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ESG Philosophy

Deep consideration of governance, social and environmental issues — coupled with active ownership — enhances investment, business and community outcomes.

A Long-Term Perspective

Practices counter to the spirit of the law are unsustainable

Practices which knowingly target vulnerable groups are unsustainable

Practices which do not take reasonable steps to reduce significant harm are unsustainable

A Culture of Ownership

Our success requires strong management of ESG issues.

Long term alignment supports strong ESG outcomes.

We actively engage with companies and other stakeholders

Independent Thinking

Investment scenarios that capture ESG issues, such as climate

Personal and societal values can shape research insights

ESG considerations require dedicated and specialist capability

Investment Philosophy

We believe people are motivated by short-term outcomes, overemphasise recent information and are uncomfortable having unpopular views.

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Investment Process

At Merlon we focus on assessing the sustainability of a company's free cash flow because we believe that is the basis on which companies should be valued.

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ESG Integration and Engagement

At Merlon we are committed toESG integration and active ownership, including formal engagement with our portfolio companies.

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Definition of success

“A culture of integrity, passion and purpose. Deep
client trust. Investment outcomes worth the trust.
A business built to outlast us.”

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