Aegon Fidelity Sustainable Global Equity Pn
SRI Style:
Sustainability Tilt
SDR Labelling:
-
Product:
Pension
Fund Region:
Global
Fund Asset Type:
Equity
Launch Date:
08/08/2008
Last Amended:
Jul 2026
Dialshifter (
):
Fund/Portfolio Size:
£10.21m
(as at: 30/06/2026)
ISIN:
GB00B3FG3600
Objectives:
The fund aims to increase the value of your investment over a period of five years or more. The fund will invest at least 70% in companies which contribute to positive environmental and/or social outcomes as identified by the UN SDG or the EU Taxonomy and related to themes of health and nutrition, financial inclusion and resilience, decarbonisation, innovation and sustainable infrastructure, and resource efficiency.
The fund invests at least 70% in the shares of companies globally the majority of whose business activities (e.g.50% or more of revenue) contribute to the positive environmental and social outcomes of the fund’s objectives (the Standard of Sustainability). The fund may invest up to 30% in the shares of companies and collective investment schemes aligned with the financial objective and which do not conflict with it. The fund may invest up to 30% in the shares of companies in emerging markets.
Sustainable, Responsible
&/or ESG Overview:
The fund aims to achieve capital growth over the long term by investing in companies which are aligned with the UN SDGs. The fund aims to hold a concentrated portfolio of 40-60 stocks and is actively managed. The Portfolio Managers identify suitable investment opportunities for the fund utilising in-house research and investment capability. The fund is expected to have a lower carbon footprint compared to that of the index.
With our proprietary ESG integrated fundamental research capabilities, as well as our access to company management, we have the ability to engage with and to influence company management to improve practices.
This fund, with a dedicated sustainable exposure to the world’s major equity markets, aims for delivery of outperformance versus the benchmark along with adhering to higher standards of sustainable investing.
Primary fund last amended:
Jul 2026
Information directly from fund manager.
Fund Filters
Sustainability - General
Has policies that consider (environmental and social) sustainability issues. Strategies vary but are likely to consider environmental issues like climate change, carbon emissions, biodiversity loss, resource management, environmental impacts; and social issues like equal opportunities, human rights, labour standards, diversity and adherence to internationally recognised codes. See individual entry information.
Has a significant focus on sustainability issues
Aim to encourage higher sustainability standards through responsible ownership / stewardship / engagement / voting activity
Use the UN Global Compact to inform or help direct where they can or cannot invest. Will typically not invest in companies with significant breaches (low standards) - strategies vary. (The UNGC covers a wide range of issues - search 'UNGC'). See https://unglobalcompact.org/
Aim to invest (and manage assets) in ways that help to address all or some of the UN's Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs). See https://sdgs.un.org/goals).
Environmental - General
Has policies which relate to environmental issues. These will typically set out their stance on issues such as pollution, climate change, resource management, biodiversity loss, carbon emissions, plastics and/or additional environmental impacts. Strategies vary.
Climate Change & Energy
Has policies (documented strategies that explain their position) on climate change related issues such as greenhouse gas/carbon emissions, net zero, transitioning to lower carbon. Strategies vary.
Avoid investment in major coal, oil and/or gas (extraction) companies. Strategies vary.
Avoid companies involved in fracking and tar sands - which are widely regarded as controversial methods of oil and gas extraction. Strategies vary.
Avoid companies that are involved in extracting oil from the Arctic regions.
Avoid investing in companies / assets with coal, oil and gas reserves. See individual entry information for further details.
Encourage the transition to lower carbon activities through asset selection and / or responsible ownership activity.
Will only invest in companies that report greenhouse gas emissions in line with this international reporting framework. See https://www.fsb-tcfd.org/ https ://www.ifrs.org/sustainability/tcfd/
Requires all, or most of, the assets they invest in to have a ‘net zero action plan’ - describing how they will reduce their greenhouse gas emissions.
Social / Employment
Has policies which set out their approach to social issues (e.g. human rights, labour standards, equal opportunities, child labour and/or adherence to internationally recognised codes such as the UN Global Compact). Strategies with social policies typically avoid companies with low standards and/or work to encourage higher standards. See fund information for detail.
Has a labour standards policy - likely to mean they will invest in / favour companies that have higher employment related standards and avoid those with low standards. Strategies vary. See eg https://www.ilo.org/international-labour-standards
Ethical Values Led Exclusions
Has policies that set out their position on ethical or 'personal values' based issues. Strategies vary.
Companies are excluded if they are involved in any aspect of the production chain for tobacco products, including cigarettes, vaping, e-cigarettes, chewing tobacco and cigars.
Companies are excluded if they make more than 5% of their revenue from the manufacture, sale or distribution of tobacco products including cigarettes, vaping, e-cigarettes, chewing tobacco and cigars.
Excludes companies which make controversial weapons such as landmines, cluster munitions and chemical weapons.
Avoids companies that manufacture weapons intended specifically for military use. Strategies vary - may or may not include non-strategic military products.
Has a written civilian firearms exclusion policy - meaning that they will not invest in companies that make (or perhaps also sell) handguns made for non-military users.
Human Rights
Has policies relating to human rights issues. Typically require companies to demonstrate higher standards, although some managers work to encourage improvements. Investee companies are often judged against internationally agreed norms or standards. Strategies vary.
Has policies to avoid companies that employ children.
Has policies that exclude companies or other assets which operate in, or are owned by regimes which are not democratic, or where people may be oppressed. May use eg. Freedom House research. Strategies vary.
Has policies or a theme that relates to the responsible management of supply chains. These may relate to employment issues, notably people employed by their suppliers, as well as the sourcing of materials and products.
Gilts & Sovereigns
Does not invest in / excludes 'sovereigns' - debt issued by governments. See eg https://www.investopedia.com/terms/s/sovereign-debt.asp
Governance & Management
Has policies that relate to corporate governance issues such as board structure, executive remuneration, bribery and/or corporate corruption. These funds will typically avoid companies with poor practices. Strategies vary.
Avoids investing in companies with poor governance practices.(e.g. board structure, management practices etc.) Views may however vary on what counts as 'poor' practices - and funds may not immediately divest as they may prefer to work to encourage higher standards.
Exclude companies that are subject to United Nations sanctions. See eg https://main.un.org/securitycouncil/en/content/un-sc-consolidated-list
Has policies explaining how managers will respond to assets / companies that do not comply with relevant anti-bribery and anti-corruption standards or laws. Strategies vary; options include stewardship/ engagement and divestment - or a combination.
Has policies explaining how the managers take into account digital/cyber security related risks. Cyber policies will typically favour companies with higher standards or that are helping to solve problems - but strategies vary.
Encourage the companies they invest in to have more diverse board structures (e.g. more women on boards)
Encourage the banks and insurance companies they invest in to publish climate change related financial information - as set out by the Task Force on Climate Related Financial Disclosures (with the aim of helping investors measure and respond to climate risk).
Aim to encourage higher ESG standards through responsible ownership / stewardship / engagement /voting activity
Product / Service Governance
Find fund / asset managers that factor in 'environmental, social and governance' issues as part of their investment decision making process. A focus on 'ESG' typically means a fund is carrying out additional research to help reduce ESG related risks. It does not necessarily mean a focus on sustainability. Strategies vary. See fund literature.
Asset Size
Invests more than half of their money into what are commonly regarded as 'large companies'. This will typically mean that the market capitalisation (or value) of the companies they hold is in excess of £5 to £10 billion.
Invests mainly in larger companies / assets. (e.g. over circa £5-£10bn)
Targeted Positive Investments
Invests >25% of their capital in companies where a major part of their business is focused on helping to address environmental or social challenges.
Invests >50% of their capital in companies where a major part of their business is focused on helping to address environmental or social challenges.
How The Fund/Portfolio Works
Focuses on finding and investing in companies with positive / beneficial attributes. This strategy can be applied in addition to exclusion criteria and engagement/stewardship activity.
Has principle 'ethical approach' to avoid companies by using negative screening criteria. Strategies vary.
Invest more heavily in assets which have higher ESG ratings/standards or scores and less heavily in companies with lower ESG ratings. Where this is central to the strategy you should expect assets in most sectors. Strategies vary.
Aims to avoid companies that do significant harm. This originates from the EU’s sustainable finance ‘DNSH’ (do no significant harm) work, which is not necessarily used by UK investors.
Investment selection process uses internationally agreed 'norms' (e.g. United Nations Global Compact - UNGC - or the UN Sustainable Development Goals - SDGs) alongside additional SRI criteria such as positive or negative stock selection policies and/or stewardship strategies.
Invests in assets which have an ESG strategy (which is typically focused on avoiding companies that pose environmental, social or governance related risks) together with additional criteria such as positive and/or negative screens, themes and stewardship strategies.
Focuses on the careful management of environmental, social and governance (ESG) related risks - typically by avoiding or being underweight in companies seen as posing major risks in these areas (i.e. not necessarily by using themes, exclusions etc).
Publish explanations of their ethical, social and/or environmental policies online (i.e. investment decision making strategies/ buy/sell &/or asset management strategies).
Has changed its mandate. It was previously not an ESG/sustainable fund. The information published here shows the upgraded strategy.
