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Insight Investment Management (Global) Ltd

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Last amended date: Sep 2025

Assets under management
Total Screened Themed SRI Assets:
£54982.30m (as at: Jun 2025)
Total Responsible Ownership Assets:
£m
Total Assets Under Management:
£622725.00m (as at: Jun 2025)
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About The Business
Responsible ownership / stewardship policy or strategy (AFM companywide)

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Vote all* shares at AGMs / EGMs (AFM companywide)

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Sustainable property strategy (AFM companywide)

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Senior management KPIs include environmental goals (AFM companywide)

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In-house diversity improvement programme (AFM companywide)

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Diversity, equality & inclusion engagement policy (AFM companywide)

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Invests in new sustainability linked bond issuances (AFM companywide)

Fund / asset management company has investments in bonds designed to meet sustainability requirements - however these assets may not be 'ringfenced' for this purpose. See website for details.

Collaborations & Affiliations
PRI signatory

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TNFD forum member (AFM companywide)

A member of the Taskforce for Nature Related Financial Disclosures group which aims to aid risk management and shift money towards nature-positive outcomes.

Investment Association (IA) member

Fund management entity is a member of the Investment Association https://www.theia.org/

Resources
In-house responsible ownership / voting expertise

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Employ specialist ESG / SRI / sustainability researchers

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Accreditations
UK Stewardship Code signatory (AFM companywide)

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Engagement Approach
Engaging on climate change issues

Fund / asset manager has stewardship /responsible ownership strategy that is focused on addressing climate change with investee assets.

Engaging on biodiversity / nature issues

The fund / asset manager has a responsible ownership / stewardship strategy that focuses on biodiversity and nature issues relating to the assets they invest the aim of which will be to reduce harm and or deliver improvement. Strategies vary. https://tnfd.global

Engaging on human rights issues

Fund / asset manager has responsible ownership / stewardship strategy in place which aims to address human rights issues in investee companies (and potentially their suppliers) with the aim of raising standards

Engaging on labour / employment issues

Fund / asset manager has responsible ownership / stewardship strategy in place that aims to improve labour standards for the benefit of employees in investee companies (and potentially their suppliers)

Engaging on diversity, equality & / or inclusion issues

Fund / asset management company has a stewardship strategy in place which involves working to raise diversity, equality and inclusion standards across investee assets

Engaging on governance issues

Fund / asset managers have stewardship strategies in place that focus on improving governance standards across investee assets

Stewardship escalation policy

Escalation policies describe how a manager will proceed if stewardship / engagement activity is not successful in the short term.

Company Wide Exclusions
Controversial weapons avoidance policy (AFM companywide)

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Coal exclusion policy (group wide coal mining exclusion policy)

This fund / asset manager excludes direct investment in the coal mining industry. Managers ability to do this may depend on the geographic regions in which they invest.

Climate & Net Zero Transition
Net Zero commitment (AFM companywide)

Fund / asset management organisations that have pledged to reduce their greenhouse gas emissions to ‘net zero’. Strategies vary - this area is changing rapidly.

Net Zero - have set a Net Zero target date (AFM companywide)

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Working towards a ‘Net Zero’ commitment (AFM companywide)

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Transparency
Publish responsible ownership / stewardship report (AFM companywide)

Find fund / asset management companies that publish a report detailing their responsible investment ownership - also known as 'Stewardship' - activity.

Full stewardship / responsible ownership policy information on company website

Find fund / asset management companies that publish information about their sustainable and responsible investment strategies on their company website.

Publish full voting record (AFM companywide)

Fund / asset management companies that publish a full record of how they vote their shares at AGMs (annual general meetings) and EGMs (extraordinary general meetings). Voting strategies have an important role to play encouraging higher environmental, social and governance standards.

Net Zero transition plan publicly available (AFM companywide)

This fund / asset management company has published a plan that explains how they are going to achieve net zero greenhouse gas / CO2e emissions.

Resources, Affiliations & Corporate Strategies:

We believe that delivering superior investment solutions depends on the effective management of the risks and opportunities presented by responsible investment related risk factors, such as environmental or social issues, as well as other long-term value drivers. As such, resourcing of responsible investment capabilities is crucial to our business, and our resourcing in this area is under continuous review to ensure it remains appropriate given the importance of stewardship activity. Insight's approach to stewardship and responsible investment is the responsibility of all investment teams and decision-makers, supported, championed and overseen by our dedicated Responsible Investment Team and governance structure.

Investment teams: Responsibility for our responsible investment activity is integrated within our risk management (LDI) and fixed income processes. This includes our 20-strong Credit Analysis Team (as at June 2025) who are responsible for analysis of relevant and material governance practices and environmental and social risk factors that could affect the entities in which we invest, and engagement with relevant stakeholders.

