ADDRESS THINGS THAT NEED TO CHANGE

We want to ensure that the sustainability preferences of our shareholders are communicated to the companies in which we invest and that important changes in the management of the companies are made when necessary.

You can find information about our approach and our funds' sustainability performance in our fund briefing papers and reports.

ESG blogs

Here you can find our blog posts on the topic of sustainability.

Within the framework of the European Commission's Green Consumption Pledge, we have committed ourselves to regularly informing our clients about current ESG topics and activities by publishing 100 articles on this topic on our financial blog until the end of 2023. 

 

Sustainable Footprint Report

In order to achieve the goals for sustainable development as set by the United Nations, it is not enough to limit impact
investments to just some niches. It is necessary to make impact in the environmental, social and corporate governance area the core parameter of all sustainable investment decisions. The sustainable footprint represents the first step towards rendering this impact measurable. Turning impact into a parameter for decision-making results in the sustainable footprint of the fund.

In Sustainable Footprint Report you can find information about ESGenius® rating and results of ESG factors in particular fund.

For the Sustainable Footprint, three criteria from the areas of environmental, social and corporate governance are selected, as they are well measurable for all sectors and therefore applicable for a weighted average for equity funds. Accordingly, we identify the carbon footprint, the independence of the supervisory board of the companies in the funds and calculate the value for the fund according to the weighting of the companies (corresponding for the entire investment universe of the fund). In the case of human rights violations, we measure the number of companies with violations. ESGenius® rating of the fund is a weighted average of the ESGenius® rating of companies in the fund. This means that each company in the fund has a ESGenius® rating based on our analysis and that of external research partners. Aggregated over the holdings, this results in an overall ESGenius® rating.

Sustainable Footprint Reports can be found here.