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Investors

 

 

Introduction

To participate in ALAS20, organizations (both companies and institutional investors) and professionals must be nominated in the voting process administered by GovernArt in Brazil, Chile, Colombia, Peru and Mexico, through the perception study on sustainability, corporate governance, and responsible investment.

Dates of the Voting Process

The voting process is carried out on the following dates:

March 6, 2017: Voting starts
April 5, 2017: Voting closes

The voting takes place online, in the HOME section of www.alas20.com, on the GovernArt website www.governart.com , as well as on the websites of ALAS20´s Partners and Sponsors.

Once the voting process is completed, the validation process begins.

On April 24, 2017, the names of the organizations and professionals that have obtained the 10 highest votes in each of the categories in Brazil, Chile, Colombia, Peru and Mexico are published in www.alas20.com. 

 

About the Voting Process for Investors

Through an invitation made by GovernArt in each country, it is possible to vote for the best investment institutions in responsible investment, corporate governance, and sustainability research, and by the best CEOs and Board Members of responsible investment institutions.

This survey invites to vote «sell side» and «buy side» financial analysts, investment managers, study managers, CEOs, and other members of Assett Management institutions, Investment Managers, Pension Funds Managers, General Funds Managers, Investment Funds Managers, Family Offices, and other Institutional Investors. Also invited to vote are heads of investor relations, heads of corporate social responsibility, sustainability, and corporate affairs areas, finance managers, CEOs, and other members of companies with a stock market presence, family businesses, non listed companies, state owned companies, and other types of organizations.

They vote for leading institutions and professionals in the following categories:

INVESTORS:

Corporate Categories

• Leading Institution in Responsible Investment
• Leading Institution in Corporate Governance
• Leading Institution in Sustainability Research

Individual Categories

• CEO of Leading Institution in Responsible Investment
• Board Member of Leading Institution in Responsible Investment

 

Deploying of investors name on voting process

Brazil

In the case of Brazilian investors, the list with the names of organizations and professionals that is automatically displayed so that it can be chosen from by the voters, corresponds to all those who are signatories of the Principles of Responsible Investment of the United Nations (PRI) In the categories Asset Owners and Investment Managers, as of January 1, 2017, in addition to all those who received votes in ALAS20 during 2016.

In addition, all voters have a space to type directly the name of their preference, in the “others” blank field, for example, they can enter the name of an investment or professional institution that does not appear in the list displayed automatically. In the case of entering the name of an investment institution, the only requirement is that it is an institution based in Brazil. In the case of entering the name of a person, the only requirement is that this person is a professional working in an investment institution based in Brazil.

Chile

In the case of Chilean investors, the list with the names of organizations and professionals that is automatically displayed so that it can be chosen from by the voters, corresponds to all those who are signatories of the Principles of Responsible Investment of the United Nations (PRI) In the categories Asset Owners and Investment Managers, as of January 1, 2017, in addition to all those who received votes in ALAS20 during 2016.

In addition, all voters have a space to type directly the name of their preference, in the “others” blank field, for example, they can enter the name of an investment or professional institution that does not appear in the list displayed automatically. In the case of entering the name of an investment institution, the only requirement is that it is an institution based in Chile. In the case of entering the name of a person, the only requirement is that this person is a professional working in an investment institution based in Chile.

Colombia

In the case of Colombian investors, the list with the names of organizations and professionals that is automatically displayed so that it can be chosen from by the voters, corresponds to all those who are signatories of the Principles of Responsible Investment of the United Nations (PRI) In the categories Asset Owners and Investment Managers, as of January 1, 2017, in addition to all those who received votes in ALAS20 during 2016.

In addition, all voters have a space to type directly the name of their preference, in the “others” blank field, for example, they can enter the name of an investment or professional institution that does not appear in the list displayed automatically. In the case of entering the name of an investment institution, the only requirement is that it is an institution based in Colombia. In the case of entering the name of a person, the only requirement is that this person is a professional working in an investment institution based in Colombia.

Peru

In the case of Peruvian investors, the list with the names of organizations and professionals that is automatically displayed so that it can be chosen from by the voters, corresponds to all those who are signatories of the Principles of Responsible Investment of the United Nations (PRI) In the categories Asset Owners and Investment Managers, as of January 1, 2017, in addition to all those who received votes in ALAS20 during 2016.

In addition, all voters have a space to type directly the name of their preference, in the “others” blank field, for example, they can enter the name of an investment or professional institution that does not appear in the list displayed automatically. In the case of entering the name of an investment institution, the only requirement is that it is an institution based in Peru. In the case of entering the name of a person, the only requirement is that this person is a professional working in an investment institution based in Peru.

Mexico

In the case of Mexican investors, the list with the names of organizations and professionals that is automatically displayed so that it can be chosen from by the voters, corresponds to all those who are signatories of the Principles of Responsible Investment of the United Nations (PRI) In the categories Asset Owners and Investment Managers, as of January 1, 2017, in addition to all those who received votes in ALAS20 during 2016.

In addition, all voters have a space to type directly the name of their preference, in the “others” blank field, for example, they can enter the name of an investment or professional institution that does not appear in the list displayed automatically. In the case of entering the name of an investment institution, the only requirement is that it is an institution based in Mexico. In the case of entering the name of a person, the only requirement is that this person is a professional working in an investment institution based in Mexico.

 

Voting Results

The results of this vote allows to identify the 10 companies and professionals with the most votes in each category. These are the ALAS20´s Nominees.
Then, a Technical Evaluation ran by VIGEO EIRIS, an extra-financial risk rating agency, analyzes the background of the Nominated companies regarding their responsible investment practices, according to their respective categories.

Finally, the background of the Technical Evaluation is given to ALAS20´s Jury in each country, made up of national experts and international specialists, who decide the organizations and professionals selected in each category.[/vc_column_text][/vc_column][/vc_row]