Responsible Investment Team: Our 12-strong Responsible Investment Team (as at June 2025) coordinates responsible investment efforts and innovations across our investment teams, including the development and maintenance of our proprietary Prime ESG models.

Governacne Oversight
The Insight Responsibility Oversight Committee (IROC) is the principal governance group with oversight and accountability for responsible investment across investment (covering all Insight’s investment activities), commercial development and communications activities, and corporate social responsibility programmes.

The purpose of the IROC is to set the strategic priorities and apply appropriate oversight to help ensure responsible investment and corporate social responsibility performance aligns with Insight’s organisational objectives. The IROC’s focus includes overseeing investment and operational activities as well as climate change, including oversight and accountability for climate strategy and policy.

Additionally, the IROC oversees a range of sub-governance groups focused on different aspects of our commitment to responsible investment on behalf of our clients. These governance groups include representation from investment, client, commercial, operations, product, legal, risk and marketing divisions. The IROC and its sub-governance groups are all focused on achieving the best outcomes for clients, within their specific areas.

Industry memberships
Details of our memberships can be found with the following link:
https://www.insightinvestment.com/investing-responsibly/responsible-investment-initiatives/

About The Business
Responsible ownership / stewardship policy or strategy (AFM companywide)

Finds fund / asset management companies that have a published company wide stewardship, engagement and / or responsible ownership policy or strategy that covers all investments. Stewardship typically involves encouraging higher ESG standards through voting and dialogue.

Vote all* shares at AGMs / EGMs (AFM companywide)

Find fund / asset managers that vote all* the shares they own at Annual General Meetings and Extraordinary General Meetings. A commitment to voting shares is a key indicator of 'responsible share ownership' demonstrating their support for or disagreement with management policy. (*situations can legitimately, occasionally occur where voting proves impossible, but in principle all shares should be voted.)

Sustainable property strategy (AFM companywide)

Find fund / asset management companies that take sustainability criteria into account when selecting and/or managing all of their property / real estate investments.

Senior management KPIs include environmental goals (AFM companywide)

The leadership team of this fund / asset manager have performance targets linked to environmental goals.

In-house diversity improvement programme (AFM companywide)

Finds organisations / fund managers that have an in-house (company wide) diversity improvement programme - meaning that they are working to ensure that within their own businesses they employ people from diverse backgrounds - often typically focused on ethnicity and/or sex.

Diversity, equality & inclusion engagement policy (AFM companywide)

Find fund / asset management companies that encourage the companies they invest in to have strong diversity, race, gender and other equality policies across all assets held, not simply screened or themed SRI/ESG funds. (ie Asset Management company wide).

Invests in new sustainability linked bond issuances (AFM companywide)

Fund / asset management company has investments in bonds designed to meet sustainability requirements - however these assets may not be 'ringfenced' for this purpose. See website for details.

Collaborations & Affiliations
PRI signatory

Find fund / asset management companies that have signed up to the UN backed 'Principles of Responsible Investment'.

TNFD forum member (AFM companywide)

A member of the Taskforce for Nature Related Financial Disclosures group which aims to aid risk management and shift money towards nature-positive outcomes.

Investment Association (IA) member

Fund management entity is a member of the Investment Association https://www.theia.org/

Resources
In-house responsible ownership / voting expertise

Find fund / asset management companies that employ people to steer and support fund managers in voting shares at company AGM's and EGMs in ways that are consistent with encouraging higher ESG/sustainability standards.

Employ specialist ESG / SRI / sustainability researchers

Find a fund / asset management company that directly employs specialist ESG/SRI/sustainability researchers or analysts. This allows asset managers to discuss environmental, social and governance risks and opportunities directly with companies.

Accreditations
UK Stewardship Code signatory (AFM companywide)

Find fund / asset managers that are signatories to the FRC UK Stewardship Code, which sets out a framework for constructive investor / investee relations where managers are encouraged to behave like responsible, typically longer term 'company owners'.

Engagement Approach
Engaging on climate change issues

Fund / asset manager has stewardship /responsible ownership strategy that is focused on addressing climate change with investee assets.

Engaging on biodiversity / nature issues

The fund / asset manager has a responsible ownership / stewardship strategy that focuses on biodiversity and nature issues relating to the assets they invest the aim of which will be to reduce harm and or deliver improvement. Strategies vary. https://tnfd.global

Engaging on human rights issues

Fund / asset manager has responsible ownership / stewardship strategy in place which aims to address human rights issues in investee companies (and potentially their suppliers) with the aim of raising standards

Engaging on labour / employment issues

Fund / asset manager has responsible ownership / stewardship strategy in place that aims to improve labour standards for the benefit of employees in investee companies (and potentially their suppliers)

Engaging on diversity, equality & / or inclusion issues

Fund / asset management company has a stewardship strategy in place which involves working to raise diversity, equality and inclusion standards across investee assets

Engaging on governance issues

Fund / asset managers have stewardship strategies in place that focus on improving governance standards across investee assets

Stewardship escalation policy

Escalation policies describe how a manager will proceed if stewardship / engagement activity is not successful in the short term.

