Citizenship – Windsor Capital

GUIDELINES FOR RESPONSIBLE INVESTMENT

Windsor Capital along with its business entities utilise an interactive, innovative, fact-checked strategy and persistent investment approach by defining a multitude of environmental, social and governance.

These ESG patterns, which is believed by Windsor Capital is a path to better investment results and at the same time contributes to the firm’s wider impacts on both the society and the communities which we live in.

The firm values responsibility and integrity by keeping a close eye of all investments to ensure that the needs of our stakeholders are treated with utmost priority. We intend to create and maintain a timeless impact for our investors, entities, organisations and environment where we work and live.

ESG CONSIDERATION PART

Windsor Capital takes the following into account when making investments:

Accessibility of relevant stakeholders whether directly or through an agent of portfolio companies, whenever appropriate.
Observance of the principles of the human rights charter with respect to those who will be greatly affected by our investment activities, discriminatory policies, rules and regulations.
Information dissemination to limited associates on all matters addressed herein and to guarantee transparency on all our activities.
Promote among our portfolio companies the advancement of values and principles to foster and uphold our fiduciary duties.
Implement strict policies, rules and regulations to enjoin bribery and other inappropriate payments to public officials in accordance with Australia’s anti-foreign bribery laws.

When making controlled investments, Windsor Capital undertakes the following additional activities::

Endeavor to foster growth through the ongoing investment in long-term sustainability initiatives, whilst factoring in investors values on social, environmental and governance. We bring about suitable structures of governance (e.g. board of directors) within our portfolio, which is relevant to the environmental and social issues, public safety and health, with the aim of fostering performance.
Utilising governance structures to provide proper level of administration in the areas of auditing, risk management and possible conflicts of interest as well as implementing compensation and other rules that coincide the interests of both our funds and management.
Remaining diligent to complying with applicable national, state and local laws in the areas where we invest; promote the compensation of competitive salaries and benefits to employees, preserve a workplace that is safe and healthy with conforms with both national and local laws that is consistent with applicable rules, uphold the rights of employees in their decision as to whether or not they will join a union or engage in collective bargaining.

Traditionally, ESG factors have fallen under the scope of active equity investors that has a greater ability to influence outputs.We should likewise take into consideration that ESG factors is also one of the obligations of the credit and other minority investors. In evaluating these minority investments, the team will:

Review the impact of a company to the society and its environment throughout the diligence process by taking into account not just the specific products or services it provides, but also the manner in which its business will be carried out and how it will conduct itself in the broader aspect.
Understand and consider ESG factors from both specific company as well as wide sector perspectives.
Promote responsible practices and transparency and encourage companies to adopt them.
Respect the responsibility of anyone acting as a shareholder and impose serious diligence holdings throughout the course of their ownership.
Whenever applicable, encourage companies via substituted voting, board seats and corporate actions.
For some funds, use a negative screen so as to prevent investing in companies with more than ten (10%) of alcohol, tobacco,gaming, munitions andadult entertainment revenues.