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Stephanie Maier

Stephanie Maier - Global Chief Sustainability Officer


Stephanie Maier is Global Chief Sustainability Officer, responsible for leading GAM’s sustainable and ESG (environmental, social and governance) strategy.

Stephanie joined GAM Investments in January 2021 from HSBC Global Asset Management, where she was Director for Responsible Investment. Prior to that, she spent seven years at Aviva Investors, latterly as Head of Responsible Investment Strategy and Research, and was formerly Head of Research for EIRIS, an ESG research and consultancy firm. Stephanie holds an MSc in Environmental Technology from Imperial College London, a BA in Biological Sciences from Oxford University and the Investment Management Certificate (IMC). She is based in London.

Stephanie Maier

My Insights

Investment Opinions
2024 Proxy Season: Key themes
08 April 2024

With the peak of the 2024 proxy season soon approaching, Simona Rubino from GAM’s Governance & Responsible Investing (GRI) team shares her views on six themes that she sees as priorities for this year and are likely to shape the shareholder meetings agenda.

GAM Explains
GAM Explains: SFDR
6 March 2024

At GAM Investments, our purpose is to protect and enhance our clients’ financial future. As part of this, we are constantly challenging ourselves to think beyond the obvious. In the GAM Explains series, we outline and explore key industry developments, concepts and less well-known asset classes.

Active Thinking
Active Thinking: Navigating key sustainable investing trends
01 March 2024

Stephanie Maier, Global Chief Sustainability Officer at GAM Investments, delves into the latest sustainability developments, exploring topics such as biodiversity credits, mandatory reporting and labelling.

Investment Opinions
A successful COP? Depends on your starting point
20 December 2023

COP28 concluded in early December. Was any tangible progress made this time? Stephanie Maier, Chief Sustainability Officer at GAM Investments, looks at what came out of it and what the implications are for the energy transition, biodiversity and the future.

My Videos

Active Thinking

11:16 min watch

Sustainable Investing – Stephanie Maier
19 October 2023

Stephanie Maier updates us on the major recent developments in sustainable investing, the importance of sustainability funds labelling, and the progress update on the 17 Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs).

Active Thinking

9:06 min watch

Sustainable Investing – Stephanie Maier
28 July 2023

Stephanie Maier highlights the most recent legislative, policy and industry developments in sustainable investing in her latest Active Thinking video, reflecting on the proliferation of climate dominating on companies’ shareholder resolutions and the increase in focus on nature and biodiversity.

My Awards

Capabilities
GAM wins at the ESG Investing Awards 2024
March 2024

GAM’s Sustainable Climate Bond strategy has been chosen as the best ESG Investment Fund in the Green, Social and Sustainability Bonds category at the ESG Investing Awards 2024.

The ESG Investing Awards evaluate the best companies, products, strategies and research on a global scale, winners are selected by a panel of judges consisting of financial market professionals, academics and independent experts.

Congratulations to Stephanie Maier, Chief Sustainability Officer at GAM and Romain Miginiac from the Atlanticomnium investment management team of the GAM Sustainable Climate Bond strategy.

Read more here.

People
Stephanie Maier included in Financial News's list of the Fifty Most Influential in Sustainable Finance 2023
September 2023

GAM’s Stephanie Maier, Global Head of Sustainable and Impact Investment, has been included in Financial News's second annual list of the Fifty Most Influential in Sustainable Finance 2023.

The list recognises those with a proven track record in sustainability, as well as individuals who have demonstrated real influence through their roles.

Read more here.

Capabilities
GAM awarded “Green bond fund of the year” at the Environmental Finance Awards
April 2023

GAM’s Sustainable Climate Bond strategy was named Green bond fund of the year at the Environmental Finance Awards in its first full year in existence. The judges said it was an “interesting” and “thoughtful” strategy to use green bonds to channel green finance to a broader pool than just the large corporate green bond issuers.

Read more here.

People
Stephanie Maier ‘Highly Commended’ in Investment Week Women in Investment Awards
November 2022

GAM Investments’ Stephanie Maier, Global Head of Sustainable and Impact Investment, was highly commended in the ‘Sustainable and ESG Investment Woman of the Year (large firms)’ category at the Investment Week Women in Investment Awards 2022.

The awards, now in their sixth year, not only honour the inspiring achievements of women across all parts of the investment industry but play a role in helping accelerate the pace of change towards a more diverse and inclusive investment industry.

Click here to see the full list of winners.