Unscreened Assets & Cash
Holds between 70-79% of assets which align to the sustainability objectives; which are not being held purely for risk management purposes, such as derivatives and cash equivalent assets.
All assets - except cash - meet the sustainability criteria published in strategy documentation.
Intended Clients & Product Options
Designed to meet the needs of individual investors with an interest in sustainability issues.
Available via a tax efficient ISA product wrapper.
Fund Management Company Information
About The Business
Finds fund / asset management companies that have a published company wide stewardship, engagement and / or responsible ownership policy or strategy that covers all investments. Stewardship typically involves encouraging higher ESG standards through voting and dialogue.
Find fund / asset management companies that actively encourage higher 'environmental, social and governance' and / or 'sustainable and responsible investment' practices across investee companies - typically where the aim is to encourage positive change that is aligned with the best interests of investors. Strategies vary. See additional information and options.
Find fund / asset managers that vote all* the shares they own at Annual General Meetings and Extraordinary General Meetings. A commitment to voting shares is a key indicator of 'responsible share ownership' demonstrating their support for or disagreement with management policy. (*situations can legitimately, occasionally occur where voting proves impossible, but in principle all shares should be voted.)
Find fund / asset managers that consider responsible ownership and ESG to be a key differentiator for their business.
Find fund / asset management companies that take sustainability criteria into account when selecting and/or managing all of their property / real estate investments.
The leadership team of this fund / asset manager have performance targets linked to environmental goals.
Find fund / asset management companies that aim to align all their investments (across all funds) to help meet the aims of the UN Sustainable Development Goals.
Find options run by managers that apply Responsible ownership or 'Stewardship' policies to all or most of their investment assets. This means active involvement (e.g. voting, dialogue) with the companies across all or most funds, products and services.
Find fund / asset management companies that consider environmental, social and governance (ESG) issues when deciding whether or not to invest in a company for all / almost all of their funds and other assets. This is increasingly seen as part of sound risk management.
Finds organisations / fund managers that have an in-house (company wide) diversity improvement programme - meaning that they are working to ensure that within their own businesses they employ people from diverse backgrounds - often typically focused on ethnicity and/or sex.
Find fund / asset management companies that encourage the companies they invest in to have strong diversity, race, gender and other equality policies across all assets held, not simply screened or themed SRI/ESG funds. (ie Asset Management company wide).
This fund / asset management company invests in companies which have recently listed on a stock exchange (which is important as it can help grow new businesses).
Fund management entity offers unstructured intermediary training on sustainable investment (ie for financial advisers and wealth managers)
Fund management entity offers unstructured intermediary training on sustainable investment (ie for financial advisers and wealth managers)
Collaborations & Affiliations
Find fund / asset management companies that have signed up to the UN backed 'Principles of Responsible Investment'.
Find fund / asset management companies that are members of UKSIF - the UK Sustainable Investment and Finance association
A member of the Taskforce for Nature Related Financial Disclosures group which aims to aid risk management and shift money towards nature-positive outcomes.
Fund management entity is a member of the Investment Association https://www.theia.org/
Resources
Find fund / asset management companies that employ people to steer and support fund managers in voting shares at company AGM's and EGMs in ways that are consistent with encouraging higher ESG/sustainability standards.
Find a fund / asset management company that directly employs specialist ESG/SRI/sustainability researchers or analysts. This allows asset managers to discuss environmental, social and governance risks and opportunities directly with companies.
Find fund / asset management companies that makes use of expert external research companies. This can help deliver specialist expertise and means resources are pooled with other investors.
Finds organisations / fund managers that have one or more ESG/sustainability experts on all investment teams or 'desks' (all asset types)
Accreditations
Finds organisations / fund managers that have an A+ PRI rating - meaning they are highly rated according to the 'Principles of Responsible Investment'
Find fund / asset managers that are signatories to the FRC UK Stewardship Code, which sets out a framework for constructive investor / investee relations where managers are encouraged to behave like responsible, typically longer term 'company owners'.
Engagement Approach
Find fund / asset management companies that regularly initiate or run industry wide (collaborative) investor projects aimed at raising environmental, social and governance standards amongst investee companies.
Find fund / asset management companies that are working with the companies they invest in to encourage more responsible corporate taxation.
Fund / asset manager has stewardship /responsible ownership strategy that is focused on addressing climate change with investee assets.
Fund / asset manager has a stewardship /responsible ownership strategy that involves working with fossil fuel companies on climate change related issues. See fund manager website for details.
Fund / asset manager has stewardship /responsible ownership strategy with involves encouraging investee asset to reduce plastic waste and pollution.
Fund / asset manager has a stewardship / responsible ownership policy that means they are working to encourage more responsible mining practices - where environmental and social issues are properly dealt with by the companies they invest in.
The fund / asset manager has a responsible ownership / stewardship strategy that focuses on biodiversity and nature issues relating to the assets they invest the aim of which will be to reduce harm and or deliver improvement. Strategies vary. https://tnfd.global
Fund / asset manager has a responsible ownership / stewardship strategy which means they are working to encourage the shift to more sustainable business practices in ways that respect and are sensitive to social issues and the impact change has on people effected by the changes that are taking place. https://www.transitionpathwayinitiative.org/ https://transitiontaskforce.net/
Fund / asset manager has responsible ownership / stewardship strategy in place which aims to address human rights issues in investee companies (and potentially their suppliers) with the aim of raising standards
Fund / asset manager has responsible ownership / stewardship strategy in place that aims to improve labour standards for the benefit of employees in investee companies (and potentially their suppliers)
Fund / asset management company has a stewardship strategy in place which involves working to raise diversity, equality and inclusion standards across investee assets
Fund / asset manager is working with the assets they hold to help stamp out modern slavery - where direct or indirect company employees are exploited for business benefits.
Fund / asset managers have stewardship strategies in place that focus on improving governance standards across investee assets
Fund / asset manager has stewardship strategy in place which involves discussing mental health issues with investee companies - with the aim of raising standards
Has a stewardship / responsible ownership strategy that encourages responsible supply chain - ie the managers will discuss environmental, social and governance issues with investee companies with the aim of raising standards
Escalation policies describe how a manager will proceed if stewardship / engagement activity is not successful in the short term.
Company Wide Exclusions
Find fund / asset management companies (not funds) that avoid investment in 'controversial weapons' across all of their funds and other investment vehicles.
Fund / asset management company excludes assets with significant involvement in the nuclear industry - across all funds. Strategies vary.
Climate & Net Zero Transition
Fund / asset management organisations that have pledged to reduce their greenhouse gas emissions to ‘net zero’. Strategies vary - this area is changing rapidly.
Fund / asset manager AGM / EGM voting strategy has processes in place that mean they will normally be expected to vote in a way that will encourage the transition to net zero greenhouse gas emissions.
Find fund / asset management companies that have published a Climate Risk policy or statement that is signed / owned by their Chief Executive.
This fund / asset management company has set a date by which they plan to achieve net zero greenhouse gas / CO2e emissions.
Find fund / asset management companies that are working with the companies they invest in to encourage reductions in carbon dioxide and other greenhouse gas emissions.
Finds organisations / fund managers that have a company wide carbon transition plan - meaning that they have plotted a path to how they will move away from activities that produce or use carbon based energy sources (that emit greenhouse gases) towards clean, alternative, renewable energy sources.
This fund / asset management company plans to achieve net zero greenhouse gas (CO2e) emissions by reducing their emissions. Calculations and scope vary.
Find fund / asset management companies that are working to reduce their own (fund management company) carbon/greenhouse gas emissions.
Finds organisations / fund management companies that are in the process of working out how to make a ‘net zero commitment’ - meaning that when that is finalised they will have started the process of reducing their total greenhouse gas emissions to 'zero'.
Transparency
Find fund / asset management companies that publish a report detailing their responsible investment ownership - also known as 'Stewardship' - activity.
Find fund / asset management companies that publish information about their sustainable and responsible investment strategies on their company website.
Find fund / asset management companies that will supply information about their sustainable and responsible investment activity on request.
Fund / asset management companies that publish a full record of how they vote their shares at AGMs (annual general meetings) and EGMs (extraordinary general meetings). Voting strategies have an important role to play encouraging higher environmental, social and governance standards.
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.
Sustainable, Responsible &/or ESG Policy:
The fund's investment philosophy is anchored in the belief that markets are often inefficient in discounting future returns. The further we look into the future, the greater the potential inefficiency. This is because there is a cost to doing rigorous analysis and processing information, and such analysis is subject to behavioural bias. For this fund, the team focuses on areas where these inefficiencies are greatest, to find companies where the market is underestimating the longevity (duration) of company’s pricing power and where three-to five-year expectations are too low. The team also believes that consideration of ESG factors while analysing investment opportunities results in better financial and ESG outcomes, which aids the delivery of sustainable growth and high returns on capital over time.
At Fidelity, we use the term ‘sustainable investing’ to encompass ESG issues and related topics in this continually evolving area as we believe that Sustainable Investing better articulates what we aspire to as asset managers and stewards of our clients’ capital, which is to aim to enhance returns and promote responsible capital allocation.
