About

Founded

2003

Headquarters

Boston, MA

Affiliat Since

2021

About

Boston Common Asset Management (BCAM) is a diverse, women-led, sustainable investor and innovator dedicated to the pursuit of financial return and social change. An active, global equity ESG investment manager and a leader in impactful shareowner engagement since its founding in 2003, BCAM is majority women- and employee-owned. BCAM is headquartered in Boston, with offices in San Francisco.

AMG Products from this firm

BCAIX

Boston Common ESG Impact International Fund

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BRWIX

Boston Common Global Impact Fund

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Approach & Philosophy

Philosophy and Approach

Our Philosophy

We believe that companies addressing sustainability challenges will experience larger-than-expected demand for their products and services, thus building competitive advantages; these impact opportunities are dynamic and are not fully reflected in valuation. Our diverse and experienced team identifies innovative companies whose products and/or services can positively impact society and address the many challenges we face globally. We augment this approach by actively and strategically engaging with our portfolio holdings, stimulating progress toward sustainability goals and creating “impact momentum” as a potential source of investment alpha.


Our Approach

Integrated ESG Investing

We believe our competitive advantage lies in the fundamental judgment of our experienced investment professionals, the diversity of perspectives on our team, our investment approach that fully integrates ESG considerations, and our active engagement with portfolio companies.

As a pioneer with a heritage of thoughtful, integrated, global ESG investing, we:

•  Develop comprehensive, proprietary sustainability guidelines

•  Integrate ESG analysis from our in-house, independent research into each step of the investment process

•  Act as thought leaders for the ESG investment movement

•  Identify leading companies on both process and product dimensions of sustainability

•  Apply decades of global expertise on ESG to better understand and identify emerging trends, risks, and opportunities

We use shareholder leverage to influence corporate and industry practices globally, often in collaboration with coalitions of like-minded investors. Our long-term engagement priorities build on our investment themes of climate change and earth renewal, inclusion and empowerment, and health and community well-being.


Portfolio Managers

Portfolio Managers

Corné Biemans

PARTNER AND PORTFOLIO MANAGER

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Liz Su, CFA

PARTNER AND PORTFOLIO MANAGER

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Matt Zalosh, CFA

PARTNER AND CHIEF INVESTMENT OFFICER, INTERNATIONAL STRATEGIES

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Praveen Abichandani, CFA

PARTNER AND PORTFOLIO MANAGER

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Geeta Aiyer, CFA

PRESIDENT AND FOUNDER

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Insights

Insights

The State of Sustainable Investing: Why It Has Staying Power

ESG critics have garnered plenty of attention in recent weeks, while client interest in sustainable investing keeps growing. What does this disconnect mean for the broader investor community? How can we expect the landscape to evolve?

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What Critics Get Wrong—and Right—About ESG Investing

Sustainable investing is under a microscope. Everywhere, it seems, investment managers are talking about their approach to environmental, social, and governance (ESG) investing.

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Boston Common Global Impact Strategy Report

Explore the latest insights from the annual report for Boston Common’s Global Impact Strategy.

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