Carmignac Gestion Luxembourg 2020 Voting and Engagement Report 31/12/2020
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Carmignac Gestion Luxembourg 2020 Voting and Engagement Report 31/12/2020 This report should be read in conjunction with the “Shareholders Engagement policy” which applies to Carmignac Gestion Luxembourg. The policy sets out the general principles normally applicable for voting purposes. It also describes the company’s internal organization, in particular with regards to conflicts of interest. The Shareholder Engagement policy is available in the responsible investment webpage in the policy and reports section at www.carmignac.com. a) Organisation of Carmignac for exercising voting rights From 2015, Carmignac has appointed an external service provider to support internal teams, in the voting process coordination. This appointed service provider is one of the world leaders on the market, ISS Governance. ISS Governance provides support to Carmignac in the operational management of the voting process (monitoring of meetings, automatic processing of voting cards) and above all, ISS Governance brings its expertise in reviewing the proposals submitted to voting by shareholders. The management team remains the body responsible for deciding how votes are to be casted. Decisions are taken either at management committee meetings, or individually, having regard to the principles set out in this “Shareholders Engagement Policy” document. b) The Carmignac voting policy The “Carmignac voting policy” referred to in this report aims to favour the exclusive interests of UCI unit holders or shareholders. As such, and with regard to voting in companies falling within the scope of the application of this policy, the votes cast by Carmignac will support the Carmignac voting policy and /or will favour: • the establishment of a basis for effective corporate governance. • shareholders’ rights and the main functions of holders of capital. • fair treatment of shareholders. • the role of different stakeholders in corporate governance. • transparency and distribution of information. • the responsibility of the Board of Directors. • the development of fair remuneration principles in compliance with companies’ economic perspectives ("Say on Pay"); • the adherence to relevant norms, standards, and codes of conduct implemented by international organizations on “ESG”. Carmignac commits to adopt and apply the Principles for Responsible Investment (« PRI ») defined the United Nations. As a consequence, Carmignac ensures that these principles are also taken into account in the voting process. ISS Governance’s voting policy on Sustainability selected by Carmignac and is contained within the Carmignac Voting policy pays special attention to propositions on environmental, social and governance (“ESG”) issues. The relevant voting recommendations aims to ensure standardized reporting by the issuers, to develop adherence of companies to norms, standards, and codes of conduct implemented by international organizations and to promote the disclosure and transparency of companies. Furthermore, the voting recommendations defined by ISS and submitted to Carmignac have the following objectives: • Greater disclosure of corporate environmental policies including climate change and greenhouse gas or toxic emissions. • Greater transparency of social policies concerning workplace discrimination, corporate board diversification, human rights, and adherence to norms, standards, and codes of conduct; and • Detailed reporting on sustainable business practices including recycling, subcontracting and sustainable exploration of raw materials (wood and water), preservation of protected areas, renewable energy, and incorporation of sustainability-related performance metrics into the performance and compensation of senior management. Please note that the analyses provided by ISS Governance are part of the « norm-based screening » tool developed by ISS-Ethix, which allows the assessment of adherence by companies to international norms on: • environmental protection, • human rights, • labour standards, • anti-corruption c) Carmignac’s active voting target Active ownership is the use of the rights as a shareholder, or influence as a debt holder, of the positions held in our portfolios to affect the activities or behaviour of investee companies or issuers. As an active and responsible investor that manages high conviction portfolios, active ownership is an integral part of Carmignac’s overall strategy and forms the foundation of our approach to investing responsibly. We strongly believe in a stakeholder management approach and as an active owner, we engage with companies’ management, boards, industry experts and other stakeholders. We perform extensive research for every engagement we chose to undertake, focusing on the most material ESG factors which are drivers of company’s long-term performance. Carmignac seeks to exercise its voting rights by targeting a 100% voting participation rate. Please refer to the conflicts of interest policy contained