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Impact/Article 9 SFDR
These are very specific investment strategies with an ecologic or social focus. Social and/or ecologic progress should be further advanced. Impact becomes visible and is reported on regularly. These investment funds comply with Article 9 SFDR.
Responsible/Article 8 SFDR
Ecological, social and governance data lead to a proprietary ESG-rating.
The best-in-class approach guarantees that, in each industry, the most sustainable corporations get selected. Strict exclusion criteria from all perspectives of sustainability. These investment funds comply with Article 8 SFDR.
Integration/Article 8 SFDR
Integration means to include ESG-criteria in the investment process, because they can have a positive financial impact - e.g. corporations with a high ESG-risk are excluded. Analysts identify investments whose ESG-characteristics should be reflected in terms of economic advantages, and then recommend them. These investment funds comply with Article 8 SFDR.
Sustainability: Classification according to the EU Disclosure Regulation
In accordance with the EU Disclosure Regulation, investment funds are classified by the asset management company into three categories with regard to their sustainable characteristics: Article 9 (sustainable), Article 8 (sustainable) and Article 6 (non-sustainable).
Investment funds classified as Article 9 are those which have a sustainable investment objective, while those classified as Article 8 actively promote or at least consider sustainable characteristics.
Sustainability: Consideration of environmentally sustainable economic activities
The EU taxonomy serves to make sustainable economic activities measurable and comparable.
Currently, ecological sustainable criteria such as climate protection or adaptation to climate change are taken into account - further criteria have already been announced.
Investment funds that consider environmentally sustainable economic activities select their investments also according whether their business activities meet the criteria required by the taxonomy and thus make a significant contribution to environmental protection.
Sustainability: Consideration of Principal Adverse Impacts (PAIs)
PAIs (Principal Adverse Impacts) are the key environmental, social and governance factors that have a negative impact on sustainability, such as CO2 emissions, hazardous waste, violation of human rights and corruption.
Investment funds that consider these indicators select their investments to reduce the most important negative effects on sustainability factors on the environmental, social issues and corporate governance.