Environmental: On the environmental side, this means the impact that companies have on their surroundings and anticipating how global themes such as climate change, water scarcity and the transition to a circular economy may impact their business models over the long-term. This is referred to as ‘dual materiality’ between the company and environment as they impact each other.
Social: Social issues are hugely important if companies are to ensure they are insulated against business risks. For example, companies must understand that their business relationships with suppliers and employees carry reputational and regulatory consequences. It is important that they comprehend the importance of having full oversight of their supply chain.
Governance: While governance issues have long been a focus of investors, today’s clients expect investment managers to play a key role in ensuring that investee companies operate to the highest standards. This is achieved by educating organisations on the benefits of strict and transparent accounting practices, diverse and inclusive leadership teams, and remuneration and incentive plans that align the goals of the company with those of the board.
The fund is subject to a firm-wide exclusion list, which includes, but is not limited to, companies involved in the production and/or distribution of cluster munitions and anti-personnel landmines. Besides our firm-wide Exclusion Policy, norms-based screening is performed and includes issuers which the Portfolio Managers consider have failed to conduct their business in accordance with accepted international norms, including as set out in the United Nations Global Compact. The fund also excludes civilian firearms, adult entertainment and gamily of issuers that derive more than 5% of their revenue threshold from those businesses.
Process:
The investment process of the fund can be broken down into following six different stages:
- Exclusions and screens
- Sustainable Investment (SI) assessment
- Idea generation
- Research and selection
- Portfolio construction and risk management
- Active ownership
Exclusions and screens
The starting investable universe of the fund consists of approximately 3,000 global companies in the fund’s index. For the fund, we aim to exclude companies whose activities or failures cause environmental or social harm.
The exclusions which are applied to the strategy include:
Firm wide exclusions: The firm wide exclusion framework screens for issuers with involvement in the various categories of controversial weapons, the use of which is prohibited by international treaties or conventions. These include cluster munitions, landmines, biological weapons, chemical weapons, blinding laser weapons, incendiary weapons, non-detectable fragments. We also screen for nuclear weapons for non-signatories of the Treaty on the Non-Proliferation of Nuclear-Weapons, specifically manufacturers of nuclear weapons, warheads, whole nuclear missiles, and/or nuclear fissile materials; manufacturers of components and delivery platforms developed and/or significantly modified for exclusive use in nuclear weapons; and issuers that provide support services related to nuclear weapons.
Fund exclusions: These apply to issuers who fail the Ten Principles of the United Nations Global Compact (UNGC), the Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development (OECD) Guidelines for Multinational Enterprises, the United Nations Guiding Principles for Business and Human Rights, Responsible Business Conduct and the International Labour Organization (ILO) Conventions as identified by ISS-Ethix and MSCI and reviewed by Fidelity. This research is complemented by Fidelity’s forward-looking assessment of a company and any changes to its practices.
The above DNSH activities are excluded in the Sustainable Global Equity Fund at the indicated revenue threshold, along with the controversies and principal adverse impacts: For more details on Fidelity’s Sustainable Investing Framework please see: https://fidelityinternational.com/sustainable-investing-framework/ . *Qualifying criteria apply.
Companies that meet these criteria are then eligible for further consideration and sustainable investment assessment.
SI assessment
The investible universe is defined using our SI assessment based on below criteria:
- Enabling environmental or social objectives. There are three possible routes to achieve this. The first is to have over 50% of revenues aligned to the EU Taxonomy. The second is to have over 50% of revenues aligned to UN Sustainable Development Goals, as determined by Fidelity’s SDG tool. The third is to have a validated Science Based Target Initiative (SBTi) target consistent with a 1.5 degree or lower scenario.
- Do No Significant Harm. We have a set of screens that identify issuers assessed to be causing harm. These are based on revenues from certain activities, controversies, and the worst performers on sustainability screens. (See exclusions section above).
- Minimum safeguards and good governance. This is covered by setting a minimum ESG rating threshold, fundamental analysis as well as the measures above.
Our Sustainability Team has built a proprietary SDG tool that is used to measure a company's Sustainable Development Goal (SDG) alignment. It works by taking FactSet’s Revere Business Industry Classification System (RBICS) dataset, which breaks down an issuer's revenues across approximately 1,800 different categories, and then maps these different revenue streams to SDGs, looking at the underlying targets and indicators to determine whether or not a specific business activity is making a contribution to any of the SDGs.
Idea generation
The Portfolio Managers have a pluralistic approach to idea generation, relying on a combination of our research inputs from 118* analysts across the globe including approximately 38* dedicated ESG specialists), our proprietary SDG tool (to identify companies making a meaningful impact to United Nations Sustainable Development Goals), company meetings and conferences and third-party research (sector and thematic research, consultants/industry experts meetings), and quantitative screens to help narrow the universe.
Only stocks which meet the required sustainability criteria and are consistent with the investment philosophy are considered for further analysis.
In practical terms, the Portfolio Managers reference the investment recommendations of the Sustainability Team as well as other global diversified and global sector portfolio managers which provides them with an overall perspective and highlights the most promising investment themes and their best stock ideas.
*Source: Fidelity International, as at 31 March 2024.
Research and selection
The research and selection process consists of three stages: (1) Sustainability – finding companies that enable a more sustainable economy, (2) Fundamentals – rigorous bottom-up financial analysis and (3) Valuation – selecting underappreciated stocks with attractive risk-rewards.
Stage 1 – Sustainability. The Portfolio Management Team works in collaboration with our fundamental and ESG analysts to understand and analyse a company’s ESG profile and SDG alignment. This involves a thorough assessment of ESG risks and opportunities at the stock (ESG factors) and sector levels to select companies having best practices, sustainable development, high ESG scores and low controversy risks. At a stock level, the focus is on identifying the companies best positioned to drive positive change and also those that are poised to benefit from multi decade megatrends. This is informed by an in-depth assessment of the company’s products and services to assess contribution to the United Nations SDGs. We also believe investing in businesses contributing to the SDGs is a way of accessing several powerful economic themes such as decarbonisation, financial inclusion, and health and wellbeing. These themes (among others) are aligned to sustainable development and provide a rich source of investment opportunity.
This is an iterative process conducted alongside fundamental/financial analysis, with the two aspects informing one another. This approach also serves as a tool to highlight areas for further engagement with companies.
Stage 2 – Fundamentals. Detailed financial model and industry analysis is carried out in conjunction with the relevant Fidelity analyst to build a deep understanding of industry structure and how this may evolve in the future. This includes analysis of the company’s financial model, industry structure, capital allocation and risk profile.
Throughout the research process, the Portfolio Managers use company meetings not only to build conviction in ideas, but also to draw broader conclusions and identify implications for other industries and businesses within that specific industry value chain.
The Portfolio Managers are looking for companies which fit the following profiles:
Duration – companies with the durable competitive advantages or underappreciated growth tailwinds, where the market overlooks the compounding potential of these businesses.
Change
- Structural change – Companies which are changing for the better, and the market has failed to recognise this.
- Transitory change – Companies where a short-term event is weighing on the perception and valuation, and masking a higher quality business.
Stage 3 – Valuation. For selecting underappreciated stocks with attractive risk-rewards, the Portfolio Managers use a combination of absolute and relative valuation metrics for both existing holdings and new potential candidates.
They derive an intrinsic value range using a range of valuation tools; returns based multiples 3+ years out, multiples versus history, versus peers and long-term Discounted Cash Flows (DCF) to build an expectation of Total Shareholder Return (TSR), to be used as a guide not a rule. ESG considerations and SDG profile are integrated through the Portfolio Managers' views on future growth, returns on capital, and warranted multiple of the company.
Portfolio construction and risk management
The portfolio typically consists of 40–60 stocks. Position sizes typically range between 1.0%-5.0% of the portfolio. Position sizes are a function of the Portfolio Managers’ perceived assessment of the range of outcomes, valuation versus intrinsic value range and versus other positions within the portfolio, stock characteristics (for example, volatility) and portfolio fit (for example, contribution to common factor tracking error). The Portfolio Managers have developed a tool in conjunction with the Risk function building on these inputs; they will use this tool to support the management of existing position sizes (providing nudges as a position evolves from its appropriate position size) and to help size new positions appropriately in the context of the broader portfolio.
The holding period of any stock is impacted by the speed at which market consensus adjusts and the longevity of market cycles. Stocks are exited when the investment thesis breaks or is altered materially, or has played out and the company’s value consistently exceeds our intrinsic value range or in favour of better opportunities elsewhere and for portfolio risk management purposes. Also, the holding is revaluated when the company no longer qualifies as sustainable investment under our framework, a change in business mix undermines sustainability / SDG thesis, there’s an adverse change in ESG characteristics / controversy without adequate remediation, or if the company fails to address ESG issues following engagement on material issues.
In a stable market environment, the expected turnover of the portfolio will be approximately 30 - 40%. An average holding period of around three years allows for deep and constructive engagement with companies held in the portfolio, driving better sustainability outcomes.
Risk management: At the stock level, the Portfolio Managers undertake a thorough analysis of the fundamental and ESG risk profile of the company and the investment thesis. They also monitor all ongoing developments with the help of our analysts.
