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ESG INTEGRATION
OVERVIEW
CORPORATE SUSTAINABILITY
CULTURE & VALUES
The Barometer in Action
The RP Barometer also incorporates a workplace equity framework that evaluates performance across five key pillars: workplace participation, pay equity, upward mobility, representation, and leadership. Governance considerations underpin the assessment of both environmental and social factors, including a review of relevant policies, oversight structures, and publicly disclosed action plans. The RP Barometer will continue to evolve as ESG data availability and reporting practices develop. In 2026, RPIA expects to implement targeted updates and enhancements to the tool, including the potential incorporation of Indigenous- specific metrics to better assess issuers’ relationships with and impact on Indigenous communities. Data in this area is currently constrained by limited and largely binary disclosures, and RPIA will continue to monitor improvements in data availability to support more meaningful integration.
The RP Barometer is a proprietary tool that supports RPIA’s ESG integration framework, built based on the Sustainability Accounting Standards Board (SASB) standards. It aggregates relevant ESG data, identifies material ESG factors, and presents this information in a consistent, structured format to inform investment decisions. In practice, the RP Barometer is primarily applied to issuers where a material ESG concern has been identified or where emerging trends warrant closer review. This includes issuers whose debt we currently hold, as well as those under consideration for potential investment. The tool supports ongoing monitoring and forward-looking risk assessment. Beyond the excerpts presented on page 21, the full RP Barometer assesses climate transition risk by analyzing carbon budget trends at both the sector and issuer levels, relative to the broader market. Transition risk is further evaluated in the context of an issuer’s carbon profile and emission trajectory, considering both absolute emissions and emission intensity across Scopes 1, 2, and 3.
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