BNY MELLON ENTERPRISE ESG 58 RESPONSIBLE BUSINESS clients during 2022. In developing RI products, BNY Mellon IM seeks to expand its investment solutions that provide a balance between creating long-term value for clients and beneficiaries and driving sustainable outcomes for the environment and society. RESPONSIBLE INVESTMENT EDUCATION As the field of responsible investing and related regulation evolves quickly, we provide training and education opportunities for both clients and market participants. For example, Insight conducted a Responsible Investment webinar , in which investment professionals addressed implementing a net zero strategy, incorporating ESG practices into liability- driven investment solutions and specialist fixed income strategies. In 2021, Walter Scott held its first virtual investment conference. The event, which focused on innovation, involved speakers from Walter Scott as well as a range of external speakers from academia, medicine, politics and business. A leading advocate of putting purpose at the heart of the business agenda discussed actions companies can take to deliver a “net positive” contribution to society and the environment. Throughout 2022 we intend to implement mandatory RI training for all client-facing staff within BNY Mellon IM globally to provide updates on regulatory changes and our clients’ responsible investing requirements. AMPLIFYING OUR IMPACT By joining with other businesses and investors aimed at advancing responsible investing, our firms amplify their impact and help accelerate the change needed to address global challenges. BNY Mellon IM firms participate in a variety of initiatives worldwide, including one or more of those shown below. Support for Responsible Investing Environmental Social Governance CDP Climate Disclosure Standards Board Climate Action 100+ Green Bond Principles Institutional Investors Group on Climate Change (IIGCC) Institute of Chartered Accountants of Scotland – Sustainability Panel Net Zero Asset Managers Initiative Task force on Climate-Related Financial Disclosures Transition Pathway Initiative 30% Club FAIRR (Farm Animal Investment Risk and Return) ShareAction Healthy Markets ShareAction Workforce Disclosure Initiative UK Sustainable Investment and Finance Association (UKSIF) Asian Corporate Governance Association GC100 & Investor Group International Corporate Governance Network (ICGN) and ICGN Global Stewardship Principles Investor Stewardship Group Principles for Responsible Investment UK Stewardship Code