At the total portfolio level, the Portfolio Managers assess intra-stock correlations and focus on calibrating position sizes in order to avoid unintended factor exposures or concentration risks. They also manage the portfolio’s style exposure with a view to delivering strong relative returns across a range of market environments.
The Portfolio Managers participate in a Quarterly Fund Review (QFR) chaired by the relevant Head of Equities, which is also attended by a member of the Portfolio Construction and Risk Team. This review covers portfolio construction, liquidity, positions, trading activity, characteristics, style and risk in considerable detail.
Our risk oversight process also includes a Quarterly Sustainability Review (QSR) for sustainable funds. This review is supported an approximately 20-page data pack covering a range of ESG datapoints, including rating profiles and disparities (Fidelity and MSCI), engagement, voting, exclusions, carbon and climate data and Principle Adverse Impacts (PAIs). The QSR discussion is currently led by the Sustainability Team, in active dialogue with the Portfolio Managers, our Chief Investment Officer, the Investment Director, and data analysts.
The QSR is designed to further strengthen the authentic integration of sustainability throughout our range of strategies, by providing a regular and structured forum for each fund to thoughtfully discuss and debate key sustainability aspects of the portfolio and its holdings, including whether the fund is meeting its sustainability objectives and how the strategy may seek to improve and monitor its outcomes.
Although not the primary point of compliance or regulatory monitoring, the QSR provides an avenue for additional checks on and discussion of these issues. The QSR works as part of our established QFR process.
The risk management processes described above are further bolstered by independent risk oversight checks and controls. These include daily monitoring of portfolio guidelines and constraints (considering regulatory requirements) by the Compliance function, and monthly Investment Risk Committees’ (IRCs’) evaluations of portfolio risk exposures and their alignment with expectations.
Active ownership
The Portfolio Managers aim for sustainability focused meetings with all companies held within the fund at least once annually, to deliver improved ‘real world’ sustainability outcomes as well as improved long-term outcomes for shareholders. The Portfolio Managers along with the analyst and sustainable investing analyst will engage with the companies where needed to monitor and encourage improvement in a company’s ESG performance (including any shortcomings identified during the research process). These interactions also help us identify best practices that can inform other engagements and our investment process. As part of our active ownership, we communicate our voting practices and discuss areas of divergence with our holding companies. Failed engagements on material issues will also result in divestment.
Resources, Affiliations & Corporate Strategies:
As an investment manager, we have a fiduciary duty to act in the best interests of our clients. In the context of sustainable investing, we have developed an approach with three key components (integration, stewardship, and solutions) that aim to provide our clients with investment offerings that meet their financial and non-financial objectives, and to comply with rapidly evolving sustainability regulations for product labelling and disclosure.
Fidelity’s sustainable investing approach is established on the foundation of our integration tools and processes. We believe ESG factors should be integrated into different investment processes. We have designed ratings and tools to identify the relevant risks and opportunities of issuers and established other processes to ensure that ESG factors are integrated consistently in our portfolios. We will also consider research insights from third-party data providers where relevant.
Our integration tools and processes also support the prioritisation of stewardship activities and the development of solutions that meet different regulatory requirements and client objectives. While sustainability ratings and scores allow for easier comparison of company performance, sustainability analysis should be both quantitative and qualitative and its findings should be interpreted in the context of financial performance to provide a holistic picture of a company’s performance.
Proprietary ratings and tools sit at the heart of Fidelity’s sustainable investing approach. They build on Fidelity’s heritage of fundamental research, the contribution from investment analysts and the expertise of the Sustainability Team. These tools include:
ESG Ratings: an assessment of management and mitigation of ESG risks
The Fidelity ESG Ratings aim to provide a forward-looking assessment of the extent to which an issuer’s performance on material sustainability issues either supports, or is likely to impair, long-term value creation for shareholders. The ratings are differentiated in their forward-looking emphasis and their use of issuer interaction and due diligence by Fidelity’s fundamental analysts as the main input to identify and assess the material ESG risks impacting an issuer.
Our ESG Ratings are integrated into Fidelity’s investment process and are available to all members of the investment team on our internal research platform. Our rating serves as an additional source of insight and as a tool to support investment decisions.
Our ratings comprise a combination of E, S, and G indicators that aim to address the most material issues in each sector, providing a forward-looking view of an issuer’s ESG practices. The ratings’ methodology reflects the evolution of Fidelity’s ESG integration approach, founded on the principle of ‘double materiality’, focusing on ESG both from a business risk perspective and in terms of the environmental and societal implications of the issuer’s operations.
Four key principles underpin our ESG Ratings:
- Consideration of both non-financial and financial impacts ('double materiality'). A focus on absolute impacts allows comparison across sectors and geographies.
- Providing a forward-looking perspective that is complementary to our financial forecasts, helping to inform the long-term prospects of an individual issuer.
- Consideration of material impact across more than 100 individual subsectors for a more focused and relevant set of indicators.
- Flexible output for different use cases. Individual E, S, and G scores provide guidance for determining an overall ESG score at the issuer level and trajectory ratings.
Our ESG Ratings framework is reviewed regularly to help identify the most material ESG factors for each sector. We aim to provide training on the ratings framework as it evolves and on specific themes and sectors to help enhance understanding of the material ESG factors required for analysis, and to enhance the quality and consistency of ratings. The in-depth nature of our approach means that our coverage is not as broad as a third-party provider, therefore we also use external research and rating providers, such as MSCI and Institutional Shareholder Services (ISS), to complement our internal research process and for the construction of our funds with specific sustainability objectives. Where possible and practical, we aim to use our own ESG ratings as a preferred data source for fundamental insight and measurement of product-level characteristics.
Climate Ratings: alignment to the outcome of net zero carbon emissions by 2050
Our Climate Ratings assess an issuer’s operational alignment to the objectives of the Paris Agreement, providing a holistic view of climate-related risks and opportunities.
To facilitate our assessment of an issuer’s net zero transition, we have developed a Climate Rating that assesses an issuer’s operational alignment to the objectives of the Paris Agreement (to limit global average temperature rise this century well below 2°C and to drive efforts to limit the temperature increase even further to 1.5°C above pre-industrial levels). The Climate Rating is designed to be used in conjunction with our other ESG and climate tools to provide a more holistic view of an issuer’s exposure to climate-related risks and opportunities.
Assessment criteria cover three key areas:
- Carbon emissions disclosure: This assessment focuses on disclosure of Scope 1, Scope 2 and material Scope 3 (based on the definition of the Greenhouse Gas (GHG) Protocol).
- Emissions reduction targets: This assessment concentrates on the issuer’s current emissions, net zero GHG emissions ambitions, targets and carbon reduction targets.
- Climate governance: This assessment analyses executive remuneration plans linked to climate ambitions; governance responsibilities for climate at executive level; and board committees with responsibility for oversight of climate change policies.
For high impact sectors, additional criteria may be included to take into account the unique requirements of certain hard-to-abate sectors in relation to achieving net zero. The Climate Rating does not rely on a single climate change model or scenario. The assessment undertaken takes into account a wide range of data sources including companies’ disclosure, inputs from the Carbon Disclosure Project (CDP), ISS Climate data (e.g., Implied Temperature Rise), and the Science Based Targets initiative (SBTi).
SDG Tool: an assessment of positive contribution to the UN Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs)
Fidelity’s SDG Tool aims to provide an assessment of an issuer’s positive contribution to environmental and social outcomes. It is intended to complement Fidelity’s ESG Ratings which provide an assessment of an entity’s management of adverse impacts arising from ESG issues. The SDG Tool also supports Fidelity’s definition of ‘sustainable investments’ under Europe’s Sustainable Finance Disclosure Regulation (SFDR). We aim to provide a separate analysis of the positive and negative issues an issuer may be exposed to, to help prevent the signal value from identifying a risk being offset by an unrelated positive contribution (e.g., poor corporate governance and a catastrophic tailing-dam failure are not mitigated by selling products that help the energy transition).
Primary use cases for the output of the model are:
- Issuer and entity-level assessment: The model provides an assessment of the percentage of an issuer’s revenue that contributes to each SDG. This can be used as an input to help define a thematic investment universe.
- SFDR: Under SFDR, there is a requirement to identify issuers that make a positive contribution to an environmental or social outcome and can qualify as ‘sustainable investments’. The SDG Tool is a key input in this process.
- Reporting: The SDG Tool provides the ability to report the contribution of a fund’s investments to the SDGs to our clients on a consistent and scalable basis
Quarterly Sustainability Reviews (QSR): an internal forum to review relevant quantitative and qualitative metrics and discuss sustainability integration in specific strategies
The QSR is a component of the Quarterly Fund Reviews (QFRs) which cover performance risk, liquidity, etc. The QSR is a quantitative and qualitative exploration of a product’s sustainability profile, and may include aspects such as ESG ratings, engagement activity, climate characteristics, impact indicators and other datapoints. Attendees may include representatives from the Sustainability Team, the asset class CIO, portfolio manager(s), and risk professionals. The discussion is supported by a data pack which draws together various ESG data sources. The targeted scope of QSRs is actively managed products with a higher level of ESG integration, which may include certain EU SFDR Article 8 and Article 9 products, and UK SDR Labelled and ESG Promoted (unlabelled) products. Products disclosing under SFDR Article 6 are not subject to the QSR process. SI-related investment mandates could be covered by QSR on an optional basis or at the request of clients.
