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As a global investment management organization, we have a fiduciary duty to manage the investments of our clients in a manner that maximizes their ability to achieve their financial goals. In addition to careful assessment of traditional risks and opportunities such as economics, geopolitical, and technological, we also consider risks and opportunities arising from sustainability-related considerations and their potential impact on our clients' investment portfolios.

Franklin Templeton’s firmwide sustainability principles and stewardship principles describe our approach to integrating financially material sustainability risks and opportunities into investment decision-making to support long-term value creation for clients. Our principles emphasize responsible stewardship—active monitoring, engagement, and proxy voting—to encourage issuers to manage environmental, social, and governance factors that could affect strategic resilience and performance. The principles highlight our intention to promote sustainable economic growth and more stable financial markets by engaging with companies, policymakers, and stakeholders, and reflect a commitment to accountability, transparency, and using sustainability insights to enhance risk-adjusted returns.

Our principles apply to:

  • Benefit Street Partners
  • Clarion Partners
  • ClearBridge Investments
  • Fiduciary Trust International
  • Franklin Equity
  • Franklin Income Investors
  • Franklin Templeton Digital Assets
  • Franklin Templeton Fixed Income
  • Franklin Templeton Investment Solutions
  • Lexington Partners
  • Putnam Investments
  • Royce Investment Partners

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This material is intended to be of general interest only and should not be construed as individual investment advice or a recommendation or solicitation to buy, sell or hold any security or to adopt any investment strategy. It does not constitute legal or tax advice. The views expressed are those of the investment manager and the comments, opinions and analyses are rendered as at publication date and may change without notice. Franklin Templeton has certain environmental, social and governance (ESG) goals or capabilities; however, not all strategies are managed to “ESG” oriented objectives. Integrating ESG considerations into the investment process is not a guarantee that better performance will be achieved. All investments involve risks, including possible loss of principal. Data from third party sources may have been used in the preparation of this material and Franklin Templeton has not independently verified, validated or audited such data. Franklin Templeton accepts no liability whatsoever for any loss arising from use of this information and reliance upon the comments, opinions and analyses in the material is at the sole discretion of the user. ​

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