15 May 2025 - MUFG Asset Management (MUFG AM),* under its financial group MUFG, is the latest organisation to join the Investment Leaders Group (ILG), underlining its initiatives to promote sustainable investing and commitment to advancing economic, social and environmental sustainability throughout the investment chain.
Partnering with MUFG AM, a prestigious Tier 1 financial group in Japan, presents the Investment Leaders Group with the excellent opportunity to build on CISL’s strong work across Asia, combining the academic rigour of Cambridge with MUFG AM’s strong and growing sustainability foundations, while driving sustainable investment practices in one of the world's most influential markets. At the same time this partnership provides valuable opportunities to MUFG AM to understand advanced sustainable investment initiatives in the UK and Europe, as well as global trends and developments from a broader perspective.
Dr Nina Seega, Director of the Centre for Sustainable Finance, which provides the secretariat for the ILG, said: “We are delighted to welcome our first member from Japan, MUFG AM to our flagship Investment Leaders Group. We are looking forward to working with MUFG AM to bring sustainability into the investment process, drive long term corporate value creation and accelerate the transition to a sustainable economy.”
The ILG Senior Sponsor Chairs, Nicolas Faller, Executive Managing Director and Co-CEO of Asset Management at UBP, and Peter Kolthof, Chief Investment Officer, PGB Pensioendiensten, said in a joint statement: "We are excited to welcome MUFG to the CISL Investment Leaders Group. As a prestigious Tier 1 financial institution and our first Japanese member, MUFG brings strong ESG credentials and deep regional insight. Their involvement not only strengthens our global perspective, but also opens up a significant opportunity for the ILG to grow its presence and impact across Asia."
MUFG AM joins the ILG’s existing members: Aon, Bridgewater, First Sentier Investments, Manulife Investment Management, PGB Pensioendiensten, Rathbones, Robeco, State Street, Union Bancaire Privée and Zurich.
About Mitsubishi UFJ Financial Group
With MUFG - one of the world’s largest financial institutions, with a long-standing commitment to sustainable finance since April 2023 - MUFG AM has been promoting sustainable investing across the group under the name "MUFG AM Sustainable Investment." MUFG AM brings together transformative solutions to global challenges with sustainable investing for our future. Under its fiduciary duty, the company seeks to contribute to sustainable growth, enhance corporate value, and realise a sustainable future, thereby strengthening its contributions to its clients and society.
About the Investment Leaders Group
The Investment Leaders Group is a global network representing over US $9 trillion in assets under management and advice. Its members are united by a shared vision of an investment chain where economic, social and environmental sustainability are core to generating long-term value. The ILG is a member-led initiative, facilitated by the University of Cambridge Institute for Sustainability Leadership, and supported by academic research from the University of Cambridge. The ILG is part of CISL’s Centre for Sustainable Finance, which also convenes sustainability leadership initiatives across the banking and insurance sectors, including the Banking Environment Initiative and ClimateWise.
* Jointly partnered with Mitsubishi UFJ Trust and Banking Corporation, Mitsubishi UFJ Asset Management Co., Ltd., Mitsubishi UFJ Real Estate Asset Management Co., Ltd., Mitsubishi UFJ Asset Management (UK) Ltd., and Mitsubishi UFJ Alternative Investments Co., Ltd.