Our integration tools and processes also support the prioritisation of stewardship activities and the development of solutions that meet different regulatory requirements and client objectives. Furthermore, we promote active ownership as the stewards of our clients’ assets, supporting real world sustainability outcomes that help us to fulfil our fiduciary duty. Effective and outcomes-focused stewardship combines bottom-up corporate engagement, top-down thematic engagement, and system-wide stewardship. This approach is essential to drive change and encourages regular engagement and dialogue which we believe is more efficient than exclusions because this simply diverts the problem elsewhere. We believe that monitoring the progress of engagements is as important as initiating them to assess change over time. The outcomes (or lack of outcomes) resulting from our engagements can be reflected by investment analysts in our ESG ratings and used to inform investment decisions. Our Voting Principles and Guidelines sets out our minimum expectations for our investee companies in key areas including climate change, deforestation, and gender diversity.
For further details, please refer to our Sustainable Investing Principles sustainable-investing-principles.pdf.
Sustainability Team
As an active bottom-up research house, we have always looked beyond financial reporting to gauge the value of an investment. This involves maintaining ongoing dialogue with investee companies, staying vigilant to the evolving regulatory landscape, and monitoring other factors that could influence sustainable cash flows over our investment horizon, including those currently categorised as ESG. We began formally integrating ESG considerations into our investment and research processes since becoming a signatory to the Principles for Responsible Investment in October 2012.
As a logical consequence of our focus on sustainability, we established our Sustainability Team over a decade ago. Initially a small group based in London, the team has now grown to include 30* professionals with the global presence spanning London, Singapore, Tokyo, Hong Kong, Shanghai, Sydney and Luxembourg. Members of our Sustainability Team bring a diverse skill set, including expertise in research, climate science, and governance, with many boasting over a decade of experience.
*Source: Fidelity International, as at 31 December 2025.
The team’s scope now encompasses a wide range of activities related to ESG integration, engagement, policy, product development, sales and marketing, proxy voting as well as corporate sustainability. New members have contributed additional skills in legal and thematic areas, client and distribution expertise, and governance.
The Sustainability Team functions across Fidelity in several ways:
- Collaborates closely with the broader investment team, supporting analysts in producing ESG research and conducting company-specific engagements, driving thematic engagement outcomes with sector analysts' input, and assisting portfolio managers in integrating ESG into their investment processes through proprietary tools, training, and frameworks.
- Works in tandem with the product team to develop sustainable investing frameworks and strategies in compliance with ESG regulations and tailored to diverse investor needs.
- Assists client-facing teams and clients with sustainable investing requirements and needs, including client communications, questionnaires, reporting, and training.
The team continues to evolve based on Fidelity's sustainable investing strategy, ensuring comprehensive support for all business areas and improving the quality and outcomes of engagement across asset classes.
Industry collaboration
Fidelity recognises the importance of networks and information platforms for sharing tools and pooling resources, using investor reporting as a source of learning. Our Sustainability Team keeps its current and potential membership of investor organisations under constant review. We monitor all international treaties, supranational organisations and other sustainability memberships to ensure we are up to date with market trends and to stay involved in the debate. We are proactive in strengthening our links within the investment industry, to determine effective ESG initiatives, maintain ethical standards, and attend seminars and conferences to integrate ESG into the investment process. Additionally, our Sustainability Team speaks publicly at industry events on responsible investment practices and promotes transparency in corporate governance issues. Please refer to the following list of our memberships, affiliations and signatories, listed by category:
Social Disparities
- 30% Club Australia (2021)
- 30% Club Hong Kong (2022)
- 30% Club Investors Group (2020)
- 30% Club Japan (2019)
- 40:40 Vision (2020)
- Armed Forces Covenant (2019)
- BBBA Talent Accelerator (2020)
- Business in the Community, Race at Work Charter (2020)
- Diversity Project (2017)
- DWP Disability Confident Scheme (2022)
- Find it, Fix it, Prevent it (CCLA) (2020)
- Global Business Collaboration Leadership Pledge (2022)
- If not now, then when? Campaign on Racial Diversity (2020)
- Investor Initiative on Human Rights Data (2024)
- Investors Against Slavery and Trafficking Asia-Pacific (2020)
- Investor Alliance for Human Rights (2025)
- Lord Mayor's Appeal - We Can Be (2019)
- LGBT Great (2019)
- Luxembourg National Diversity Charter (2020)
- Mental Health First Aid Training (2017)
- Minority Supplier Development UK (2020)
- Mindforward Alliance (2022)
- OutBritain (2022)
- President’s Challenge Enabling Employment Pledge and Enabling Mark (2023)
- PRI Reference Group on Human Rights and Social Issues (2025)
- Progress Together (2022)
- Purple Space (2019)
- Social Mobility Foundation (2021)
- Social Enterprise UK (2021)
- Stonewall (2016)
- Talent-Wise Employment Charter and Inclusive Organisations Recognition Scheme (2022)
- UN LGBTI Standards of Conduct in Business (2019)
- Valuable 500 (2019)
- Veteran-owned UK (2021)
- WEConnect International (2021)
- Women in Finance Charter (2017)
- WorkWell Leaders (2023)
- #10000 Black Interns (2020)
Climate Change:
- Asia Investor Group on Climate Change (2020)
- CDP - formerly Carbon Disclosure Project (2019)
- China Climate Engagement Initiative (2023)
- Climate Action 100+ (2019)
- Climate Bonds Initiative (2019)
- Coalition for Climate Resilient Investment (2019)
- Financial Services Development Council (2022)
- Global Standard on Responsible Corporate Climate Lobbying (2022)
- Green Finance Industry Taskforce Singapore (2020)
- Glasgow Financial Alliance for Net Zero (2021)
- Institutional Investors Group on Climate Change (2020)
- Investor Group on Climate Change (2021)
- Net Zero Asset Managers Initiative (NZAMI) (2020)
- One Planet Asset Manager Initiative (2021)
- Partnership for Carbon Accounting Financials (2022)
- Point Zero Carbon Programme (2022)
- Powering Past Coal Alliance (2021)
- Singapore Sustainable Finance Association (2024)
- Transition Pathway Initiative (2021)
- UK Sustainable Investment and Finance Association (2010)
Good Governance:
- Asia Securities Industry and Financial Markets Association (2015)
- Asian Corporate Governance Association (2004)
- Assogestioni (2007)
- Corporate Governance Forum (2009)
- European Sustainable Investment Forum (2017)
- European Public Real Estate Association (2023)
- Hong Kong Green Finance Association (2020)
- Hong Kong Principles of Responsible Ownership (2017)
- International Corporate Governance Network (2005)
- Investment Association (2010)
- Investor Agenda (2021)
- Investor Forum - UK (2014)
- Japanese Stewardship Code (2014)
- Principles for Responsible Investing (2012)
- Responsible Investment Association Australasia (2020)
- Taiwan Stock Exchange’s Stewardship Principles for Institutional Investors (2016)
- Transition Finance Council (2025)
- UK Stewardship Code (2010)
- World Benchmarking Alliance (2020)
Nature Loss:
- Ceres - Valuing Water Finance Initiative (2022)
- Farm Animal Investment Risk and Return (2020)
- Finance for Biodiversity Pledge (2021)
- Green Praxis Biodiversity (2022)
- Investor Policy Dialogue on Deforestation (2024)
- Natural Capital Investment Alliance (2021)
- Nature Action 100 (2023)
- Taskforce on Nature-related Financial Disclosures Forum (2021)
- Finance Sector Deforestation Action (2021)
Fund Holdings
Voting Record
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This fund invests in a relatively small number of companies and so may carry more risk than funds that are more diversified
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This fund uses financial derivative instruments for investment purposes, which may expose the fund to a higher degree of risk and can cause investments to experience larger than average price fluctuations.
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Reference to specific securities should not be construed as a recommendation to buy or sell these securities and is included for the purposes of illustration only.
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The fund promotes environmental and/or social characteristics. The Investment Manager’s focus on securities of issuers which maintain sustainable characteristics may affect the fund’s investment performance favourably or unfavourably in comparison to similar funds without such focus. The sustainable characteristics of securities may change over time.
