VanEck is a PRI signatory and as an investment manager, VanEck acts in the best long-term interests of its clients. Van Eck believes that environmental, social, and corporate governance (ESG) issues can affect the performance of investment portfolios (to varying degrees across companies, sectors, regions and asset classes and through time). Founded in New York in 1955, VanEck was among the first asset managers helping investors achieve greater diversification through global investing. In Australia our range of Exchange Traded Funds (ETFs) provide investors with: opportunities to asset classes often underrepresented in investor portfolios; or beyond-the-usual approaches to established investment categories. In 2018 VanEck announced the launch of the VanEck Vectors MSCI International Sustainable Equity ETF (ASX: ESGI) which gives Australians access to a true-to-label sustainable international equity portfolio encompassing a combination of values-based and impact investing via a single trade on ASX.