Sustainability

Proven sustainability expertise

Doing business responsibly has a long tradition in Munich Re Group.

Munich Re is an internationally recognised expert in the fields of risk management, sustainability and climate change. MEAG’s constant exchange of expertise and know-how with Munich Re helps us recognise investment risks early and exploit opportunities.

As the global asset manager for Munich Re Group, we focus on long-term value-managed investments. In doing so, our core field of expertise lies in particular in the sustainable management of fixed income and illiquid assets, based on our many years of experience in the field of risk management and a profound understanding of the needs of liability-driven investors.

With our future-oriented approach and by systematically taking sustainability aspects into account in all the relevant investment classes, we aim to achieve outperformance for our clients over the long term, while at the same time making a significant contribution to a sustainable future. In doing so we observe the United Nations’ Principles for Responsible Investment (UN PRI), which Munich Re was one of the first German companies to become a signatory of, in 2006.

We integrate sustainability criteria into our investment decisions

In addition to customary financial analysis, MEAG’s integration approach also takes extensive environmental, social and governance (ESG) criteria into account when making investment decisions. For our long-term investments in the field of infrastructure, we also integrate ESG criteria into our due diligence. This enables us to identify all risks and opportunities early on, and to act accordingly. We see a positive relationship between the sustainability of investment strategies and their performance, a view that is supported by numerous studies.

When integrating ESG, MEAG uses the analyses from leading providers of sustainability data, and the expertise of Munich Re Group in the fields of risk management and climate research. In order to ensure and further improve the quality of our ESG integration, we are constantly further educating our staff with regard to ESG.

We influence with our Investment Stewardships

MEAG leverages its influence on issuers within the scope of commitment dialogues and by exercising voting rights. The objective here is to minimise potential ESG risks and promote sustainable development. In doing so we also refer to the expertise of external voting advisors.

We help our clients with sustainable investment solutions

We help our clients extensively in implementing their individually tailored sustainable investment strategy, and we offer top-quality investment products with an ESG focus, both for our institutional investors and in the retail investment funds field. At the client’s request we also compile detailed evaluations and reports on the sustainability balance of their investments.

We place a special focus on climate change

We are constantly measuring the effects of our investments on climate change, and documenting climate opportunities and risks. Here, MEAG collaborates closely together with the globally lauded climate experts at Munich Re. We are also helping Munich Re achieve a climate-neutral portfolio by 2050. The Group committed to this goal within the scope of its membership in the Net Zero Asset Owner Alliance.

Procurement principles

By establishing its Procurement Principles, Munich Re (Group) has integrated the principles of the United Nations laid down in the Global Compact, and committed to upholding them. The business activities and strategies of the Group companies are based around ten universally recognised principles from the fields of human rights, labour standards, environmental protection and the fighting of corruption. All suppliers and service providers that the Group units work with are requested to observe these principles when making bids and concluding contracts. The Munich Re Procurement Principles also apply at MEAG.