abrdn SICAV I - Asian SDG Equity Fund
SRI Style:
Sustainability Tilt
SDR Labelling:
Not eligible to use label (out of scope)
Product:
SICAV/Overseas
Fund Region:
Asia Pacific
Fund Asset Type:
Equity
Launch Date:
25/08/2020
Last Amended:
Oct 2022
Dialshifter (
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Fund/Portfolio Size:
£11.49m
(as at: 30/11/2025)
Total Screened Themed SRI Assets:
£29131.00m
(as at: 30/06/2022)
Total Responsible Ownership Assets:
£29131.00m
(as at: 30/06/2022)
Total Assets Under Management:
£508407.00m
(as at: 30/06/2022)
ISIN:
LU2124053708, LU2124053963, LU2153591313, LU2153593442, LU2124054003, LU2124053880, LU2153591404, LU2153591743
Sustainable, Responsible
&/or ESG Overview:
No response when requested update from manager (September 2025)
Please note: Fund manager happy with infomation displayed (as at July 2023)
The fund aims to generate growth over the long term by investing at least 70% of the Funds assets in equities and equity-related securities of companies listed, incorporated or domiciled in Asia Pacific countries (excluding Japan), or companies that derive a significant proportion of their revenues or profits from Asia Pacific (excluding Japan) operations or have a significant proportion of their assets in those countries and which are aligned with achieving the United Nation's Sustainable Development Goals ("UN SDGs"). The Fund may also invest in equities and equity-related securities of companies that have a connection with a Frontier Market (as per the various criteria outlined above) and which are also aligned with achieving the UN SDGs. The Fund may invest up to 30% of its net assets in Mainland China equities and equity-related securities, although only up to 10% of its net assets may be invested directly through available QFII and RQFII quotas, the Shanghai-HK and Shenzhen-HK Stock Connect.
Primary fund last amended:
Oct 2022
Information directly from fund manager.
Fund Filters
Climate Change & Energy
Aims to ensure holdings will reduce their greenhouse gas emissions in line with targets set at COP21 in Paris. The core aim is to help achieve ‘net zero emissions by 2050’ and a ‘maximum global temperature increase of +1.5 to +2 degrees above preindustrial levels’. Strategies and opinions vary.
Governance & Management
Exclude companies that are subject to United Nations sanctions. See eg https://main.un.org/securitycouncil/en/content/un-sc-consolidated-list
Intended Clients & Product Options
Designed to meet the needs of individual investors with an interest in ‘Impact investment’ which help or support the delivery of positive social or environmental impacts (or societal/real world outcomes) by investing in companies regarded as beneficial to people and / or the planet. Strategies vary.
Labels & Accreditations
Find options classified under Article 9 of the EU’s SFDR (Sustainable Finance Disclosure Requirements). Article 9 of the SFDR applies to financial products that have sustainable investment 'objectives' - including emissions reduction objectives. (These may currently be referred to as 'impact' funds or aiming to deliver clear, specific positive outcomes.) These rules do not currently apply in the UK so product managers may leave this field blank.
Fund Management Company Information
About The Business
The leadership team of this fund / asset manager have performance targets linked to environmental goals.
Collaborations & Affiliations
A member of the Taskforce for Nature Related Financial Disclosures group which aims to aid risk management and shift money towards nature-positive outcomes.
Climate & Net Zero Transition
This fund / asset management company has set a date by which they plan to achieve net zero greenhouse gas / CO2e emissions.
This fund / asset management company plans to achieve net zero greenhouse gas (CO2e) emissions with the help of a scheme that will lock away an amount of carbon that is equivalent to the company’s own emissions – so that the end result is ‘net zero’. Calculations and scope vary.
Transparency
This fund / asset management company has published a plan that explains how they are to become a sustainable business - without significant negative environmental or social impacts.
This fund / asset management company has published a plan that explains how they will align to the climate change commitments made at the Paris Climate Talks, COP21.
This fund / asset management company has published a plan that explains how they are going to achieve net zero greenhouse gas / CO2e emissions.
Find fund / asset management companies that have supplied Dialshifter information. See Dialshifter tab within record for more information.
Sustainable, Responsible &/or ESG Policy:
abrdn's sustainable Development Equity investments seek to generate strong long-term performance by allocating capital to companies that may deliver a strong financial return and demonstrate – via their products, services, and actions – an active and material alignment to one or more of the United Nation’s (UN) Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs).
