During 2010, LGIM expanded its long-established UK corporate governance and voting activities to the major international equity markets. LGIM has now signed up to the United Nations’ Principles of Responsible Investment (UNPRI). This is an initiative to encourage asset managers, asset owners and advisory companies around the world to incorporate environmental, social and governance issues into their investment analysis, develop engagement policies and seek appropriate disclosures from the companies in which they invest.

This is significant both for LGIM and the global investment community as LGIM is one of the largest index tracking managers to be participating in the scheme worldwide. Signatories to the scheme commit to six fundamental principles of responsible ownership and governance and must complete an annual survey on which they are assessed on how effectively they have integrated the principles into their business.