| ISIN | LU0278272413 |
| Launch date |
01/10/2000 |
| Available in |
BE, DE, DK, FR, GB, LU, NL |
| Fund type |
Equity Fund |
| Kind of fund |
Sustainability and ethical funds / Sustainability-/ Ethical fund |
| Aim of investment |
The investment objective of the sub-fund is long-term growth of net assets |
| Investment strategy |
The strategy for the selection of companies, that might be eligible for an investment, that is, those companies that are being considered sustainable by the company, is essentially determined by the factors "People" and "Planet".
The strategy for the selection of government bonds, that are eligible for an investment, is essentially determined by the factor "Democracy" (i.e. "People").
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| Investment process |
The Triodos Sustainable Equity Fund invests in stocks issued by listed companies that achieve superior social, environmental and financial performance.
Company shares
Our sustainability research team filters out companies according to a series of sustainability criteria and gets into a dialogue with these companies. The selection process for the investment universe consists of three steps:
1. Sustainable activities
For the investment universe, we select companies that generate over 50 percent of its revenues from sustainable products or services that contribute to a clean planet, to a healthy life or to protect the climate
2. Comparison
Companies that do not offer typical sustainable products or services will be analyzed on its performance on environmental, social and corporate governance. The top 50 percent of firms in a particular sector are eligible for an investment.
3. Exclusion criteria
Additionally all selected companies will be filtered according to strict exclusion criteria.
In practice, this then means that only 22 percent of the analyzed companies are chosen for the investment universe
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| Positive criteria |
For the investment universe, we select companies that generate over 50 percent of its revenues from sustainable products or services that contribute ; to a clean planet, to a healthy life or to protect the climate. |
| Negative criteria for stocks and corporate bonds |
Governance:
- corruption and bribery
- violations of OECD guidelines for multinational enterprises
- violations of the UN Global Compact
Ethical and Social:
- exploitative child labour
- discrimination against women
- discrimination against minorities
- banned weapons
- gambling
- child labour
- weapons of mass destruction (ABC/CBRN)
- fur industry
- pornography
- violations regarding human dignity
- cluster bombs and anti-personnel mines
- tobacco products
- animal experimentation
- inhibiting union activities
- violations of human rights
- violations of the ILO protocol
- violations of democratic and political basic rights
- violations of social law and/or consumer protection law
- violations of non-proliferation treaties of non-nuclear weapons*
- weapons/armaments
- forced labour
Environment:
- chlorine or agrochemicals (e.g. biocides)
- fossil fuels
- genetic engineering
- genetic engineering (agriculture)
- production of long-lasting harmful organic substances
production of long-lasting harmful organic substances
- intensive agriculture
- nuclear power
- nuclear energy (operation or component manufacture)
- coal
- unsustainable forestry
- oil from oilsands
Other:
- exploitation of the environment or employees or society
- controversial business practices
- intensive livestock farming
- violation of laws or prosecution regarding relevant ESG criteria
- Systematic lobbying towards public institutions to reduce environmental, health and social standards
- environmentally harmful conduct
- abnormalities in balance of accounts /unethical compensation
- insufficient social protection of employees
- violations of security and health regulations
- violations of laws
- violations of essential international environmental agreements
- violations of antitrust-law
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| Negative criteria for government bonds |
Other:
- authoritarian regime
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| Research done by |
Triodos Investment Management |
This fund profile is aligned with the fund company.