Assessment criteria
Our Sustainable Development Equity strategies will follow a fundamental, bottom-up investment research process in which ESG analysis and company engagement are integral parts of our assessment of the investment potential of all companies.
We will invest in companies with a minimum of 20% of their revenue, capital or operating expenditure – or research and development – linked to the UN’s SDG. We will also invest up to 20% in SDG leaders. These are companies that are considered to be integral to the supply chain for progressing towards the UN’s SDG’s, but do not currently meet the 20% materiality requirement. Distinct company research notes for each stock in the Sustainable Development funds capture and formally document the SDG impact made by each company and the needs they meet.
Screening
The sustainable development strategies will apply binary screens in order to exclude companies that operate or generate significant revenues in certain sectors. It will also exclude companies which have failed to uphold one or more of the UN Global Compact’s ’10 principles’ which are derived from the Universal Declaration of Human Rights, the International Labour Organization’s Declaration on Fundamental Principles and Rights at Work, the Rio Declaration on Environment and Development, and the United Nations Convention Against Corruption. Further information on these can be viewed at https://www.unglobalcompact.org/what-is-gc/mission/principles. The strategy will exclude companies which:
- have a revenue contribution of 10% or more from gambling
- have a revenue contribution of 10% or more from alcohol manufacturing, distributing, retailing, licensing, and supplying alcoholic products.
- have a revenue contribution of 10% or more from tobacco or are tobacco manufacturers
- have failed to uphold one or more principles of the UN Global Compact
- are involved in controversial weapons covering; cluster munitions, anti-personnel landmines, nuclear weapons, chemical and biological weapons, depleted uranium ammunition and blinding lasers
- have a revenue contribution of 10% or more from the manufacture or sale of conventional weapons or weapons support systems
- have any revenue contribution from thermal coal extraction
- have any revenue contribution from unconventional and conventional oil and gas extraction or are investing in new unconventional extraction capacity in their operations
- are directly involved in electricity generation which has a carbon emission intensity inconsistent with the Paris Agreement 2 degrees scenario
- are directly investing in new thermal coal or nuclear electricity generation capacity in their own operations
- are state-owned enterprises in countries subject to international sanctions or that materially violate universal basic principles.
The funds will target a Carbon Intensity lower than the benchmark as measured by the ASI Carbon Footprint tool (which uses Trucost data for Scope 1&2 emissions).
SDR Labelling:
Not eligible to use label (out of scope)
Literature
| Fund Name | SRI Style | SDR Labelling | Product | Region | Asset Type | Launch Date | Last Amended |
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abrdn SICAV I - Asian SDG Equity Fund |
Sustainability Tilt | Not eligible to use label (out of scope) | SICAV/Overseas | Asia Pacific | Equity | 25/08/2020 | Oct 2022 | |
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Fund/Portfolio Size: £11.49m (as at: 30/11/2025) Total Screened Themed SRI Assets: £29131.00m (as at: 30/06/2022) Total Responsible Ownership Assets: £29131.00m (as at: 30/06/2022) Total Assets Under Management: £508407.00m (as at: 30/06/2022) ISIN: LU2124053708, LU2124053963, LU2153591313, LU2153593442, LU2124054003, LU2124053880, LU2153591404, LU2153591743 |
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Sustainable, Responsible &/or ESG OverviewNo response when requested update from manager (September 2025) Please note: Fund manager happy with infomation displayed (as at July 2023)
The fund aims to generate growth over the long term by investing at least 70% of the Funds assets in equities and equity-related securities of companies listed, incorporated or domiciled in Asia Pacific countries (excluding Japan), or companies that derive a significant proportion of their revenues or profits from Asia Pacific (excluding Japan) operations or have a significant proportion of their assets in those countries and which are aligned with achieving the United Nation's Sustainable Development Goals ("UN SDGs"). The Fund may also invest in equities and equity-related securities of companies that have a connection with a Frontier Market (as per the various criteria outlined above) and which are also aligned with achieving the UN SDGs. The Fund may invest up to 30% of its net assets in Mainland China equities and equity-related securities, although only up to 10% of its net assets may be invested directly through available QFII and RQFII quotas, the Shanghai-HK and Shenzhen-HK Stock Connect. |
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Primary fund last amended: Oct 2022 |
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Fund FiltersClimate Change & Energy
Paris aligned strategy
Aims to ensure holdings will reduce their greenhouse gas emissions in line with targets set at COP21 in Paris. The core aim is to help achieve ‘net zero emissions by 2050’ and a ‘maximum global temperature increase of +1.5 to +2 degrees above preindustrial levels’. Strategies and opinions vary. Governance & Management
UN sanctions exclusion
