Nomura Asset Management signed investor endorsement ofIDH’s living income and living wage roadmaps
Tokyo, May 10, 2022—Nomura Asset Management Co., Ltd. (NAM) has joined other investors
from around the globe to endorse IDH, the Sustainable Trade Initiative’s Roadmaps on Living
Income and Living Wage on 9 March 2021. Sustainalytics, a leading global ESG service provider,coordinated the statement from the investor group, which represents a combined AUM of 6.3
trillion Euro. The endorsement follows a 2020 investor statement, also led by Sustainalytics, inwhich 37 investors called upon food & beverage and food retailing companies to develop aroadmap on living income and living wages.
IDH is a collaborative change agent that leverages the power of markets to create better jobs,
better incomes, a better environment, and gender equity for all. IDH empowers people withincorporations, the global financial sector, and governments that have the most influence over value
chains to put people, the planet, and progress at the heart of trade.
This latest endorsement by investors, supports IDH’s Roadmaps on Living Income and Living
Wage, which call on companies to take ambitious, aligned actions. In addition to actions byindividual companies to ensure better incomes in their value chains, collaboration and action fromall stakeholders are required to achieve systemic change.
As a responsible investor, NAM is committed to making a positive difference in society. An
adequate standard of living is a basic human right, and NAM recognizes it as a vital componentof achieving the UN’s Sustainable Development Goal of ending poverty in all its forms everywhere.
NAM participates in Sustainalytics' engagement program, Child Labour in Cocoa, and encourages
corporate action on living income for cocoa growing farmers, and against child labor in cocoa
supply chains. NAM will continue to support this cause as it endorses the IDH's roadmaps.
For more information on the letter of endorsement and the investors involved, click here.
https://www.idhsustainabletrade.com/publication/global-group-of-investors-endorses-idhs-livingincome-and-living-wage-roadmaps/

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NomuraNomura is a global financial services group with an integrated network spanning over 30 countries and regions. By
connecting markets East & West, Nomura services the needs of individuals, institutions, corporates and governments
through its three business divisions: Retail, Wholesale (Global Markets and Investment Banking), and Investment
Management. Founded in 1925, the firm is built on a tradition of disciplined entrepreneurship, serving clients withcreative solutions and considered thought leadership. For further information about Nomura, visit www.nomura.com.
IDH
IDH, the Sustainable Trade Initiative is a collaborative change agent that works with businesses, investors, governments,and civil society to put people, planet, and progress at the heart of trade. They work in multiple sectors and landscapesin Africa, Asia and Latin America with over 1000 companies, CSOs, financial institutions, producer organizations andgovernments. They innovate, convene, and invest in inclusive and sustainable business driven solutions that create
better jobs, better incomes, a better environment, and gender equity for all. IDH’s work is made possible because of thefunding and trust of a variety of public and private donors, among which the Governments of Netherlands, Denmark,and Switzerland private foundations.
For more information, go to www.idhsustainabletrade.com or follow @IDHTrade on Twitter and LinkedIn.
Sustainalytics
Morningstar Sustainalytics is a leading ESG research, ratings, and data firm that supports investors around the world
with the development and implementation of responsible investment strategies. For 30 years, the firm has been at theforefront of developing high-quality, innovative solutions to meet the evolving needs of global investors. Today,
Morningstar Sustainalytics works with hundreds of the world’s leading asset managers and pension funds who
incorporate ESG and corporate governance information and assessments into their investment processes. The firm also
works with hundreds of companies and their financial intermediaries to help them consider sustainability in policies,practices, and capital projects. With 17 offices globally, Morningstar Sustainalytics has more than 1,200 staff members,
including more than 500 analysts with varied multidisciplinary expertise across more than 40 industry groups. For more
information, visit www.sustainalytics.com.