within the Shareholder Engagement policy available in the responsible investment webpage in the policy and reports section at www.carmignac.com. Quantitative & Key Information on the 2020 Proxy Voting Process In 2020, Carmignac Gestion Luxembourg voted in 237 meetings (please refer to the name of companies listed below) of a total of 244 meetings. Carmignac Gestion Luxembourg exercised its voting rights in accordance with principles set out in its current proxy voting policy. Moreover, it is important to specify that, in accordance with its proxy voting policy, Carmignac Gestion Luxembourg did not identify any potential conflicts of interest. Carmignac Gestion Luxembourg, Overview of 2020 voting activity 237 | 97.1% Meetings 244 835 | 94.7% Ballots 857 3 112 | 96.3% Proposals 3 231 - 500 1 000 1 500 2 000 2 500 3 000 3 500 Voted | % of Total Total Votable Votes With/Against Carmignac Policy Votes With/Against Management 13 | 0.4% 303 | 9.7% 3099 | 96.4% 2809 | 90.3% Votes With Policy Votes Against Policy Votes With Mgmt Votes Against Mgmt List of Meetings in which Carmignac Gestion Luxembourg participated in 2020 The tables below refer to the list of 237 meetings to which Carmignac Gestion Luxembourg participated in 2020, in addition to a detail of voted instruction. Total number of Instruction ISS Meeting Number of Company Name Country voted different Meeting ID Date portfolios recommendation from Policy 1329873 CRH Plc 23-Apr-20 Ireland 1 21 1369591 ASML Holding NV 22-Apr-20 Netherlands 5 19 1376982 Experian Plc 22-Jul-20 Jersey 3 18 1379022 SSE Plc 12-Aug-20 United Kingdom 1 20 1380420 CGI Inc. 29-Jan-20 Canada 1 18 1381708 Sodexo SA 21-Jan-20 France 1 24 1382055 Adyen NV 14-Jan-20 Netherlands 3 1 1382137 Sika AG 21-Apr-20 Switzerland 3 21 1382226 Novartis AG 28-Feb-20 Switzerland 5 29 1382356 Compass Group Plc 06-Feb-20 United Kingdom 1 23 1382374 Alcon Inc. 06-May-20 Switzerland 9 23 1382844 Intuit Inc. 23-Jan-20 USA 1 14 1383412 Trigano SA 07-Jan-20 France 2 17 1384072 Lonza Group AG 28-Apr-20 Switzerland 1 24 1384276 Visa Inc. 28-Jan-20 USA 3 13 1384724 Vestas Wind Systems A/S 07-Apr-20 Denmark 2 18 1384730 Carlsberg A/S 16-Mar-20 Denmark 1 18 1384731 Novozymes A/S 26-Feb-20 Denmark 3 17 1384734 Chr. Hansen Holding A/S 25-Nov-20 Denmark 3 19 1384736 Demant A/S 10-Mar-20 Denmark 1 13 1385109 Costco Wholesale Corporation 22-Jan-20 USA 5 8 1385320 Zealand Pharma A/S 02-Apr-20 Denmark 2 17 1385491 ThyssenKrupp AG 31-Jan-20 Germany 2 13 1385701 Elastic N.V. 10-Jan-20 Netherlands 5 1 1385954 Becton, Dickinson and Company 28-Jan-20 USA 5 18 1388249 PTC Inc. 12-Feb-20 USA 7 10 1389074 Partners Group Holding AG 13-May-20 Switzerland 1 25 1389801 Koninklijke Philips NV 30-Apr-20 Netherlands 3 15 1389802 Heineken NV 23-Apr-20 Netherlands 1 15 1389817 Umicore 30-Apr-20 Belgium 3 14 1389934 ASR Nederland NV 20-May-20 Netherlands 4 8 1389938 Euronext NV 14-May-20 Netherlands 1 15 1390194 Ferrari NV 16-Apr-20 Netherlands 6 22 2 1390597 The Walt Disney Company 11-Mar-20 USA 1 13 1391018 Galapagos NV 28-Apr-20 Belgium 5 14 3 1391581 BE Semiconductor Industries NV 30-Apr-20 Netherlands 4 11 1391614 ENAV SpA 21-May-20 Italy 2 14 1391648 Kone Oyj 25-Feb-20 Finland 1 18 1392011 Diageo Plc 28-Sep-20 United Kingdom 2 24 1393024 Total SA 29-May-20 France 1 22 1393030 LVMH Moët Hennessy Louis Vuitton SE 30-Jun-20 France 6 24 1393032 Schneider Electric SE 23-Apr-20 France 4 22 1393070 ENGIE SA 14-May-20 France 1 32 Total number of Instruction ISS Meeting Number of Company Name Country voted different Meeting ID Date portfolios recommendation from Policy 1393102 Legrand SA 27-May-20 France 3 30 1393154 Novo Nordisk A/S 26-Mar-20 Denmark 4 23 1393341 UniCredit SpA 09-Apr-20 Italy 7 18 1393683 Nexi SpA 05-May-20 Italy 1 6 1393732 Brenntag AG 10-Jun-20 Germany 2 9 1393737 RIB Software SE 26-Jun-20 Germany 2 5 1393753 Worldline SA 09-Jun-20 France 6 51 1393757 Eiffage SA 22-Apr-20 France 1 26 1393788 Orsted A/S 02-Mar-20 Denmark 7 15 1393951 IMCD NV 30-Jun-20 Netherlands 7 13 1394232 Deutsche Wohnen SE 05-Jun-20 Germany 1 5 1394398 Teleperformance SE 26-Jun-20 France 2 9 1394481 Deutsche Boerse AG 19-May-20 Germany 3 31 1394704 Franco-Nevada Corporation 06-May-20 Canada 5 10 1394892 RWE AG 26-Jun-20 Germany 4 13 1395166 RELX Plc 23-Apr-20 United Kingdom 1 5 1395229 Alten SA 18-Jun-20 France 1 21 1395230 Rubis SCA 11-Jun-20 France 2 21 1395294 Allianz SE 06-May-20 Germany 2 17 1395621 Rocket Internet SE 15-May-20 Germany 3 4 1395662 SPIE SA 29-May-20 France 2 13 1395715 Haier Smart Home Co., Ltd. 31-Mar-20 China 1 24 1395752 Wheaton Precious Metals Corp. 14-May-20 Canada 3 2 1395989 Kerry Group Plc 30-Apr-20 Ireland 3 12 1396002 TAG Immobilien AG 22-May-20 Germany 4 19 1396006 Commerzbank AG 13-May-20 Germany 1 5 1396011 CANCOM SE 30-Jun-20 Germany 2 13 1396058 PUMA SE 07-May-20 Germany 4 7 1396065 L'Oreal SA 30-Jun-20 France 11 7 1396067 EssilorLuxottica SA 25-Jun-20 France 5 17 1396253 Intesa Sanpaolo SpA 27-Apr-20 Italy 10 14 1396423 Bankinter SA 19-Mar-20 Spain 1 12 1397107 Ping An Insurance (Group) Company of China, Ltd.