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Page 1: COMMITTED AND RESPONSIBLE - Mirabaud Group · sustainable development. We support the ten principles of the United Nations Global Compact (UNGC) on human rights, labour, the environment

COMMITTED AND RESPONSIBLE

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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 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

C O M M I T T E D A N D R E S P O N S I B L E

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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.

C O M M I T T E D A N D R E S P O N S I B L E

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“UNDER OUR SUSTAINABILITY STRATEGY, WE ARE COMMITTED TO COMBINING ADHERENCE TO THE PRINCIPLES OF RESPONSIBILITY WITH GROWTH, PERFORMANCE AND DEVELOPMENT.”

C O M M I T T E D A N D R E S P O N S I B L E

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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

C O M M I T T E D A N D R E S P O N S I B L E

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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.

C O M M I T T E D A N D R E S P O N S I B L E

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IMPORTANT LEGAL INFORMATIONThis presentation is provided for information purposes only and the information, services, products and/or tools that may be contained or described herein do not in any way constitute a recommendation, an offer or solicitation of an offer to enter into an agreement, or to carry out any transaction whatsoever. The full text of this publication is protec-ted by copyright. All rights reserved. For further information, please go to the www.mirabaud.com website.

O U R P A R T N E R S :

December 2017Printed on paper