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MUFG and First Sentier Investors appoint head ofFirst Sentier MUFG Sustainable Investment InstituteTokyo, 14 September 2021 – MUFG and First Sentier Investors have appointed
Velina Karadzhova to lead the recently-launched First Sentier MUFG Sustainable
Investment Institute.
Velina will be responsible for developing the institute’s research programme which will
include macro-level research on sustainable investment topics, market trends andindustry practices. The studies will look at how these developments affect theperformance of companies, sectors and economies and their influence on investor
capital allocation. Velina will work closely with the institute’s external advisory boardof prominent sustainability academics and industry leaders, appointed to inform its
research agenda and ensure its research meets high standards of rigour.
Velina was previously an ESG analyst and utilities sector lead at MSCI, where she
was responsible for utilities sector and company research, ESG ratings, ESG
methodology enhancements and developing new products. She has also held roles
as a credit ratings analyst at Moody’s and was a senior associate in audit at PwC.
The institute was launched in May 2021 to publish proprietary, high-quality researchon emerging sustainable investment topics that have yet to see significant industry
focus. Its aim is to enhance industry awareness of and action on these sustainable
investment themes, report on market trends and best practice, and promote a greater
understanding of how such issues can impact long-term investment performance.
Its inaugural research report, titled “Microplastic Pollution: Causes, Consequences,and Issues for Investors”, explores the critical and growing problem of microplasticpollution, one of the most significant and neglected threats to the health of our oceans.
The research outlines the important role investors can play in encouraging companies
and governments to take action to prevent microplastics entering the environment.
Publication of the next report, which will focus on the emissions of synthetic microfibers
into the environment and the damage they are causing, is planned for Q4 2021.
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Masahiro Kato, Head of Responsible Investment
Asset Management Business Division
Mitsubishi UFJ Trust and Banking Corporation
Phone: +81-50-3689-6433
Email: masahiro_kato@tr.mufg.jp

About MUFG
Mitsubishi UFJ Financial Group, Inc. (MUFG) is one of the world’s leading financialgroups. Headquartered in Tokyo and with over 360 years of history, MUFG has aglobal network with approximately 2,500 locations in more than 50 countries. TheGroup has about 170,000 employees and offers services including commercialbanking, trust banking, securities, credit cards, consumer finance, asset management,and leasing. The Group aims to “be the world’s most trusted financial group” throughclose collaboration among our operating companies and flexibly respond to all of thefinancial needs of our customers, serving society, and fostering shared andsustainable growth for a better world. MUFG’s shares trade on the Tokyo, Nagoya,and New York stock exchanges.
For more information, visit https://www.mufg.jp/english.

About Mitsubishi UFJ Trust and Banking Corporation
Mitsubishi UFJ Trust and Banking Corporation, as a core member of MUFG, provides
its customers with a wide range of comprehensive financial solutions leveraging
unique and highly professional functions as a leading trust bank. Such financial
solutions include real estate, stock transfer agency, asset management and investor
services, and inheritance related services, in addition to banking operations. We aim
to realize our vision to be the trust bank that creates "a safe and affluent society" byalways supporting our customers' and society's challenges based on Trust.
For more information, visit https://www.tr.mufg.jp/english

About First Sentier Investors
First Sentier Investors manages US$180.9 billion in assets (as at 30 June 2021) on
behalf of institutional investors, pension funds, wholesale distributors, investment
platforms, financial advisers and their clients worldwide.
The firm operates as a standalone global investment management business withoffices across Europe, the Americas, and Asia Pacific. First Sentier Investors’
expertise spans a range of asset classes and specialist investment sectors focused

on delivering sustainable investment success based on responsible investment
principles.
Formerly known as First State Investments, the firm was acquired from theCommonwealth Bank of Australia in August 2019 by Mitsubishi UFJ Trust and Banking
Corporation, a wholly-owned subsidiary of Mitsubishi UFJ Financial Group, Inc.
For more information, visit www.firstsentierinvestors.com

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