
We therefore select companies that excel in both financial
and extra-financial terms.
In order to ensure compliance with ESG values, Mirabaud
Asset Management, as a proactive and responsible
shareholder, exercises its voting rights, wherever possible,
at the shareholders’ meetings of the companies in which it
invests. In addition, the fund managers hold regular meetings
with the management of these companies. By combining
these two approaches, Mirabaud Asset Management fully
assumes its responsibilities as a shareholder and plays an
active role in the strategic direction of the companies in
which it invests.
As signatories to the Principles for Responsible Investment
(PRI) sponsored by the United Nations, since 2010 we have
been committed to applying the six principles relating to the
incorporation of sustainable development principles into our
investment processes, in the belief that financial and extra-
financial performances go hand-in-hand to create lasting value.
Moreover, we support several international initiatives
aimed at promoting corporate responsibility in relation to
sustainable development. We support the ten principles
of the United Nations Global Compact (UNGC) on human
rights, labour, the environment and anti-corruption. We
are committed to promoting and developing sustainable
finance via our partnerships with Sustainable Finance Geneva
(SFG) and Swiss Sustainable Finance (SSF), of which we are
a founding member. Mirabaud Asset Management is a
signatory to CDP (Carbon Disclosure Project), a not-for-profit
international organisation that provides companies and
towns with a global platform for measuring, managing and
sharing their environmental data relating to climate change,
water and deforestation. Mirabaud Asset Management is
also a member of the Investment Chapter of the Standards
Board for Alternative Investments (SBAI), which promotes
integrity, transparency and good governance in the hedge
fund industry.
OUR COMMITMENTS
As a responsible company with a long-term focus, we constantly undertake such actions that enable us to meet the changing needs of our clients and stakeholders. Under our sustainability strategy, we are committed to combining adherence to the principles of responsibility with growth, performance and development.
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“UNDER OUR SUSTAINABILITY STRATEGY, WE ARE COMMITTED TO COMBINING ADHERENCE TO THE PRINCIPLES OF RESPONSIBILITY WITH GROWTH, PERFORMANCE AND DEVELOPMENT.”
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2 . A C O R P O R A T E C U L T U R E T H A T R E S P E C T S E M P L O Y E E S
We believe that our value hinges on the quality of each and
every employee. We endeavour to recruit the best talents
who fit our corporate culture and enable them to flourish by
offering them a stimulating working environment in which
they can express and develop their skills. In addition, we
provide our employees with a motivating work environment
and conditions, as well as an attractive pension package.
We promote and value training, which is at the heart of
our human resources (HR) policy. We have a “continuous
professional development” brochure that covers technical
skills (in conjunction with the Institut Supérieur de Formation
Bancaire), as well as linguistic and managerial skills.
Occupational health is also one of the pillars of our HR policy.
A programme called “Human Factors” has been created to
help each employee develop to their full potential. We are
committed to combating all forms of discrimination, and
strive to promote diversity, while supporting our current staff
in community initiatives.
OUR COMMITMENTS
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3 . A C O M M I T T E D P L A Y E R
Our aim is to be a responsible player and to involve ourselves
in the economic, cultural, voluntary and sporting life of the
community, by contributing to its harmonious development.
We do this by becoming involved with professional organisa-
tions and via patronage and sponsorship activities.
Since Mirabaud was founded in 1819, the Managing
Partners have actively supported, either privately or in the
Group’s name, numerous humanitarian/arts organisations
and projects.
This commitment is notably reflected in its support for
Interpeace, an international entity dedicated to peacebuilding,
created by the United Nations in 1994. As partners, we
donate a portion of the revenues generated by some of our
investment vehicles to this humanitarian organisation to help
them carry out their activities.
We are also involved with the non-governmental organisation
“ART for the World” in the staging of its travelling exhibition,
AQUA, which addresses the issue of water through the lens
of contemporary art. The geopolitical, economic and climatic
challenges related to water stretch beyond borders, as they
affect the very future of our planet.
We firmly believe that a company can create long-term
value while minimising its environmental impact. Another
of our priorities is to implement concrete solutions aimed
at conserving energy and maintaining biodiversity. We have
set ourselves the objective of reducing the environmental
impact of our operations, by optimising energy resource
management, promoting the moderate use of water and
paper resources, and adopting a policy of responsible
purchasing.
Thanks to the combination of our longstanding experience
and our focus on the future, we are committed to acting
responsibly on a daily basis to create added value and have a
positive impact on society.
THE GEOPOLITICAL, ECONOMIC AND CLIMATIC CHALLENGES RELATED TO WATER STRETCH BEYOND BORDERS, AS THEY AFFECT THE VERY FUTURE OF OUR PLANET.
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December 2017Printed on paper