Beginning at Board level, Equity Trustees is committed to a Responsible Investing Framework driven by the desire to be aligned with our client base which are predominately in the for-purpose sector, and as such are interested in the merits of our actions as well as financial outcomes. [...] Our preference is to engage with companies on the specific ESG risks and opportunities impacting them, and it is our preferred approach over divestment. If we feel a specific ESG issue has not been resolved over time, or handled effectively by the company we will seek to escalate the issue through the execution of our voting rights by either voting against specific directors or resolutions. [...] Engagement and proxy voting is left to the discretion of the underlying investment manager. Managers are assessed on their approach to stewardship including their approach to determining stewardship priorities, how stewardship activities are integrated into the investment process, their approach to proxy voting and engagement, as well as whether the approach has been formalised in a stewardship policy. [...] Equity Trustees are a signatory to the PRI. As a signatory we are required publicly report our progress towards implementing our RI activities annually. We are required to report on the following key areas: 1. Our method of incorporating RI practices into our investment management process across asset classes 2. Investment stewardship approach and practices. 3. External manager selection process. This policy is maintained by the General Manager, Responsible Investing and will be reviewed annually.