Initiatives: we join forces for a world worth living in

In the spirit of sustainable investing, we are committed to the Principles of Responsible Investment (PRI). We are signatories to the United Nations PRI initiative, the Global Investor Statement on Climate Change 2014 and the Montreal Carbon Pledge. As part of this, Quoniam has committed to regularly disclosing the carbon footprint of the entire portfolio.

Quoniam has been a supporter of Climate Action 100+ since March 2020. This investor initiative is influencing the world’s largest greenhouse gas emitters to take the necessary measures against climate change.

The Transition Pathway Initiative (TPI) assesses the readiness of companies to transition to a low-carbon economy. The global, investor-led initiative also lays the methodological and quantitative foundation for ClimateAction 100+.

In 2021, we joined the Institutional Investors Group on Climate Change (IIGCC), the membership body for investor collaboration on climate change. The IIGCC is the joint voice of investors taking action for a sustainable future. The initiative’s mission is to mobilise capital for the low-carbon transition and to ensure resilience to the impacts of a changing climate by collaborating with fellow investors, business and policy makers.

Quoniam officially joined the Net Zero Asset Managers Initiative in 2021. By joining, we commit that our portfolios will be carbon neutral by 2050 or earlier.

CEO statement on the initiative:

´Combatting the climate crisis will require changes from all of us, as individuals, single firms, and as an industry. As a quantitative asset manager, we have a responsibility to solve the investment challenges that matter, not only for our stakeholders, but also for the planet. Quoniam is committed to support the transition to a low-carbon economy, and we are proud to join our peers to pursue the Net Zero Asset Managers initiative – for a better tomorrow.´

Nigel Cresswell
CEO, Managing Partner

Deutsche Börse’s initiative aims to maintain a sustainable infrastructure in the Frankfurt financial centre. Quoniam supports the efforts associated with this.

Quoniam has been a signatory of the Charta der Vielfalt e. V. since March 2020. The aim of the initiative is to advance the recognition, appreciation and inclusion of diversity in the working world and to create a working environment free of prejudice.

Quoniam is a founding member of the Diversity Project Europe (DPE). DPE is a cross-border and cross-industry initiative working towards a truly diverse, equitable and inclusive European asset management industry. As a founding member, Quoniam aims to drive positive change and advance financial industry standards to promote equal opportunities and reduce systemic bias.

Since 2017, there has been a research cooperation between the Frankfurt School of Finance & Management and Quoniam. The aim is to promote the interlinking of practice and scientific research in asset management. Once a year, Quoniam awards a prize to the best presentation of the results of the student research teams of the Chair of Asset Management.

For many years, Quoniam has been a supporting member of the Centre for Financial Research (CFR) at the University of Cologne, which conducts independent, applied research in the field of financial markets.

Quoniam is a member of the BVI (Bundesverband Investment und Asset Management e. V.), the association for the German investment industry.

The Investment Association represents investment managers in the UK. We are a member because of our London office. 

Quoniam supports the Transparency Code of the English Local Government Pension Schemes (LGPS). To this end, we provide the LGPS with defined data in order to make the costs of a portfolio even more transparent.