Timeline

Following the establishment of Comgest in Paris in 1985, Jean-François and shortly thereafter, Wedig, begin advising on Asian (including Japan) and European Equities with a focus on Quality Growth

Vincent Strauss joins Comgest and launches the Global Emerging Markets (GEM) Equity strategy

Vincent Strauss becomes CEO

Comgest becomes signatory to the UN Principles for Responsible Investment

Comgest formalises commitment to responsible investing by becoming a signatory to the Principles for Responsible Investment.

Comgest implements proprietary ESG “Quality Levels” assigned to companies - impacting the discount rate applied in valuation models

Comgest implements an “in-house” Responsible Voting Policy

Arnaud Cosserat becomes CEO, having joined Comgest in 1996 as an Analyst/Portfolio Manager of the Pan-Europe Equity strategy

Comgest adopts a Responsible Investment Policy to further integrate environmental, social and governance criteria

Comgest pledges our support for the Task Force on Climate-related Financial Disclosures

The foundation is dedicated to organising and coordinating the philanthropic pursuits of Comgest

The same quality growth style as our core strategies with an enhanced exclusion policy designed to comply with leading European ESG labels.

Comgest becomes a signatory to the Net Zero Asset Managers initiative and UK Stewardship Code

Jan-Peter Dolff appointed Group CEO, having previously been Group COO. He joined Comgest in 1997 as an Analyst/Portfolio Manager for US and European equities.