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ESG at T. Rowe Price

"Environmental, social, and governance (ESG) factors can impact the sustainability and long-term success of businesses. Identifying, analyzing, and integrating information about ESG risks and opportunities help enhance our ability to make better investment decisions and pursue better outcomes for our investors. We also believe that our clients should be able to invest in a way that aligns with their values on ESG issues."

Rob Sharps, President & CEO1

ESG Investing Annual Report

2023 ESG Investing Annual Report​​​

Our latest ESG Annual Report details our comprehensive ESG investment integration, company engagement, and proxy voting activities for 2023.

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Net Zero Asset Managers initiative

We are proud to have joined the Net Zero Asset Managers initiative (NAZMi) to support the goal of net zero greenhouse gas emissions by 2050 or sooner

ESG reporting for our funds

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We believe we can generate both compelling investment returns and social and environmental impacts for our investors.

Latest Insights

September 2024 / In the Spotlight

The power of additionality: Blue bonds could boost sustainability

The power of additionality: Blue bonds could boost sustainability

The power of additionality: Blue bonds could...

Blue bonds could boost sustainability efforts in emerging markets

By Willem Visser & Tongai Kunorubwe

By Willem Visser & Tongai Kunorubwe

August 2024 / ESG

Linking corporate profits with natural capital in the Amazon rainforest

Linking corporate profits with natural capital in the Amazon rainforest

Linking corporate profits with natural capital...

Linking corporate profits with natural capital in the Amazon rainforest

By Maria Elena Drew & Iona Walker

By Maria Elena Drew & Iona Walker

August 2024 / ESG

How say-on-pay voting is shaping trends in executive compensation

How say-on-pay voting is shaping trends in executive compensation

How say-on-pay voting is shaping trends in...

Some 15+ years after the introduction of say-on-pay voting, we assess its impact...

By Donna Anderson & Jocelyn Brown

By Donna Anderson & Jocelyn Brown

August 2024 / ESG

Could GLP-1s help rebalance the food trilemma?

Could GLP-1s help rebalance the food trilemma?

Could GLP-1s help rebalance the food trilemma?

Anti-obesity medications could play a key role in balancing the food trilemma

By Maria Elena Drew & Daniel Ryan

By Maria Elena Drew & Daniel Ryan

May 2024 / FIXED INCOME

No green without blue: How blue bonds could support climate goals

No green without blue: How blue bonds could support climate goals

No green without blue: How blue bonds could...

Earth’s oceans capture the majority of the global CO2 produced by humans.

By Willem Visser & Tongai Kunorubwe

By Willem Visser & Tongai Kunorubwe

April 2024 / ENVIRONMENTAL, SOCIAL, AND GOVERNANCE

For or against? The year in shareholder resolutions—2023

For or against? The year in shareholder resolutions—2023

For or against? The year in shareholder resolution...

With environmental and social proposals in the spotlight, case‑by‑case insights were...

By Donna Anderson & Jocelyn Brown

By Donna Anderson & Jocelyn Brown

March 2024 / ENVIRONMENTAL, SOCIAL, AND GOVERNANCE

Towards Net Zero Portfolios podcast with Maria Elena Drew

Towards Net Zero Portfolios podcast with Maria Elena Drew

Towards Net Zero Portfolios podcast with...

By Maria Elena Drew

Maria Elena Drew Director of Research, Responsible Investing

March 2024 / VIDEO

Why is it important to measure the impact of a blue bond?

Why is it important to measure the impact of a blue bond?

Why is it important to measure the impact...

Blue bonds need to be evaluated with additional rigor to mitigate against bluewashing...

By Tongai Kunorubwe

Tongai Kunorubwe Head of ESG, Fixed Income, T. Rowe Price Associates, Inc.

March 2024 / VIDEO

Blue Bonds: The Key to Unlocking the Blue Economy’s Potential

Blue Bonds: The Key to Unlocking the Blue Economy’s Potential

Blue Bonds: The Key to Unlocking the Blue...

