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How ESG monitoring of corporates complements investment research

7 MIN ARTICLE

Jessica Ground
Global Head of ESG
Eimear Toomey
Head of ESG Client & Stakeholder Engagement
Sarah Murphy
ESG Specialist

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KEY TAKEAWAYS

  • Our corporate monitoring process is designed to identify issuers among our equity and corporate bond holdings for further research and review of potentially material ESG risks.
  • We use scores and indicators from third-party ESG data providers to help flag issuers that present potentially elevated ESG risks across five criteria.
  • By supporting awareness among our investment professionals of external views of elevated ESG risks, monitoring complements their investment research and analysis while also encouraging objectivity in our ESG integration process.
  • Investment decisions are based on a long-term view, engagement and analysis — never on monitoring alone.

Monitoring for material ESG risks

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Published on June 2, 2025

Jessica Ground is global head of ESG at Capital Group. She has 27 years of industry experience (as of 12/31/2024). She holds a bachelor's degree in history from Bristol University and is a member of the CFA Institute.

Eimear Toomey is head of ESG client & stakeholder engagement with 19 years of industry experience (as of 12/31/2024). She holds a master's degree in international business and management from Manchester Business School and a bachelor's degree from University College Cork. 

Sarah Murphy is an ESG specialist at Capital Group with 11 years of investment industry experience (as of 12/31/2024). She holds a bachelor's degree in business administration from Northeastern University, a CFA Institute Certificate in ESG Investing and an ACCA/CFA Climate Finance Certificate.

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