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| Fund Name | SRI Style | SDR Labelling | Product | Region | Asset Type | Launch Date | Last Amended |
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Sustainability Tilt | - | Pension | Global | Equity | 08/08/2008 | Jul 2026 | |
ObjectivesThe fund aims to increase the value of your investment over a period of five years or more. The fund will invest at least 70% in companies which contribute to positive environmental and/or social outcomes as identified by the UN SDG or the EU Taxonomy and related to themes of health and nutrition, financial inclusion and resilience, decarbonisation, innovation and sustainable infrastructure, and resource efficiency. The fund invests at least 70% in the shares of companies globally the majority of whose business activities (e.g.50% or more of revenue) contribute to the positive environmental and social outcomes of the fund’s objectives (the Standard of Sustainability). The fund may invest up to 30% in the shares of companies and collective investment schemes aligned with the financial objective and which do not conflict with it. The fund may invest up to 30% in the shares of companies in emerging markets. |
Fund/Portfolio Size: £10.21m (as at: 30/06/2026) ISIN: GB00B3FG3600 |
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Sustainable, Responsible &/or ESG OverviewThis product is linked to the "Fidelity Sustainable Global Equity" fund. The following information refers to the primary fund. The fund aims to achieve capital growth over the long term by investing in companies which are aligned with the UN SDGs. The fund aims to hold a concentrated portfolio of 40-60 stocks and is actively managed. The Portfolio Managers identify suitable investment opportunities for the fund utilising in-house research and investment capability. The fund is expected to have a lower carbon footprint compared to that of the index. With our proprietary ESG integrated fundamental research capabilities, as well as our access to company management, we have the ability to engage with and to influence company management to improve practices. This fund, with a dedicated sustainable exposure to the world’s major equity markets, aims for delivery of outperformance versus the benchmark along with adhering to higher standards of sustainable investing.
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Fund FiltersSustainability - General
Sustainability policy
Has policies that consider (environmental and social) sustainability issues. Strategies vary but are likely to consider environmental issues like climate change, carbon emissions, biodiversity loss, resource management, environmental impacts; and social issues like equal opportunities, human rights, labour standards, diversity and adherence to internationally recognised codes. See individual entry information.
Sustainability focus
Has a significant focus on sustainability issues
Encourage more sustainable practices through stewardship
Aim to encourage higher sustainability standards through responsible ownership / stewardship / engagement / voting activity
UN Global Compact linked exclusion policy
Use the UN Global Compact to inform or help direct where they can or cannot invest. Will typically not invest in companies with significant breaches (low standards) - strategies vary. (The UNGC covers a wide range of issues - search 'UNGC'). See https://unglobalcompact.org/
UN Sustainable Development Goals (SDG) focus
Aim to invest (and manage assets) in ways that help to address all or some of the UN's Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs). See https://sdgs.un.org/goals). Environmental - General
Environmental policy
Has policies which relate to environmental issues. These will typically set out their stance on issues such as pollution, climate change, resource management, biodiversity loss, carbon emissions, plastics and/or additional environmental impacts. Strategies vary. Climate Change & Energy
Climate change / greenhouse gas emissions policy
Has policies (documented strategies that explain their position) on climate change related issues such as greenhouse gas/carbon emissions, net zero, transitioning to lower carbon. Strategies vary.
Coal, oil & / or gas majors excluded
Avoid investment in major coal, oil and/or gas (extraction) companies. Strategies vary.
Fracking & tar sands excluded
Avoid companies involved in fracking and tar sands - which are widely regarded as controversial methods of oil and gas extraction. Strategies vary.
Arctic drilling exclusion
Avoid companies that are involved in extracting oil from the Arctic regions.
Fossil fuel reserves exclusion
Avoid investing in companies / assets with coal, oil and gas reserves. See individual entry information for further details.
Encourage transition to low carbon through stewardship activity
Encourage the transition to lower carbon activities through asset selection and / or responsible ownership activity.
TCFD / IFRS reporting requirement
Will only invest in companies that report greenhouse gas emissions in line with this international reporting framework. See https://www.fsb-tcfd.org/ https ://www.ifrs.org/sustainability/tcfd/
Require net zero action plan from all / most companies
Requires all, or most of, the assets they invest in to have a ‘net zero action plan’ - describing how they will reduce their greenhouse gas emissions. Social / Employment
Social policy
Has policies which set out their approach to social issues (e.g. human rights, labour standards, equal opportunities, child labour and/or adherence to internationally recognised codes such as the UN Global Compact). Strategies with social policies typically avoid companies with low standards and/or work to encourage higher standards. See fund information for detail.
Labour standards policy
Has a labour standards policy - likely to mean they will invest in / favour companies that have higher employment related standards and avoid those with low standards. Strategies vary. See eg https://www.ilo.org/international-labour-standards Ethical Values Led Exclusions
Ethical policies
Has policies that set out their position on ethical or 'personal values' based issues. Strategies vary.
Tobacco & related product manufacturers excluded
Companies are excluded if they are involved in any aspect of the production chain for tobacco products, including cigarettes, vaping, e-cigarettes, chewing tobacco and cigars.
Tobacco & related products - avoid where revenue > 5%
Companies are excluded if they make more than 5% of their revenue from the manufacture, sale or distribution of tobacco products including cigarettes, vaping, e-cigarettes, chewing tobacco and cigars.
Controversial weapons exclusion
Excludes companies which make controversial weapons such as landmines, cluster munitions and chemical weapons.
Armaments manufacturers avoided
Avoids companies that manufacture weapons intended specifically for military use. Strategies vary - may or may not include non-strategic military products.
Civilian firearms production exclusion
Has a written civilian firearms exclusion policy - meaning that they will not invest in companies that make (or perhaps also sell) handguns made for non-military users. Human Rights
Human rights policy
Has policies relating to human rights issues. Typically require companies to demonstrate higher standards, although some managers work to encourage improvements. Investee companies are often judged against internationally agreed norms or standards. Strategies vary.
Child labour exclusion
Has policies to avoid companies that employ children.
Oppressive regimes (not free or democratic) exclusion policy
Has policies that exclude companies or other assets which operate in, or are owned by regimes which are not democratic, or where people may be oppressed. May use eg. Freedom House research. Strategies vary.
Responsible supply chain policy or theme
Has policies or a theme that relates to the responsible management of supply chains. These may relate to employment issues, notably people employed by their suppliers, as well as the sourcing of materials and products. Gilts & Sovereigns
Does not invest in sovereigns
Does not invest in / excludes 'sovereigns' - debt issued by governments. See eg https://www.investopedia.com/terms/s/sovereign-debt.asp Governance & Management
Governance policy
Has policies that relate to corporate governance issues such as board structure, executive remuneration, bribery and/or corporate corruption. These funds will typically avoid companies with poor practices. Strategies vary.
Avoids companies with poor governance
Avoids investing in companies with poor governance practices.(e.g. board structure, management practices etc.) Views may however vary on what counts as 'poor' practices - and funds may not immediately divest as they may prefer to work to encourage higher standards.
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
Anti-bribery & corruption policy
Has policies explaining how managers will respond to assets / companies that do not comply with relevant anti-bribery and anti-corruption standards or laws. Strategies vary; options include stewardship/ engagement and divestment - or a combination.
Digital / cyber security policy
Has policies explaining how the managers take into account digital/cyber security related risks. Cyber policies will typically favour companies with higher standards or that are helping to solve problems - but strategies vary.
Encourage board diversity e.g. gender
Encourage the companies they invest in to have more diverse board structures (e.g. more women on boards)
Encourage TCFD alignment for banks & insurance companies
Encourage the banks and insurance companies they invest in to publish climate change related financial information - as set out by the Task Force on Climate Related Financial Disclosures (with the aim of helping investors measure and respond to climate risk).
Encourage higher ESG standards through stewardship activity
Aim to encourage higher ESG standards through responsible ownership / stewardship / engagement /voting activity Product / Service Governance
ESG integration strategy
Find fund / asset managers that factor in 'environmental, social and governance' issues as part of their investment decision making process. A focus on 'ESG' typically means a fund is carrying out additional research to help reduce ESG related risks. It does not necessarily mean a focus on sustainability. Strategies vary. See fund literature. Asset Size
Over 50% large cap companies
Invests more than half of their money into what are commonly regarded as 'large companies'. This will typically mean that the market capitalisation (or value) of the companies they hold is in excess of £5 to £10 billion.
Invests mostly in large cap companies / assets
Invests mainly in larger companies / assets. (e.g. over circa £5-£10bn) Targeted Positive Investments
Invests >25% in environmental / social solutions companies
Invests >25% of their capital in companies where a major part of their business is focused on helping to address environmental or social challenges.
Invests >50% of fund in environmental / social solutions companies
Invests >50% of their capital in companies where a major part of their business is focused on helping to address environmental or social challenges. How The Fund/Portfolio Works
Positive selection bias
Focuses on finding and investing in companies with positive / beneficial attributes. This strategy can be applied in addition to exclusion criteria and engagement/stewardship activity.
Negative selection bias
Has principle 'ethical approach' to avoid companies by using negative screening criteria. Strategies vary.
ESG weighted / tilt
Invest more heavily in assets which have higher ESG ratings/standards or scores and less heavily in companies with lower ESG ratings. Where this is central to the strategy you should expect assets in most sectors. Strategies vary.
Significant harm exclusion
Aims to avoid companies that do significant harm. This originates from the EU’s sustainable finance ‘DNSH’ (do no significant harm) work, which is not necessarily used by UK investors.
Combines norms based exclusions with other SRI criteria
Investment selection process uses internationally agreed 'norms' (e.g. United Nations Global Compact - UNGC - or the UN Sustainable Development Goals - SDGs) alongside additional SRI criteria such as positive or negative stock selection policies and/or stewardship strategies.
Combines ESG strategy with other SRI criteria
Invests in assets which have an ESG strategy (which is typically focused on avoiding companies that pose environmental, social or governance related risks) together with additional criteria such as positive and/or negative screens, themes and stewardship strategies.