Exclude companies that are subject to United Nations sanctions. See eg https://main.un.org/securitycouncil/en/content/un-sc-consolidated-list Intended Clients & Product Options
Intended for clients who want to have a positive impact
Designed to meet the needs of individual investors with an interest in ‘Impact investment’ which help or support the delivery of positive social or environmental impacts (or societal/real world outcomes) by investing in companies regarded as beneficial to people and / or the planet. Strategies vary. Labels & Accreditations
SFDR Article 9 fund / product (EU)
Find options classified under Article 9 of the EU’s SFDR (Sustainable Finance Disclosure Requirements). Article 9 of the SFDR applies to financial products that have sustainable investment 'objectives' - including emissions reduction objectives. (These may currently be referred to as 'impact' funds or aiming to deliver clear, specific positive outcomes.) These rules do not currently apply in the UK so product managers may leave this field blank. Fund Management Company InformationAbout The Business
Senior management KPIs include environmental goals (AFM companywide)
The leadership team of this fund / asset manager have performance targets linked to environmental goals. Collaborations & Affiliations
TNFD forum member (AFM companywide)
A member of the Taskforce for Nature Related Financial Disclosures group which aims to aid risk management and shift money towards nature-positive outcomes. Climate & Net Zero Transition
Net Zero - have set a Net Zero target date (AFM companywide)
This fund / asset management company has set a date by which they plan to achieve net zero greenhouse gas / CO2e emissions.
Carbon offsetting - offset carbon as part of net zero plan (AFM companywide)
This fund / asset management company plans to achieve net zero greenhouse gas (CO2e) emissions with the help of a scheme that will lock away an amount of carbon that is equivalent to the company’s own emissions – so that the end result is ‘net zero’. Calculations and scope vary. Transparency
Sustainability transition plan publicly available (AFM companywide)
This fund / asset management company has published a plan that explains how they are to become a sustainable business - without significant negative environmental or social impacts.
Paris Alignment plan publicly available (AFM companywide)
This fund / asset management company has published a plan that explains how they will align to the climate change commitments made at the Paris Climate Talks, COP21.
Net Zero transition plan publicly available (AFM companywide)
This fund / asset management company has published a plan that explains how they are going to achieve net zero greenhouse gas / CO2e emissions.
Dialshifter statement
Find fund / asset management companies that have supplied Dialshifter information. See Dialshifter tab within record for more information. Sustainable, Responsible &/or ESG Policy:abrdn's sustainable Development Equity investments seek to generate strong long-term performance by allocating capital to companies that may deliver a strong financial return and demonstrate – via their products, services, and actions – an active and material alignment to one or more of the United Nation’s (UN) Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs). Assessment criteria Our Sustainable Development Equity strategies will follow a fundamental, bottom-up investment research process in which ESG analysis and company engagement are integral parts of our assessment of the investment potential of all companies. We will invest in companies with a minimum of 20% of their revenue, capital or operating expenditure – or research and development – linked to the UN’s SDG. We will also invest up to 20% in SDG leaders. These are companies that are considered to be integral to the supply chain for progressing towards the UN’s SDG’s, but do not currently meet the 20% materiality requirement. Distinct company research notes for each stock in the Sustainable Development funds capture and formally document the SDG impact made by each company and the needs they meet. Screening The sustainable development strategies will apply binary screens in order to exclude companies that operate or generate significant revenues in certain sectors. It will also exclude companies which have failed to uphold one or more of the UN Global Compact’s ’10 principles’ which are derived from the Universal Declaration of Human Rights, the International Labour Organization’s Declaration on Fundamental Principles and Rights at Work, the Rio Declaration on Environment and Development, and the United Nations Convention Against Corruption. Further information on these can be viewed at https://www.unglobalcompact.org/what-is-gc/mission/principles. The strategy will exclude companies which:
The funds will target a Carbon Intensity lower than the benchmark as measured by the ASI Carbon Footprint tool (which uses Trucost data for Scope 1&2 emissions). Dialshifter (Corporate)Our organisation is helping to support the Paris Climate Agreement and the Race to Net Zero by… abrdn strongly supports the objectives of the Paris Agreement. We are committed to playing a constructive role in the decarbonisation of the global economy and serving the long-term interests of our clients. We have developed a business-wide approach to support the goals of the Paris Agreement based on five principles:
SDR Labelling:Not eligible to use label (out of scope) Literature |
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