2024 Stewardship Report (2023 Activities)

At Scotia Global Asset Management, we strive to enrich clients’ financial futures with outstanding investment solutions, delivered in partnership with comprehensive wealth advice. We continue to engage on Environmental, Social, and Governance (ESG) issues to deliver long-term value to our clients.

As stewards of our clients’ capital, we take a thoughtful approach to the consideration of ESG factors in the industry. Throughout our investment processes, we aim to deliver well-built solutions that can help meet our clients’ goals and expectations.

In this report, we outline key activities and achievements, including:

• Our approach to responsible investing and the internal governance of our ESG activities
• Ongoing active engagement with companies in which we invest, policymakers, regulators and responsible investment organizations
• Our proxy voting practices
• Our dedicated ESG investment solutions
• Our diversity, equity and inclusion initiatives
• Thought leadership on key topics