ESG risk mitigation focus
Focuses on the careful management of environmental, social and governance (ESG) related risks - typically by avoiding or being underweight in companies seen as posing major risks in these areas (i.e. not necessarily by using themes, exclusions etc).
SRI / ESG / Ethical policies explained on website
Publish explanations of their ethical, social and/or environmental policies online (i.e. investment decision making strategies/ buy/sell &/or asset management strategies).
Converted from ‘non ESG’ strategy
Has changed its mandate. It was previously not an ESG/sustainable fund. The information published here shows the upgraded strategy. Unscreened Assets & Cash
Assets typically aligned to sustainability objectives 70 - 79%
Holds between 70-79% of assets which align to the sustainability objectives; which are not being held purely for risk management purposes, such as derivatives and cash equivalent assets.
All assets (except cash) meet published sustainability criteria
All assets - except cash - meet the sustainability criteria published in strategy documentation. Intended Clients & Product Options
Intended for clients interested in sustainability
Designed to meet the needs of individual investors with an interest in sustainability issues.
Available via an ISA (OEIC only)
Available via a tax efficient ISA product wrapper. Fund Management Company InformationAbout The Business
Responsible ownership / stewardship policy or strategy (AFM companywide)
Finds fund / asset management companies that have a published company wide stewardship, engagement and / or responsible ownership policy or strategy that covers all investments. Stewardship typically involves encouraging higher ESG standards through voting and dialogue.
ESG / SRI engagement (AFM companywide)
Find fund / asset management companies that actively encourage higher 'environmental, social and governance' and / or 'sustainable and responsible investment' practices across investee companies - typically where the aim is to encourage positive change that is aligned with the best interests of investors. Strategies vary. See additional information and options.
Vote all* shares at AGMs / EGMs (AFM companywide)
Find fund / asset managers that vote all* the shares they own at Annual General Meetings and Extraordinary General Meetings. A commitment to voting shares is a key indicator of 'responsible share ownership' demonstrating their support for or disagreement with management policy. (*situations can legitimately, occasionally occur where voting proves impossible, but in principle all shares should be voted.)
Responsible ownership / ESG a key differentiator (AFM companywide)
Find fund / asset managers that consider responsible ownership and ESG to be a key differentiator for their business.
Sustainable property strategy (AFM companywide)
Find fund / asset management companies that take sustainability criteria into account when selecting and/or managing all of their property / real estate investments.
Senior management KPIs include environmental goals (AFM companywide)
The leadership team of this fund / asset manager have performance targets linked to environmental goals.
SDG aligned aims / objectives (AFM companywide)
Find fund / asset management companies that aim to align all their investments (across all funds) to help meet the aims of the UN Sustainable Development Goals.
Responsible ownership policy for non SRI / sustainable options (AFM companywide)
Find options run by managers that apply Responsible ownership or 'Stewardship' policies to all or most of their investment assets. This means active involvement (e.g. voting, dialogue) with the companies across all or most funds, products and services.
Integrates ESG factors into all / most research (AFM companywide)
Find fund / asset management companies that consider environmental, social and governance (ESG) issues when deciding whether or not to invest in a company for all / almost all of their funds and other assets. This is increasingly seen as part of sound risk management.
In-house diversity improvement programme (AFM companywide)
Finds organisations / fund managers that have an in-house (company wide) diversity improvement programme - meaning that they are working to ensure that within their own businesses they employ people from diverse backgrounds - often typically focused on ethnicity and/or sex.
Diversity, equality & inclusion engagement policy (AFM companywide)
Find fund / asset management companies that encourage the companies they invest in to have strong diversity, race, gender and other equality policies across all assets held, not simply screened or themed SRI/ESG funds. (ie Asset Management company wide).
Invests in newly listed companies (AFM companywide)
This fund / asset management company invests in companies which have recently listed on a stock exchange (which is important as it can help grow new businesses).
Offer structured intermediary sustainable investment training
Fund management entity offers unstructured intermediary training on sustainable investment (ie for financial advisers and wealth managers)
Offer unstructured intermediary sustainable investment training
Fund management entity offers unstructured intermediary training on sustainable investment (ie for financial advisers and wealth managers) Collaborations & Affiliations
PRI signatory
Find fund / asset management companies that have signed up to the UN backed 'Principles of Responsible Investment'.
UKSIF member
Find fund / asset management companies that are members of UKSIF - the UK Sustainable Investment and Finance association
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.
Investment Association (IA) member
Fund management entity is a member of the Investment Association https://www.theia.org/ Resources
In-house responsible ownership / voting expertise
Find fund / asset management companies that employ people to steer and support fund managers in voting shares at company AGM's and EGMs in ways that are consistent with encouraging higher ESG/sustainability standards.
Employ specialist ESG / SRI / sustainability researchers
Find a fund / asset management company that directly employs specialist ESG/SRI/sustainability researchers or analysts. This allows asset managers to discuss environmental, social and governance risks and opportunities directly with companies.
Use specialist ESG / SRI / sustainability research companies
Find fund / asset management companies that makes use of expert external research companies. This can help deliver specialist expertise and means resources are pooled with other investors.
ESG specialists on all investment desks (AFM companywide)
Finds organisations / fund managers that have one or more ESG/sustainability experts on all investment teams or 'desks' (all asset types) Accreditations
PRI A+ rated (AFM companywide)
Finds organisations / fund managers that have an A+ PRI rating - meaning they are highly rated according to the 'Principles of Responsible Investment'
UK Stewardship Code signatory (AFM companywide)
Find fund / asset managers that are signatories to the FRC UK Stewardship Code, which sets out a framework for constructive investor / investee relations where managers are encouraged to behave like responsible, typically longer term 'company owners'. Engagement Approach
Regularly lead collaborative ESG initiatives (AFM companywide)
Find fund / asset management companies that regularly initiate or run industry wide (collaborative) investor projects aimed at raising environmental, social and governance standards amongst investee companies.
Encourage responsible corporate taxation (AFM companywide)
Find fund / asset management companies that are working with the companies they invest in to encourage more responsible corporate taxation.
Engaging on climate change issues
Fund / asset manager has stewardship /responsible ownership strategy that is focused on addressing climate change with investee assets.
Engaging with fossil fuel companies on climate change
Fund / asset manager has a stewardship /responsible ownership strategy that involves working with fossil fuel companies on climate change related issues. See fund manager website for details.
Engaging to reduce plastics pollution / waste
Fund / asset manager has stewardship /responsible ownership strategy with involves encouraging investee asset to reduce plastic waste and pollution.
Engaging to encourage responsible mining practices
Fund / asset manager has a stewardship / responsible ownership policy that means they are working to encourage more responsible mining practices - where environmental and social issues are properly dealt with by the companies they invest in.
Engaging on biodiversity / nature issues
The fund / asset manager has a responsible ownership / stewardship strategy that focuses on biodiversity and nature issues relating to the assets they invest the aim of which will be to reduce harm and or deliver improvement. Strategies vary. https://tnfd.global
Engaging to encourage a Just Transition
Fund / asset manager has a responsible ownership / stewardship strategy which means they are working to encourage the shift to more sustainable business practices in ways that respect and are sensitive to social issues and the impact change has on people effected by the changes that are taking place. https://www.transitionpathwayinitiative.org/ https://transitiontaskforce.net/
Engaging on human rights issues
Fund / asset manager has responsible ownership / stewardship strategy in place which aims to address human rights issues in investee companies (and potentially their suppliers) with the aim of raising standards
Engaging on labour / employment issues
Fund / asset manager has responsible ownership / stewardship strategy in place that aims to improve labour standards for the benefit of employees in investee companies (and potentially their suppliers)
Engaging on diversity, equality & / or inclusion issues
Fund / asset management company has a stewardship strategy in place which involves working to raise diversity, equality and inclusion standards across investee assets
Engaging to stop modern slavery
Fund / asset manager is working with the assets they hold to help stamp out modern slavery - where direct or indirect company employees are exploited for business benefits.
Engaging on governance issues
Fund / asset managers have stewardship strategies in place that focus on improving governance standards across investee assets
Engaging on mental health issues
Fund / asset manager has stewardship strategy in place which involves discussing mental health issues with investee companies - with the aim of raising standards
Engaging on responsible supply chain issues
Has a stewardship / responsible ownership strategy that encourages responsible supply chain - ie the managers will discuss environmental, social and governance issues with investee companies with the aim of raising standards
Stewardship escalation policy
Escalation policies describe how a manager will proceed if stewardship / engagement activity is not successful in the short term. Company Wide Exclusions
Controversial weapons avoidance policy (AFM companywide)
Find fund / asset management companies (not funds) that avoid investment in 'controversial weapons' across all of their funds and other investment vehicles.
Nuclear exclusion policy (AFM companywide)
Fund / asset management company excludes assets with significant involvement in the nuclear industry - across all funds. Strategies vary. Climate & Net Zero Transition
Net Zero commitment (AFM companywide)
Fund / asset management organisations that have pledged to reduce their greenhouse gas emissions to ‘net zero’. Strategies vary - this area is changing rapidly.
