The following are some of our stated goals for the year ahead.
Environmental initiatives
- Join the Ceres Investor Network on Climate Risk and Sustainability
- Publicly indicate support for TCFD Recommendations (climate disclosures)
- Join Ceres Climate Action 100+ Working Group
Social initiatives
- Launch Employee Resource Groups for black, women, and military employees
- Continue DEI education initiatives
- Partner with HBCU (e.g., scholarships, mentorships, advisory, paid internships, etc.)
Governance initiatives
- Join U.N. Global Compact
- Establish VCTR Board-Level Sustainability Committee
Responsible Investing initiatives
- Further enhance our proxy policies, procedures, public disclosures, and engagement framework to accommodate regulatory changes and new PRI status
- Add sustainability proxy policies and research a new application for improved coordination of activities and enhanced tools for investment teams to better engage with companies on material ESG-related issues
- Promote ongoing RI training for investment teams
- Complete PRI Assessment Reporting
- Establish Vote Disclosure System for all our proxy votes
- Further integrate THB Asset Management to create additional product opportunities