Blue bonds provide financing for ocean-friendly or clean water projects in support...

By Matthew Lawton

Matthew Lawton Portfolio Manager, Credit Impact Investing

December 2023 / INVESTMENT INSIGHTS

Blue Bonds: A Growing Resource for Sustainability Financing

Blue Bonds: A Growing Resource for Sustainability Financing

Blue Bonds: A Growing Resource for Sustainability...

Blue bonds provide financing for ocean-friendly or clean water projects in support...

By Matthew Lawton & Tongai Kunorubwe

By Matthew Lawton & Tongai Kunorubwe

November 2023 / INVESTMENT INSIGHTS

Integrating ESG Preferences in Asset Allocation

Integrating ESG Preferences in Asset Allocation

Integrating ESG Preferences in Asset Allocation

Optimizing with an added ESG risk constraint.

By Wenting Shen & Nathan Wang

By Wenting Shen & Nathan Wang

November 2023 / INVESTMENT INSIGHTS

As climate risks intensify, investment analysis must rise to the challe...

As climate risks intensify, investment analysis must rise to the challenge

As climate risks intensify, investment analysis...

Addressing the challenge of integrating climate change dynamics into investment decision-m...

By Maria Elena Drew

Maria Elena Drew Director of Research, Responsible Investing, TRPA

October 2023 / ENVIRONMENTAL, SOCIAL, AND GOVERNANCE

Counting the Cost of Biodiversity Loss

Counting the Cost of Biodiversity Loss

Counting the Cost of Biodiversity Loss

Addressing the challenge of integrating biodiversity into investment analysis

By Tongai Kunorubwe

Tongai Kunorubwe TRPA Head of ESG, Fixed Income

October 2023 / INVESTMENT INSIGHTS

Keeping Pace With the Energy Transition

Keeping Pace With the Energy Transition

Keeping Pace With the Energy Transition

Energy transition has broad economic, political, and investment implications

By Maria Elena Drew

Maria Elena Drew Director of Research, Responsible Investing, T. Rowe Price Associates, Inc.

1Effective January 1, 2022.

2Launched in 2006, the UN Principles for Responsible Investment (UN PRI) are a set of voluntary best practice standards that asset owners and asset managers pledge to uphold in order to incorporate environmental, social, and governance (ESG) issues into their investment processes. 

Used with permission. PRI is not affiliated with T. Rowe Price. For reference, please refer to the PRI assessment methodology and the T. Rowe Price Transparency Report. Under the PRI’s transparency requirements, all signatories complete an annual self-assessment. A significant portion of this report must be publicly disclosed on the PRI’s web site.

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GIPS® Information

T. Rowe Price ("TRP") claims compliance with the Global Investment Performance Standards (GIPS®) and has prepared and presented this report in compliance with the GIPS standards. T. Rowe Price has been independently verified for the 27-year period ended June 30, 2023, by KPMG LLP. The verification report is available upon request. A firm that claims compliance with the GIPS standards must establish policies and procedures for complying with all the applicable requirements of the GIPS standards. Verification provides assurance on whether the firm’s policies and procedures related to composite and pooled fund maintenance, as well as the calculation, presentation, and distribution of performance, have been designed in compliance with the GIPS standards and have been implemented on a firm-wide basis. Verification does not provide assurance on the accuracy of any specific performance report.

TRP is a U.S. investment management firm with various investment advisers registered with the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission, the U.K. Financial Conduct Authority, and other regulatory bodies in various countries and holds itself out as such to potential clients for GIPS purposes. TRP further defines itself under GIPS as a discretionary investment manager providing services primarily to institutional clients with regard to various mandates, which include U.S, international, and global strategies but excluding the services of the Private Asset Management group.

A complete list and description of all of the Firm's composites and/or a presentation that adheres to the GIPS® standards are available upon request. Additional information regarding the firm's policies and procedures for calculating and reporting performance results is available upon request

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