Company Wide Exclusions
Controversial weapons avoidance policy (AFM companywide)

Find fund / asset management companies (not funds) that avoid investment in 'controversial weapons' across all of their funds and other investment vehicles.

Coal exclusion policy (group wide coal mining exclusion policy)

This fund / asset manager excludes direct investment in the coal mining industry. Managers ability to do this may depend on the geographic regions in which they invest.

Climate & Net Zero Transition
Net Zero commitment (AFM companywide)

Fund / asset management organisations that have pledged to reduce their greenhouse gas emissions to ‘net zero’. Strategies vary - this area is changing rapidly.

Net Zero - have set a Net Zero target date (AFM companywide)

This fund / asset management company has set a date by which they plan to achieve net zero greenhouse gas / CO2e emissions.

Working towards a ‘Net Zero’ commitment (AFM companywide)

Finds organisations / fund management companies that are in the process of working out how to make a ‘net zero commitment’ - meaning that when that is finalised they will have started the process of reducing their total greenhouse gas emissions to 'zero'.

Transparency
Publish responsible ownership / stewardship report (AFM companywide)

Find fund / asset management companies that publish a report detailing their responsible investment ownership - also known as 'Stewardship' - activity.

Full stewardship / responsible ownership policy information on company website

Find fund / asset management companies that publish information about their sustainable and responsible investment strategies on their company website.

Publish full voting record (AFM companywide)

Fund / asset management companies that publish a full record of how they vote their shares at AGMs (annual general meetings) and EGMs (extraordinary general meetings). Voting strategies have an important role to play encouraging higher environmental, social and governance standards.

Net Zero transition plan publicly available (AFM companywide)

This fund / asset management company has published a plan that explains how they are going to achieve net zero greenhouse gas / CO2e emissions.

We believe that delivering superior investment solutions depends on the effective management of the risks and opportunities presented by responsible investment related risk factors, such as environmental or social issues, as well as other long-term value drivers. As such, resourcing of responsible investment capabilities is crucial to our business, and our resourcing in this area is under continuous review to ensure it remains appropriate given the importance of stewardship activity. Insight's approach to stewardship and responsible investment is the responsibility of all investment teams and decision-makers, supported, championed and overseen by our dedicated Responsible Investment Team and governance structure.

Investment teams: Responsibility for our responsible investment activity is integrated within our risk management (LDI) and fixed income processes. This includes our 20-strong Credit Analysis Team (as at June 2025) who are responsible for analysis of relevant and material governance practices and environmental and social risk factors that could affect the entities in which we invest, and engagement with relevant stakeholders.

Responsible Investment Team: Our 12-strong Responsible Investment Team (as at June 2025) coordinates responsible investment efforts and innovations across our investment teams, including the development and maintenance of our proprietary Prime ESG models.

Governacne Oversight
The Insight Responsibility Oversight Committee (IROC) is the principal governance group with oversight and accountability for responsible investment across investment (covering all Insight’s investment activities), commercial development and communications activities, and corporate social responsibility programmes.

The purpose of the IROC is to set the strategic priorities and apply appropriate oversight to help ensure responsible investment and corporate social responsibility performance aligns with Insight’s organisational objectives. The IROC’s focus includes overseeing investment and operational activities as well as climate change, including oversight and accountability for climate strategy and policy.

Additionally, the IROC oversees a range of sub-governance groups focused on different aspects of our commitment to responsible investment on behalf of our clients. These governance groups include representation from investment, client, commercial, operations, product, legal, risk and marketing divisions. The IROC and its sub-governance groups are all focused on achieving the best outcomes for clients, within their specific areas.

Industry memberships
Details of our memberships can be found with the following link:
https://www.insightinvestment.com/investing-responsibly/responsible-investment-initiatives/

