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Global Emerging Markets: ESG Materiality, Q2 2019

Welcome to the inaugural edition of the Hermes Global Emerging Markets’ ESG Materiality commentary – a quarterly publication that will demonstrate our engagement activity with portfolio companies and showcase holdings that are creating positive impact aligned to the Sustainable Development Goals. In addition, we will explore an environmental, social and governance theme and its implications for the asset class.

Over the past decade, we have sought to act as responsible investors in the emerging-market equity space by focusing on companies that can tackle sustainability challenges as they arise. We recognise that developing markets have a long way to go in this respect, but as responsible investors, we can contribute to their evolution over time.

ESG Materiality, Q2 2019

• Engaging with The Foschini Group on ESG issues
• Will the new Mercosur-EU trade deal raise the risks of deforestation?
• Delta Electronics: creating positive impact

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Elena Tedesco
CFA, Co-Portfolio Manager, ESG Strategy

Elena Tedesco joined the international business of Federated Hermes EOS in 2002 and later joined the Hermes European Focus Fund as an investment analyst. She moved to the Emerging Markets team in 2007, initially covering Latin America and later focusing on EMEA. She is the co-portfolio manager for the Hermes Global Emerging Markets ESG strategy (positive impact ESG portfolios) and has been appointed as Director, Sustainability for the Global Emerging Markets team, focusing on further developing the team’s market-leading approach to sustainability and ESG issues, as well as managing specific sustainability mandates. Prior to joining, Elena was an analyst at Deminor, a Belgium-based independent research boutique, now part of ISS. Elena holds a degree in Economics and Business Administration, a postgraduate degree in EU Law from LUISS University, a Master's degree in European Economic Affairs from the College of Europe, and is a CFA charterholder.

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