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Northern Trust Asset Management Hires Julie Moret to Lead Sustainable Investing and Stewardship
LONDON & CHICAGO--(BUSINESS WIRE)-- Northern Trust Asset Management (NTAM), one of the world’s leading investment managers, has hired Julie Moret as global
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[{"type":"text","content":" LONDON & CHICAGO--(BUSINESS WIRE)--\nNorthern Trust Asset Management (NTAM), one of the world’s leading investment managers, has hired Julie Moret as global head of sustainable investing and stewardship to build on its legacy of creating long-term investment value for its clients through management of environmental, social and governance risks, effective engagement and proxy voting. In this newly created role, Moret will oversee the firm’s sustainable investing and global engagement policies, foster research and product development agendas, advance portfolio integration across asset classes and contribute NTAM’s perspectives to external industry associations.\nThis press release features multimedia. View the full release here: https://www.businesswire.com/news/home/20210505006208/en/Julie Moret, global head of sustainable investing and stewardship (Photo: Business Wire)\nBased in London, Moret will lead a team of global ESG specialists skilled at applying the expertise and insights of NTAM, gained over three decades constructing sustainable investment solutions for many of the world’s most sophisticated and progressive investors, to deliver highly efficient sustainable solutions. In addition, Moret will shepherd the stewardship team as they identify long-term risks that may pose challenges to shareholder value. In certain situations, in order to mitigate risks, the team will seek to engage with senior management of portfolio companies.\n\n“Julie brings deep expertise and keen insights in all facets of sustainable investing and stewardship. Her investment acumen and product knowledge span all major asset classes, geographies and industries,” said NTAM President Shundrawn Thomas. “Her unique combination of skills and experiences will serve as a tremendous asset to all of our key stakeholders including our colleagues, clients and the communities we serve.”\n\nMoret joins NTAM from Franklin Templeton, where she was global head of Environmental, Social and Governance (ESG). During her tenure, Moret was responsible for establishing and leading the firm’s efforts to evolve the integration of ESG considerations into the investment process and risk framework, as well as shaping product development globally. Key to her efforts was her ability to leverage more than 10 years of risk analytics experience as she built out a foundational data...