ESG Integration

At GIA, we have a fundamental belief that companies who incorporate ESG practices into their processes and work flow tend to generate compelling financial results.

Our philosophy is formulated around two principles that must coexist in the portfolios: return-oriented investments and ESG compliant issuers. We are guided by the following philosophical principles:

  • We prioritize companies and sovereigns taking steps to enhance social wellbeing, promote sustainability and protect the environment through their processes, products, actions or behavior;
  • ESG measurements are complementary to our credit analysis and all investments will be selected with an excess/total return mindset.

We have developed a proprietary multi-factor scoring methodology to analyze a company’s or sovereign’s adherence to ESG principles. Our methodology has been integrated into our investment process and systems enabling us to build globally diversified portfolios that meet our clients’ individual ESG directives.

Got Milk?

Synthetic milk is not science fiction.  Precision fermentation is a new field of biotechnology that emerged as the frontrunner for additional sources of protein that supports sustainable sources of dairy. It uses the same principle as traditional fermentation but makes use of the nutritional qualities of fungal mycelium and the thread-like fibers that form as part of a fungus.