Marte Borhaug

Head of ESG
15 years industry experience

Biography

Marte is a Portfolio Manager and Head of ESG for the International Equity team, based in London. She joined Morgan Stanley in 2021 and has 14 years of experience in sustainability, six of which in financial services. She was previously the Global Head of Sustainable Outcomes at Aviva Investors. She joined Aviva from the Confederation of British Industry (CBI) where she was Head of Financial Services and Corporate Governance. Prior to this, she led sustainable finance campaigns at the EU public affairs consultancy, The Brussels Office and the Mission of Norway to the EU. Marte holds an MSc in European Political Economy from the London School of Economics. She is co-chair of the 30% Club Investor Group, an advisor to Rosa UK, a charity that funds grassroots women’s organisations and a mentor at the social accelerator Bethnal Green Ventures.

Marte is a member of the
International Equity Team

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Strategies

Strategy Name	Description
Global Franchise Strategy	Concentrated portfolio of 20-40 high quality global businesses, characterized by hard-to-replicate intangible assets, high returns on operating capital employed and strong free cash flow generation. Designed for investors who seek capital growth, earnings resilience and reduced downside participation.
Global Quality Strategy	Invests in high quality resilient companies with strong management, high returns on capital, and strong free-cash-flow generation.
Global Sustain Strategy	Invests in 25-50 high quality global businesses, characterized by hard-to-replicate intangible assets, high returns on operating capital employed and strong free cash flow generation. Designed for investors who seek capital growth, earnings resilience and reduced downside participation – while avoiding exposure to business activities such as alcohol, tobacco, fossil fuels and weapons.
International Equity Strategy	Seeks to maintain a diversified portfolio of companies that are primarily domiciled outside of the U.S.
American Resilience Strategy	Invests in 20-50 high quality, predominantly US companies, characterized by hard-to-replicate intangible assets, high returns on operating capital employed and strong free cash flow generation. Designed for investors who seek capital growth, earnings resilience and reduced downside participation.
International Resilience Strategy	Invests in 20-50 high quality, predominantly non-U.S. companies, characterized by hard-to-replicate intangible assets, high returns on operating capital employed and strong free cash flow generation. Designed for investors who seek capital growth, earnings resilience and reduced downside participation.

Global Franchise Strategy

Concentrated portfolio of 20-40 high quality global businesses, characterized by hard-to-replicate intangible assets, high returns on operating capital employed and strong free cash flow generation. Designed for investors who seek capital growth, earnings resilience and reduced downside participation.

Global Quality Strategy

Invests in high quality resilient companies with strong management, high returns on capital, and strong free-cash-flow generation.

Global Sustain Strategy

Invests in 25-50 high quality global businesses, characterized by hard-to-replicate intangible assets, high returns on operating capital employed and strong free cash flow generation. Designed for investors who seek capital growth, earnings resilience and reduced downside participation – while avoiding exposure to business activities such as alcohol, tobacco, fossil fuels and weapons.

International Equity Strategy

Seeks to maintain a diversified portfolio of companies that are primarily domiciled outside of the U.S.

American Resilience Strategy

Invests in 20-50 high quality, predominantly US companies, characterized by hard-to-replicate intangible assets, high returns on operating capital employed and strong free cash flow generation. Designed for investors who seek capital growth, earnings resilience and reduced downside participation.

International Resilience Strategy

Invests in 20-50 high quality, predominantly non-U.S. companies, characterized by hard-to-replicate intangible assets, high returns on operating capital employed and strong free cash flow generation. Designed for investors who seek capital growth, earnings resilience and reduced downside participation.