Perspectives
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ESG Investment Commentary Q1 2026
Materiality Drives Stewardship Insights
ClearBridge’s engagement priorities reflect evolving risks and opportunities in decarbonization, climate adaptation, human capital, critical minerals, governance and responsible AI/data governance.
Metals, Commodities and Engineering of the Future
The transition to a lower carbon global economy is not about technology shifts. Australian Equities offer exposure to the multi-decade build-out of physical materials, infrastructure and engineering capabilities, and sustained demand for their metals, materials and engineering capabilities.
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ClearBridge Investments 2025 Stewardship Report
Our eighth annual stewardship report efforts offers an in-depth view of the latest in ESG integration and sustainability investing at ClearBridge, including how we are engaging with portfolio companies and voting proxies on pressing environmental, social and governance issues.
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ClearBridge Investments 2024 Stewardship Report
ClearBridge Investments' annual stewardship report highlights how active ownership benefits from ESG integration and how company engagements and proxy voting create value and drive positive change.
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ClearBridge Investments 2023 Stewardship Report
A compendium of our recent best thinking on the impact of ESG integration and engagement, ClearBridge Investments' 2023 Stewardship Report is an index to topics that will dominate investment conversations in the months and years ahead.
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Global ESG Outlook: More Scrutiny on Sustainable Investments
Regulation, biodiversity and human and labor rights should remain a focus for sustainability-minded investors in 2023.
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An ESG Framework for Extractive Industries
In our latest white paper, we examine the key ESG considerations required for investing in minerals necessary for the energy transition. They offer a framework for engaging mining companies on ESG risks and outline some best practices ClearBridge has identified.
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Inflation Reduction Act Deepens the Decarbonisation Bench
The U.S. Inflation Reduction Act offers strong tailwinds for ClearBridge holdings in the renewable energy and electric vehicle supply chains, as well as companies helping the climate with solutions in buildings and energy efficiency.
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ClearBridge 2022 Stewardship Report
The annual report highlights salient engagements ClearBridge has had with management teams at both large cap and small cap portfolio companies on pressing sustainability issues and details how we are assessing sustainability risks and opportunities such as climate change and diversity, equity & inclusion across the firm.
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An Active Bet on Emissions Reductions in Energy Sector
The focus of the energy transition is on shifting the incredibly complex power supply curve from thermal-based sources of energy to renewable energy, while still allowing demand for energy to keep growing.
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Acquiring a Taste for Climate-Friendly Food
Dimitry Dayen and Rob Buesing break down how agriculture is evolving to fight climate change through plant-based foods and other budding technologies.
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Achieving ESG Goals with a Quality Approach to Value
An active approach to value investing enables a dual purpose of generating alpha and satisfying ESG objectives.
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