Support from Investors

This listing of SASB Standards Investor Advisory Group (IAG) members includes updates through 7 March 2023, at which time the SASB IAG transitioned into the ISSB Investor Advisory Group (IIAG). For a current view of IIAG members, please see this page of the IFRS website.

The ISSB Investor Advisory Group (IIAG) is a group of leading asset owners and asset managers in various markets who are committed to improving the quality and comparability of sustainability-related financial disclosures. The IIAG serves as an advisory body to the ISSB:

  • providing strategic guidance on developing IFRS Sustainability Disclosure Standards; and
  • helping to ensure that the investor perspective is articulated clearly and is considered in the ISSB’s standard-setting process.

The IIAG also helps achieve widespread adoption of IFRS Sustainability Disclosure Standards by encouraging organisations to use the Standards to communicate performance to investors on sustainability-related issues that affect enterprise value.

Before the Value Reporting Foundation (VRF) merged with the IFRS Foundation, the IIAG served as the SASB Standards Investor Advisory Group. The SASB Standards Investor Advisory Group (IAG) existed from 2016-2022.This group was comprised of leading global asset owners, asset managers, and investment intermediaries who recognized the need for consistent, comparable, and reliable disclosure of financially-material, decision-useful environmental, social, and governance information to investors.

Read the SASB IAG letter in support of the IFRS Sustainability Exposure Drafts
Read the SASB IAG open letter in support of the ISSB

SASB IAG members recognized SASB Standards as part of a core set of sustainability disclosures and asked issuers to use SASB Standards in disclosures to investors. As of July 31, 2022, the membership of the SASB Standards IAG was as follows.


SASB Standards Investor Advisory Group Leadership

Richard Manley Richard Manley SASB Standards IAG Chair
CPP Investments
Managing Director, Head of Sustainable Investing, Global Leadership Team
Carine Smith Ihenacho Carine Smith Ihenacho SASB Standards IAG Vice Chair
Norges Bank Investment Management
Chief Governance and Compliance Officer
Christopher Ailman Christopher Ailman Founding IAG Chair Emeritus
CalSTRS
Chief Investment Officer
Barbara Zvan Barbara Zvan Chair Emeritus
University Pension Plan Ontario (UPP) President and CEO
Eivind Lorgen Eivind Lorgen Chair Emeritus
Roberts Capital Advisors Co-Founder/Chief Growth Sustainability Officer
Hans Op ‘t Veld Hans Op 't Veld Vice Chair Emeritus
PGGM
Principal Director Responsible Investment
John Skjervem John Skjervem Vice Chair Emeritus
Utah Retirement Systems Chief Investment Officer

SASB Standards Investor Advisory Group Members

Matt Christensen
Allianz Global Investors
Global Head of Sustainable and Impact Investing

Nina Hodzic
Allianz Global Investors
Director, Head of Sustainable Investment Office


Christopher McKnett
Allspring Global Investments
Head of Sustainability Strategy, Stewardship and Implementation

Jessica Mann
Allspring Global Investments
Head of Stewardship


Egon Vavrek
APG (All Pensions Group)
Director Global Emerging Markets Equities, Fundamental Strategies

Herman Bots
APG (All Pensions Group)
Head of Fundamental Equities


John Rogers 
Ariel Investments
Chairman, Co-CEO & Chief Investment Officer

John Oxtoby 
Ariel Investments
Senior Vice President, Director of Environmental, Social, & Governance (ESG) Investing


Takeo Omori
Asset Management One
Head of Responsible Investment

Yuki Ikehata
Asset Management One
ESG Analyst


Christian Kjaer
ATP
Head of Liquid Markets, Senior Vice President

Ole Buhl
ATP
Head of ESG, Senior Vice President


Clémence Humeau
AXA Investment Managers
Head of Sustainability Coordination and Governance


Catherine Flockhart
Baillie Gifford
Partner and Head of ESG

Marianne Harper Gow
Baillie Gifford
ESG Specialist


Anna K. Snider
Bank of America
Head of Due Diligence for the Chief Investment Officer,
Global Wealth & Investment Management


Jennifer Coulson
BCI (British Columbia Investment Management Corporation)
Senior Managing Director & Global Head of ESG


Michelle Edkins
BlackRock
Managing Director, BlackRock Investment Stewardship

Shinbo Won
BlackRock
Managing Director, Head of Asia ex-Japan, BlackRock Investment Stewardship


Amy D. Augustine
Boston Trust Walden
Director, ESG Investing

Jared Fernandez
Boston Trust Walden
Manager, Proxy Voting & Senior ESG Analyst


Peter Coffin
Breckinridge Capital Advisors
Founder & President

Rob Fernandez
Breckinridge Capital Advisors
Vice President & Director of ESG Research


