Our investment strategy guides how we invest our endowment to generate returns to fund our operations and is in line with our mission. Working with asset managers that have a strong approach to stewardship and engagement, we invest in public markets in line with the UN Principles for Responsible Investment and within the investment guidelines approved by our Governing Board. These aim to ensure that we invest in companies that are aware of and take action to improve their environmental and social impacts. We measure their performance against global public market benchmarks and Environmental, Social, and Governance standards.
In line with our mission-aligned investment strategy, we invest up to 15% of our endowment in impact funds and private companies operating in our focus regions, notably in renewable energy and sustainable agriculture sectors. We measure their performance through their financial and impact results.
Our business engagement work complements our investment strategies. We work with other investors in public markets to strengthen collective stewardship and engagement with multinational companies. We also work with our investees, including private and public companies as well as impact fund managers, to integrate conflict sensitivity into their business practices and to promote social cohesion.