For the due diligence on primary and secondary investments, Deutsche Finance is implementing a process to request any fund manager to complete an ESG questionnaire (referencing to UNPRI Questionnaire), which evaluates how fund managers considers ESG in their investment process and what policies they have in place. This process may also include any measures taken by European regulatory activities driven by ESMA.
Deutsche Finance will further include ESG-related side letter language in investment documentation with investment partners to ensure that the responsible investment objectives of Deutsche Finance Group are met.
Deutsche Finance will implement a yearly Reporting and Monitoring process to collect informaton about ESG goals reached and compliance of fund managers with ESG information provided.