Faith Ward
Brunel Pension Partnership
Chief Responsible Investment Officer


Dan Bienvenue
CalPERS
Deputy CIO, Capital Markets

Simiso Nzima
CalPERS
Managing Investment Director, Global Equity


Christopher Ailman
SASB Standards IAG Chair Emeritus
CalSTRS
Chief Investment Officer

Kirsty Jenkinson
CalSTRS
Investment Director, Sustainable Investment & Stewardship Strategies


John Streur
Calvert Research & Management
Chairman

Emily Chew
Calvert Research & Management
Executive Vice President, Chief Responsible Investment Officer

John Wilson
Calvert Research & Management
Executive Director, Corporate Engagement


Robert W. Lovelace
Capital Group
Vice Chairman

Jessica Ground
Capital Group
Global Head of ESG

Ali Weiner
Capital Group
Head of ESG Engagement


Megan Starr
The Carlyle Group
Global Head of Impact


Rosalind McKay
CBUS
Head of Responsible Investment


Bertrand Millot
CDPQ
Head of Sustainability


Richard Manley
CPP Investments
Chief Sustainability Officer and Head of Sustainable Investing


Kouhei Horikawa
The Dai-ichi Life Insurance Company, Limited
General Manager, Investment Planning Department


Carole Laible
Domini Impact Investments
CEO

Dr. Nolan Ritcey
Domini Impact Investments
Vice President – Impact Research


Eoin Murray
Federated Hermes
Head of Investment

Gemma Corrigan
Federated Hermes
Head of Policy and ESG Integration

Martin Jarzebowski
Federated Hermes
Director of Responsible Investing


Rina Kupferschmid-Rojas
Fidelity Investments
Chief Sustainability Officer

David King
Fidelity Investments
Head of ESG Stewardship


Anne Simpson
Franklin Templeton
Global Head of Sustainability


Kirsten Simpson
Future Fund
Head of Investment Stewardship and ESG


Clara Barby
Generation Investment Management
Just Climate, Senior Partner


John Goldstein
Goldman Sachs
Managing Director, Head of the Sustainable Finance Group

Catherine Winner
Goldman Sachs Asset Management
Managing Director, Global Head of Stewardship


Michael Cappucci
Harvard Management Company
Managing Director, Compliance and Sustainable Investing


Eva Zlotnicka
Inclusive Capital Partners
Founder & Managing Partner


Jennifer Wu
J.P. Morgan Asset Management
Managing Director, Global Head of Sustainable Investing

Roland Rott
J.P. Morgan Asset Management
Global Head of Sustainable Investing Research


Ken Mehlman
KKR
Partner, Global Head of Public Affairs & Co-Head of KKR Global Impact


Jonathan Grabel
LACERA
Chief Investment Officer

Scott Zdrazil
LACERA
Principal Investment Officer


Madeleine King
Legal & General Investment Management
Head of Research and Engagement

John Hoeppner
Legal & General Investment Management America
Head of US Stewardship and Sustainable Investments America


Robert Furdak
Man Group
CIO for ESG

Jason Mitchell
Man Group
Head of Responsible Investment Research

Steven Desmyter
Man Group
Senior Managing Director and member of ESG Leadership Committee


Peter Mennie
Manulife Investment Management
Chief Sustainable Investment Officer, Public Markets

Frederick W. Isleib III, CFA
Manulife Investment Management
Global Head of ESG Integration

Walter Viguiliouk
Manulife Investment Management
Managing Director, Sustainable Investing, Private Markets


Masahiro Kato
Mitsubishi UFJ Trust and Banking
Head of Responsible Investment, Fellow
Asset Management Business Division

Masayuki Nakamura
Mitsubishi UFJ Trust and Banking
Manager, Responsible Investment

Miyuki Zeniya
Mitsubishi UFJ Financial Group, Inc.
Group Chief Sustainability Officer of Mitsubishi UFJ Financial Group (MUFG) and Chief Sustainability Officer of MUFG Bank, Ltd.


Ted Eliopoulos
Morgan Stanley Investment Management
Vice Chair Investment Management & Head of Strategic Partnerships

Rui de Figueiredo
Morgan Stanley Investment Management
Co-Head and CIO of the Solutions & Multi-Asset Group


Jonathan Bailey
Neuberger Berman
Managing Director and Head of ESG Investing

Jared Mann
Neuberger Berman
Managing Director, Global Research ESG Engagement Director & Senior Analyst

Dan Hanson
Neuberger Berman
Head of U.S. Sustainable Equity


George Iguchi
Nissay Asset Management
Chief Corporate Governance Officer, Executive Director

Tomoaki Fujii
Co-Chief Investment Officer, Head of ESG Investment
Co-CIO

Toshikazu Hayashi
Nippon Life Global Investors Europe Plc
Chief Director


Cecilia Fryklöf
Nordea Asset Management
Head of Active Ownership, Responsible Investments

