Sustainable Investing and ESG

At TDAM, sustainability is a long-term investment.

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ESG Integration

At TDAM, sustainability is a long-term investment. ESG integration aligns with our philosophy of seeking investments in sustainable, long-term assets through a risk-managed process. We strive for a fully integrated ESG engagement process in our investment process. This firm-wide approach helps our investment teams undertake ESG integration and adopt processes for their mandates.

TDAM's Sustainable Investing Approach details ESG integration across investment teams, including Fundamental Equities, Quantitative Equities, Fixed Income and Alternative Assets.

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View the TDAM Sustainable Investment Report - 2021

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Environmental

Conservation of the natural world (climate change & carbon emissions, air and water pollution, biodiversity, deforestation, energy efficiency, waste management, water scarcity).
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Social

Consideration of people and relationships (customer satisfaction, data protection, privacy, gender & diversity, employee engagement, community relations, human rights, labour standards).
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Governance

Standards for running a company (board composition, audit committee structure, bribery & corruption, executive compensation, lobbying, political contributions, whistleblower schemes).

Stewardship and Proxy Voting

TDAM takes an active stewardship approach across its equity and fixed income portfolios. Our engagement and proxy voting efforts provide an additional layer of analysis, over and above the integration of ESG factors in our analyses of companies. As a result, stewardship is a key pillar within our ESG framework, as we believe that engagement and dialogue provide a better view of a company's future preparedness and resiliency to manage evolving ESG issues.

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Meet the Team

Head of ESG Research and Engagement, TD Asset Management Inc.
Vice President, TD Asset Management Inc.
Vice President, TD Asset Management Inc.
Vice President, TD Asset Management Inc.
Analyst, TD Asset Management Inc.
Vice President, TD Asset Management Inc.
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