Funds

Disclaimer

IMPORTANT INFORMATION
Past performance is not a guide to future performance.
The value of investments can fall. Investors may not get back the amount invested.
Income from investments may vary and is not guaranteed.
For Professional Clients only.
Provided solely for use by Fund Ecomarket.
BNY, BNY Mellon and Bank of New York Mellon are the corporate brands of The Bank of New York Mellon Corporation and may be used to reference the corporation as a whole and/or its various subsidiaries generally.
Issued in the United Kingdom by BNY Mellon Investment Management EMEA Limited, BNY Mellon Centre, 160 Queen Victoria Street, London EC4V 4LA. Registered in England No. 1118580. Authorised and regulated by the Financial Conduct Authority.
Insight investment's assets under management are represented by the value of cash securities and other economic exposure managed for clients.
For a full list of risks applicable to this fund, please refer to the Prospectus or other offering documents.
Please refer to the prospectus, and the KIID/KID before making any investment decisions. Go to www.bnymellonim.com
The Funds are sub-funds of BNY Mellon Investment Funds, an open-ended investment company with variable capital (ICVC) with limited liability between sub-funds. Incorporated in England and Wales: registered number IC27. The Authorised Corporate Director (ACD) is BNY Mellon Fund Managers Limited (BNY MFM), incorporated in England and Wales: No. 1998251. Registered address: BNY Mellon Centre, 160 Queen Victoria Street, London EC4V 4LA. Authorised and regulated by the Financial Conduct Authority.
Fund performance calculated as total return, including reinvested income net of UK tax and charges, based on net asset value. All figures are in GBP terms. The impact of an initial charge (currently not applied) can be material on the performance of your investment. Further information is available upon request.
Returns may increase or decrease as a result of currency fluctuations.
Costs incurred when purchasing, holding, converting or selling any investment, will impact returns.

Other disclosures
This document is a financial promotion/marketing communication and is not investment advice.
This document is not a contractually binding document and must not be used for the purpose of an offer or solicitation in any jurisdiction or in any circumstances in which such offer or solicitation is unlawful or otherwise not permitted. This document should not be duplicated, amended or forwarded to a third party without consent from Insight Investment.
Insight does not provide tax or legal advice to its clients and all investors are strongly urged to seek professional advice regarding any potential strategy or investment.
For a full list of applicable risks, investor rights, KIID/KID risk profile, financial and non-financial investment terms and before investing, where applicable, investors should refer to the Prospectus, other offering documents, and the KIID/KID which is available in English and an official language of the jurisdictions in which the fund(s) are registered for public sale. Do not base any final investment decision on this communication alone. Please go to www.insightinvestment.com.
Documents such as the KIID or KID are not applicable to Australia.
Unless otherwise stated, the source of information and any views and opinions are those of Insight Investment.

Telephone conversations may be recorded in accordance with applicable laws.
For investors in the United Kingdom (UK):
Insight’s Ireland domiciled UCITS funds are authorised overseas but not in the UK. The Financial Ombudsman Service is unlikely to be able to consider complaints related to the Fund, its sub-funds, its operator or its depositary where relevant. Any claims for losses relating to the operator and the depositary of the Fund are unlikely to be covered under the Financial Services Compensation Scheme. A prospective investor should consider getting financial advice before deciding to invest and should see the Fund prospectus for more information.
For clients and prospects of Insight Investment Management (Global) Limited:
Issued by Insight Investment Management (Global) Limited. Registered in England and Wales. Registered office: 160 Queen Victoria Street, London EC4V 4LA; registered number 00827982.
For clients and prospects of Insight Investment Management (Europe) Limited:
Issued by Insight Investment Management (Europe) Limited. Registered office: The Shipping Office, 20-26 Sir John Rogerson’s Quay, Dublin 2, D02 Y049. Registered in Ireland. Registered number 581405. Insight Investment Management (Europe) Limited is regulated by the Central Bank of Ireland. CBI reference number C154503.
For clients and prospects of Insight Investment International Limited:
Issued by Insight Investment International Limited. Registered in England and Wales. Registered office: 160 Queen Victoria Street, London EC4V 4LA; registered number 03169281.
Insight Investment Management (Global) Limited, Insight Investment Funds Management Limited and Insight Investment International Limited are authorised and regulated by the Financial Conduct Authority in the UK.
For clients and prospects based in Singapore:
This material is for Institutional Investors only. This documentation has not been registered as a prospectus with the Monetary Authority of Singapore. Accordingly, it and any other document or material in connection with the offer or sale, or invitation for subscription or purchase, of Shares may not be circulated or distributed, nor may Shares be offered or sold, or be made the subject of an invitation for subscription or purchase, whether directly or indirectly, to persons in Singapore other than (i) to an institutional investor pursuant to Section 304 of the Securities and Futures Act, Chapter 289 of Singapore (the ‘SFA’) or (ii) otherwise pursuant to, and in accordance with the conditions of, any other applicable provision of the SFA.
For clients and prospects based in Australia and New Zealand:
This material is for wholesale investors only (as defined under the Corporations Act in Australia or under the Financial Markets Conduct Act in New Zealand) and is not intended for distribution to, nor should it be relied upon by, retail investors.
Insight Investment Management (Global) Limited is exempt from the requirement to hold an Australian financial services licence under the Corporations Act 2001 in respect of the financial services; and is authorised and regulated by the Financial Conduct Authority (FCA) under UK laws, which differ from Australian laws. If this document is used or distributed in Australia, it is issued by Insight Investment Australia Pty Ltd (ABN 69 076 812 381, AFS License No. 230541) located at Level 2, 1-7 Bligh Street, Sydney, NSW 2000.
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