Thrainn Halldorsson
Nordea Asset Management
Data Scientist, Responsible Investments


Carine Smith Ihenacho
Norges Bank Investment Management
Chief Governance and Compliance Officer

Wilhelm Mohn
Norges Bank Investment Management
Global Head of Corporate Governance

Elisa Cencig
Norges Bank Investment Management
Senior ESG Policy Advisor


Julie Moret
Northern Trust Asset Management
Global Head of Sustainable Investing and Stewardship

Philip Vernardis
Northern Trust Asset Management
SVP and Head of EMEA Investment Stewardship

Catherine Moyer
Northern Trust Asset Management
Head of North America Stewardship


Thomas Lee
NYSTRS
Executive Director and Chief Investment Officer

Han Yik
NYSTRS
Senior Advisor to the ED/CIO – Stewardship


Miekela Singh
Ontario Teachers’ Pension Plan
Principal, Corporate Governance, Total Fund Management


Anna Totdahl
Oregon State Treasury, Investment Division
Investment Officer, ESG & Sustainability


Brenda Kramer
PGGM
Senior Advisor Responsible Investment

José de Bruin
PGGM
Senior Investment Risk Manager


Nydia Montoya
PGIM Quantitative Solutions
Senior Governance Officer

Patrick Pfeifer
PGIM Quantitative Solutions
Principal, Senior Quantitative Analyst, Research


Del Anderson
PIMCO
Executive Vice President


Katherine Collins
Putnam Investments
Head of Sustainable Investing

Jackie VanderBurg
Putnam Investments
Head of Sustainability Strategy

Jo Anne Ferullo
Putnam Investments
Director of Sustainable Investing


Michael Marshall
Railpen
Head of Investment Risk and Sustainable Ownership


Melanie Adams
RBC Global Asset Management
Vice President and Head of Corporate Governance and Responsible Investment

Sarah E. Thompson
RBC Capital Markets
Managing Director, Sustainable Finance


Andrew Howard
Schroders
Global Head of Sustainable Investing

Margot Von Aesch
Schroders
Head of Sustainable Investment Management

Marina Severinovsky
Schroders
Head of Sustainability, North America


Karen Wong
State Street Global Advisors
Global Head of ESG and Sustainable Investing


Maria Elena Drew
T. Rowe Price Associates (TRPA)
Director of Research, Responsible Investing

Chris Whitehouse
T. Rowe Price Investment Management (TRPIM)
Head of ESG


Png Chin Yee
Temasek International
Temasek, Chief Financial Officer


Lucy Thomas
UBS Asset Management
Head of Sustainable Investing and Impact


John Galloway
Vanguard
Principal & Global Head of Investment Stewardship

Bill Roberts
Vanguard
Vice Chair and Head of Sustainable Investment


Wendy Cromwell
Wellington Management Company
Vice Chair and Head of Sustainable Investment

A. Carolina San Martin, CFA
Wellington Management Company
Managing Director and Director, ESG Research


David Zellner
Wespath
Chief Investment Officer


SASB Standards Investor Advisory Group Statement

The SASB Standards Investor Advisory Group (IAG) comprises leading global institutional investors who recognize the need for comparable, consistent, and reliable disclosure of financially-material, decision-useful environmental, social, and governance (ESG) information to investors.

SASB Standards IAG members recognize SASB Standards as being globally applicable and ask issuers to include SASB-based disclosures in their ESG communication to investors because:

  • SASB Standards – which are industry-specific and framed upon financial materiality – improve understanding of company performance on ESG issues most relevant to long-term value creation (or destruction). Disclosure via SASB Standards yields improved quality and comparability of ESG data, not only via quantitative performance-focused metrics, but also qualitative measures providing insights into context around performance.
  • SASB Standards are important tools for improving price discovery and valuations across asset classes and global capital markets. The Standards enable integration of ESG considerations into investment and stewardship decisions across global portfolios.
  • Other reporting standards and frameworks may complement SASB Standards but are not replacements for them.

SASB Standards IAG members encourage companies, investors, and other market participants to engage in SASB’s ongoing standards development and improvement process, so that the SASB Standards best reflect evolving market needs.


SASB Standards IAG Working Groups

  • Asia Pacific Working Group
  • Corporate Engagement Working Group
  • Data Provider Engagement Working Group
  • European and UK Working Group
  • Exchanges Working Group
  • Messaging Working Group
  • U.S. Policy and Regulatory Working Group

For more information on these working groups, please contact: [email protected].


The SASB Alliance

Expectations from a wide range of corporate stakeholders for more detailed reporting on sustainability have yielded high rates of such reporting. Today, expectations of a wide range of investors for higher quality sustainability data is also growing, resulting in a need for tools through which companies can better translate their work on sustainability into a language and format more usable to investors across asset classes and strategies.

View the Organizational Members of the SASB Alliance


Hear from founding members of SASB Standards IAG