We see Sustainable and Responsible Investment (SRI) as a source of value for investments. Our strategy reflects our commitment both to contribute to the UN Sustainable Development Goals and to the Paris Climate Agreement’s goals to combat climate change and adapt to comits effects.

Santander Asset Management has a full-time dedicated SRI expert team - responsible for developing and implementing our ESG analysis methodology.

They go beyond industry benchmarks to bring added insight and conviction. Embedding ESG criteria enables our managers to identify crucial elements that determine competitive advantages and flag potential risks, giving them a more complete understanding of the assets analysed and enabling them to make better informed investment decisions.

Santander Asset Management's commitment to SRI comprises three key strands:

Highlights

• Santander Asset Management signs UN-supported Principles for Responsible Investment in July 2020. Signing the internationally-recognised Principles for Responsible Investment demonstrates our commitment to responsible investment, and places us at the heart of a global community seeking to build a more sustainable financial system.
  
  
• Santander Asset Management held its first SRI conference in Spain and Portugal in 2019, and actively participated in COP25, having organised 2 official events in the Green Zone.
  
  
• Santander Asset Management has over EUR 6.9 billion euros in SRI assets under management (December 2020).