All portfolios do not invest in companies involved with controversial weapons, companies which are in serious breach of the ten Principles of the Global Compact, and companies which have significant exposure to coal extraction or coal-fired electricity generation.
In addition, for some portfolios we also exclude companies known to have fossil fuel reserves, and companies involved with certain controversial business activities such as tobacco, adult entertainment, stem cell research, and companies with the lowest ESG rating as provided by an external ESG research provider.
Additionally, we manage SRI-screened versions of our Water strategy for some clients based on their criteria, and we comply with Febelfin screens for our KBI Water Fund, which is a UCITS. For another subset of clients, we also screen out countries that these clients wish to avoid based on support for objectionable activities.