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1 COMMITTED AND RESPONSIBLE

2 CONTENTS 1 RESPONSIBLE INVESTMENT P.4 2 A CORPORATE CULTURE THAT RESPECTS EMPLOYEES P.6 3 A COMMITTED PLAYER P.7

3 A LONG-TERM VIEW SINCE 1819 Since it was founded in 1819, the Mirabaud Group has always maintained a sustainable philosophy, long-term view and responsible attitude. Remaining faithful to the entrepreneurial spirit of our founders, we have combined growth with a constant focus on continuity, thereby ensuring that we remain independent. Today, this approach is reflected in a voluntary and strong commitment. We are a responsible financial player, thanks to the promotion of good practices and the implementation of our corporate social responsibility (CSR) across our various business lines. OUR POSITION IS ACHIEVED BY ADOPTING STRONG COMMITMENTS THAT AIM TO: cater for the interests of our clients and partners, by offering them a range of high-performing, quality services and products tailored to their needs, and incorporating the latest innovations in sustainable finance; providing our employees with the best possible working conditions, developing their skills, combating all forms of discrimination and valuing diversity; promoting the responsible management of natural resources, controlling our impact on the surrounding area and supporting social initiatives. To ensure that all our entities put these commitments into practice, we have created a CSR Committee comprising some of the Managing Partners, members of the Executive Committee and representatives of the main support units. THE COMMITTEE S PRIMARY TASKS ARE TO: define the Mirabaud Group s CSR strategy and submit it to the Managing Partners for approval; ensure that it is implemented consistently across all the Group s entities. CAMILLE VIAL Managing Partner Chairman of the CSR Committee LIONEL AESCHLIMANN Managing Partner Vice-Chairman of the CSR Committee COMMITTED AND RESPONSIBLE 3

4 OUR COMMITMENTS As a responsible company with a long-term focus, we constantly undertake such actions that enable us to meet the changing needs of our clients and stakeholders. Under our sustainability strategy, we are committed to combining adherence to the principles of responsibility with growth, performance and development. 1. RESPONSIBLE INVESTMENT For 200 years, we have been proposing optimal investment solutions that meet our stakeholders requirements and the profiles of our various business lines. We take environmental, social and governance (ESG) factors into account when evaluating and choosing investments in the firm belief that such factors have a sustainable and positive impact on financial performance. Having fine-tuned our selection process in this way, we can offer our clients a range of products and mandates that incorporate these extra-financial considerations and create value while staying true to our convictions. The whole range of investment solutions developed by Mirabaud fully meet the requirements of its private and institutional clients, while taking account of their financial objectives, profiles and concerns about ESG issues. Mirabaud Asset Management, the Group s asset management division, has created investment funds that incorporate ESG criteria into their investment processes. We therefore select companies that excel in both financial and extra-financial terms. In order to ensure compliance with ESG values, Mirabaud Asset Management, as a proactive and responsible shareholder, exercises its voting rights, wherever possible, at the shareholders meetings of the companies in which it invests. In addition, the fund managers hold regular meetings with the management of these companies. By combining these two approaches, Mirabaud Asset Management fully assumes its responsibilities as a shareholder and plays an active role in the strategic direction of the companies in which it invests. As signatories to the Principles for Responsible Investment (PRI) sponsored by the United Nations, since 2010 we have been committed to applying the six principles relating to the incorporation of sustainable development principles into our investment processes, in the belief that financial and extrafinancial performances go hand-in-hand to create lasting value. Moreover, we support several international initiatives aimed at promoting corporate responsibility in relation to sustainable development. We support the ten principles of the United Nations Global Compact (UNGC) on human rights, labour, the environment and anti-corruption. We are committed to promoting and developing sustainable finance via our partnerships with Sustainable Finance Geneva (SFG) and Swiss Sustainable Finance (SSF), of which we are a founding member. Mirabaud Asset Management is a signatory to CDP (Carbon Disclosure Project), a not-for-profit international organisation that provides companies and towns with a global platform for measuring, managing and sharing their environmental data relating to climate change, water and deforestation. Mirabaud Asset Management is also a member of the Investment Chapter of the Standards Board for Alternative Investments (SBAI), which promotes integrity, transparency and good governance in the hedge fund industry. COMMITTED AND RESPONSIBLE 4

5 UNDER OUR SUSTAINABILITY STRATEGY, WE ARE COMMITTED TO COMBINING ADHERENCE TO THE PRINCIPLES OF RESPONSIBILITY WITH GROWTH, PERFORMANCE AND DEVELOPMENT. COMMITTED AND RESPONSIBLE 5

6 OUR COMMITMENTS 2. A CORPORATE CULTURE THAT RESPECTS EMPLOYEES We believe that our value hinges on the quality of each and every employee. We endeavour to recruit the best talents who fit our corporate culture and enable them to flourish by offering them a stimulating working environment in which they can express and develop their skills. In addition, we provide our employees with a motivating work environment and conditions, as well as an attractive pension package. We promote and value training, which is at the heart of our human resources (HR) policy. We have a continuous professional development brochure that covers technical skills (in conjunction with the Institut Supérieur de Formation Bancaire), as well as linguistic and managerial skills. Occupational health is also one of the pillars of our HR policy. A programme called Human Factors has been created to help each employee develop to their full potential. We are committed to combating all forms of discrimination, and strive to promote diversity, while supporting our current staff in community initiatives. COMMITTED AND RESPONSIBLE 6

7 3. A COMMITTED PLAYER Our aim is to be a responsible player and to involve ourselves in the economic, cultural, voluntary and sporting life of the community, by contributing to its harmonious development. We do this by becoming involved with professional organisations and via patronage and sponsorship activities. set ourselves the objective of reducing the environmental impact of our operations, by optimising energy resource management, promoting the moderate use of water and paper resources, and adopting a policy of responsible purchasing. Since Mirabaud was founded in 1819, the Managing Partners have actively supported, either privately or in the Group s name, numerous humanitarian/arts organisations and projects. Thanks to the combination of our longstanding experience and our focus on the future, we are committed to acting responsibly on a daily basis to create added value and have a positive impact on society. THE GEOPOLITICAL, ECONOMIC AND CLIMATIC CHALLENGES RELATED TO WATER STRETCH BEYOND BORDERS, AS THEY AFFECT THE VERY FUTURE OF OUR PLANET. This commitment is notably reflected in its support for Interpeace, an international entity dedicated to peacebuilding, created by the United Nations in As partners, we donate a portion of the revenues generated by some of our investment vehicles to this humanitarian organisation to help them carry out their activities. We are also involved with the non-governmental organisation ART for the World in the staging of its travelling exhibition, AQUA, which addresses the issue of water through the lens of contemporary art. The geopolitical, economic and climatic challenges related to water stretch beyond borders, as they affect the very future of our planet. We firmly believe that a company can create long-term value while minimising its environmental impact. Another of our priorities is to implement concrete solutions aimed at conserving energy and maintaining biodiversity. We have COMMITTED AND RESPONSIBLE 7

8 OUR PARTNERS: IMPORTANT LEGAL INFORMATION This presentation is provided for information purposes only and the information, services, products and/or tools that may be contained or described herein do not in any way constitute a recommendation, an offer or solicitation of an offer to enter into an agreement, or to carry out any transaction whatsoever. The full text of this publication is protected by copyright. All rights reserved. For further information, please go to the website. Printed on paper December 2017

The Board of Directors of Forise International Limited (the Board ) is pleased to present our inaugural Sustainability Report.

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