We value and engage with our employees, communities, and the wider world.
Focusing on our own Environmental, Social, and Governance practices helps us become a better company – for our employees, for our clients, for our communities, and for our shareholders. Continually evaluating our policies and behaviours – and striving to improve – has always been at the heart of what Janus Henderson stands for.
Our corporate commitment extends to our people, the environment, climate risk, the communities we are part of, and our governance structure.
Our people
Diversity, Equity and Inclusion (DEI) is imperative to our development. Our core offering to clients is our intellectual capital, and this offering is strengthened by diversity of thought and varied perspectives. To that end, we foster an environment that values the unique talents and contributions of every individual within a culture of inclusivity.
While we and the industry still have much progress to make related to DEI, we have a strong foundation on which to build. We believe in organic evolution to cultivate and empower change by bringing in the right people at the right time, and have set DEI targets to encourage continued progress.
Environment
Environmental sustainability is both aligned with our values and a commercial imperative. Managing our environmental footprint often goes hand in hand with our strategic priority to operate efficiently. We are proud to have a strong heritage of involvement with carefully selected sustainability-related organisations and initiatives.
These relationships allow us to advance broader industry-wide initiatives and helping set related public policy. As such we will continue to engage and collaborate in ways that we consider most meaningful.
Our strong heritage of involvement with sustainability-related organisations and initiatives:
* The Net Zero Carbon (NZC) 10 and 20 initiatives only apply to specific products, which are assessed by NZC.
Environmental impact
Climate change, biodiversity loss, and pollution are some of the greatest challenges we face today, and Janus Henderson recognises that urgent action is imperative to prevent irreversible consequences to the planet. We are committed to reducing our environmental impact and embedding sustainable practices throughout our business.
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In 2021 we met our three-year environmental targets to reduce our carbon footprint by 15% per full-time employee. In 2022 we set new five-year targets, in line with guidance from the Science Based Targets Initiative, for Scope 1 (fuel) and Scope 2 (electricity) emissions, and Scope 3 (business travel, hotel stays, freight, paper consumption, water, waste) emissions, which seek to reduce our operational emissions. To measure our progress, we collect carbon data on a quarterly basis and review our performance in line with our targets.
In addition, we have maintained a CarbonNetural® certification since 2007* and offset all our operational emissions yearly. Through this process, we have invested in a variety of offset projects around the world, delivering financial support to essential renewable energy, forestry, and resource conservation projects that support reductions in greenhouse gas emissions. All projects we support have been classified as ‘additional’ by an independent third party, meaning that they would not happen without the sale of carbon credits.
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*CarbonNeutral® certification applies to Janus Henderson Investors since 2017 and Henderson Global Investors prior to this date.
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A partnership with the Greenwood Project, which is focused on creating career pathways in the financial services industry for Black and Latinx students. Greenwood Project partners with companies to find equitable and inclusive solutions for recruitment, retention and advancement by providing college students internships that lead to career pathways into the industry.
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Community
By contributing to the communities where we live and work through local initiatives, as well as through our investment activity and corporate engagement, we are fulfilling what we view as our civic responsibility to set a positive example. Education has long been a pillar of our community engagement and support. The Janus Henderson Foundation, our primary charitable giving arm, has a major focus on helping young people achieve their full potential through access to better educational opportunities, as well as supporting local communities and organisations.
Governance
Governance is foundational to good business and all aspects of ESG. Our commitment to good corporate governance is evident in our policies and practices, which include a robust ESG governance structure with a policy group reporting directly to our CEO. We have always been comfortable being held to the highest standards by our Board of Directors and our stakeholders.
External ratings
As a founding signatory of the UN-supported Principles for Responsible Investment (PRI), we have been a proud and engaged member since 2006.
We rank highly with MSCI for our commitment to ESG. Scores with other ESG research providers vary.
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