Voting policy includes net zero targets (AFM companywide)
Fund / asset manager AGM / EGM voting strategy has processes in place that mean they will normally be expected to vote in a way that will encourage the transition to net zero greenhouse gas emissions.
Publish 'CEO owned' Climate Risk policy (AFM companywide)
Find fund / asset management companies that have published a Climate Risk policy or statement that is signed / owned by their Chief Executive.
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.
Encourage carbon / greenhouse gas reduction (AFM companywide)
Find fund / asset management companies that are working with the companies they invest in to encourage reductions in carbon dioxide and other greenhouse gas emissions.
Carbon transition plan published (AFM companywide)
Finds organisations / fund managers that have a company wide carbon transition plan - meaning that they have plotted a path to how they will move away from activities that produce or use carbon based energy sources (that emit greenhouse gases) towards clean, alternative, renewable energy sources.
Carbon offsetting – do NOT offset carbon as part of net zero plan (AFM companywide)
This fund / asset management company plans to achieve net zero greenhouse gas (CO2e) emissions by reducing their emissions. Calculations and scope vary.
In-house carbon / GHG reduction policy (AFM companywide)
Find fund / asset management companies that are working to reduce their own (fund management company) carbon/greenhouse gas emissions.
Working towards a ‘Net Zero’ commitment (AFM companywide)
Finds organisations / fund management companies that are in the process of working out how to make a ‘net zero commitment’ - meaning that when that is finalised they will have started the process of reducing their total greenhouse gas emissions to 'zero'. Transparency
Publish responsible ownership / stewardship report (AFM companywide)
Find fund / asset management companies that publish a report detailing their responsible investment ownership - also known as 'Stewardship' - activity.
Full stewardship / responsible ownership policy information on company website
Find fund / asset management companies that publish information about their sustainable and responsible investment strategies on their company website.
Full stewardship / responsible ownership policy information available on request
Find fund / asset management companies that will supply information about their sustainable and responsible investment activity on request.
Publish full voting record (AFM companywide)
Fund / asset management companies that publish a full record of how they vote their shares at AGMs (annual general meetings) and EGMs (extraordinary general meetings). Voting strategies have an important role to play encouraging higher environmental, social and governance standards.
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. Sustainable, Responsible &/or ESG Policy:The fund's investment philosophy is anchored in the belief that markets are often inefficient in discounting future returns. The further we look into the future, the greater the potential inefficiency. This is because there is a cost to doing rigorous analysis and processing information, and such analysis is subject to behavioural bias. For this fund, the team focuses on areas where these inefficiencies are greatest, to find companies where the market is underestimating the longevity (duration) of company’s pricing power and where three-to five-year expectations are too low. The team also believes that consideration of ESG factors while analysing investment opportunities results in better financial and ESG outcomes, which aids the delivery of sustainable growth and high returns on capital over time. At Fidelity, we use the term ‘sustainable investing’ to encompass ESG issues and related topics in this continually evolving area as we believe that Sustainable Investing better articulates what we aspire to as asset managers and stewards of our clients’ capital, which is to aim to enhance returns and promote responsible capital allocation. Environmental: On the environmental side, this means the impact that companies have on their surroundings and anticipating how global themes such as climate change, water scarcity and the transition to a circular economy may impact their business models over the long-term. This is referred to as ‘dual materiality’ between the company and environment as they impact each other. Social: Social issues are hugely important if companies are to ensure they are insulated against business risks. For example, companies must understand that their business relationships with suppliers and employees carry reputational and regulatory consequences. It is important that they comprehend the importance of having full oversight of their supply chain. Governance: While governance issues have long been a focus of investors, today’s clients expect investment managers to play a key role in ensuring that investee companies operate to the highest standards. This is achieved by educating organisations on the benefits of strict and transparent accounting practices, diverse and inclusive leadership teams, and remuneration and incentive plans that align the goals of the company with those of the board. The fund is subject to a firm-wide exclusion list, which includes, but is not limited to, companies involved in the production and/or distribution of cluster munitions and anti-personnel landmines. Besides our firm-wide Exclusion Policy, norms-based screening is performed and includes issuers which the Portfolio Managers consider have failed to conduct their business in accordance with accepted international norms, including as set out in the United Nations Global Compact. The fund also excludes civilian firearms, adult entertainment and gamily of issuers that derive more than 5% of their revenue threshold from those businesses. Process:The investment process of the fund can be broken down into following six different stages:
Exclusions and screens The starting investable universe of the fund consists of approximately 3,000 global companies in the fund’s index. For the fund, we aim to exclude companies whose activities or failures cause environmental or social harm. The exclusions which are applied to the strategy include: Firm wide exclusions: The firm wide exclusion framework screens for issuers with involvement in the various categories of controversial weapons, the use of which is prohibited by international treaties or conventions. These include cluster munitions, landmines, biological weapons, chemical weapons, blinding laser weapons, incendiary weapons, non-detectable fragments. We also screen for nuclear weapons for non-signatories of the Treaty on the Non-Proliferation of Nuclear-Weapons, specifically manufacturers of nuclear weapons, warheads, whole nuclear missiles, and/or nuclear fissile materials; manufacturers of components and delivery platforms developed and/or significantly modified for exclusive use in nuclear weapons; and issuers that provide support services related to nuclear weapons. Fund exclusions: These apply to issuers who fail the Ten Principles of the United Nations Global Compact (UNGC), the Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development (OECD) Guidelines for Multinational Enterprises, the United Nations Guiding Principles for Business and Human Rights, Responsible Business Conduct and the International Labour Organization (ILO) Conventions as identified by ISS-Ethix and MSCI and reviewed by Fidelity. This research is complemented by Fidelity’s forward-looking assessment of a company and any changes to its practices. The above DNSH activities are excluded in the Sustainable Global Equity Fund at the indicated revenue threshold, along with the controversies and principal adverse impacts: For more details on Fidelity’s Sustainable Investing Framework please see: https://fidelityinternational.com/sustainable-investing-framework/ . *Qualifying criteria apply. Companies that meet these criteria are then eligible for further consideration and sustainable investment assessment. SI assessment The investible universe is defined using our SI assessment based on below criteria:
Our Sustainability Team has built a proprietary SDG tool that is used to measure a company's Sustainable Development Goal (SDG) alignment. It works by taking FactSet’s Revere Business Industry Classification System (RBICS) dataset, which breaks down an issuer's revenues across approximately 1,800 different categories, and then maps these different revenue streams to SDGs, looking at the underlying targets and indicators to determine whether or not a specific business activity is making a contribution to any of the SDGs. Idea generation The Portfolio Managers have a pluralistic approach to idea generation, relying on a combination of our research inputs from 118* analysts across the globe including approximately 38* dedicated ESG specialists), our proprietary SDG tool (to identify companies making a meaningful impact to United Nations Sustainable Development Goals), company meetings and conferences and third-party research (sector and thematic research, consultants/industry experts meetings), and quantitative screens to help narrow the universe. Only stocks which meet the required sustainability criteria and are consistent with the investment philosophy are considered for further analysis. In practical terms, the Portfolio Managers reference the investment recommendations of the Sustainability Team as well as other global diversified and global sector portfolio managers which provides them with an overall perspective and highlights the most promising investment themes and their best stock ideas. *Source: Fidelity International, as at 31 March 2024. Research and selection The research and selection process consists of three stages: (1) Sustainability – finding companies that enable a more sustainable economy, (2) Fundamentals – rigorous bottom-up financial analysis and (3) Valuation – selecting underappreciated stocks with attractive risk-rewards. Stage 1 – Sustainability. The Portfolio Management Team works in collaboration with our fundamental and ESG analysts to understand and analyse a company’s ESG profile and SDG alignment. This involves a thorough assessment of ESG risks and opportunities at the stock (ESG factors) and sector levels to select companies having best practices, sustainable development, high ESG scores and low controversy risks. At a stock level, the focus is on identifying the companies best positioned to drive positive change and also those that are poised to benefit from multi decade megatrends. This is informed by an in-depth assessment of the company’s products and services to assess contribution to the United Nations SDGs. We also believe investing in businesses contributing to the SDGs is a way of accessing several powerful economic themes such as decarbonisation, financial inclusion, and health and wellbeing. These themes (among others) are aligned to sustainable development and provide a rich source of investment opportunity. This is an iterative process conducted alongside fundamental/financial analysis, with the two aspects informing one another. This approach also serves as a tool to highlight areas for further engagement with companies. Stage 2 – Fundamentals. Detailed financial model and industry analysis is carried out in conjunction with the relevant Fidelity analyst to build a deep understanding of industry structure and how this may evolve in the future. This includes analysis of the company’s financial model, industry structure, capital allocation and risk profile. Throughout the research process, the Portfolio Managers use company meetings not only to build conviction in ideas, but also to draw broader conclusions and identify implications for other industries and businesses within that specific industry value chain. The Portfolio Managers are looking for companies which fit the following profiles: Duration – companies with the durable competitive advantages or underappreciated growth tailwinds, where the market overlooks the compounding potential of these businesses. Change
Stage 3 – Valuation. For selecting underappreciated stocks with attractive risk-rewards, the Portfolio Managers use a combination of absolute and relative valuation metrics for both existing holdings and new potential candidates. They derive an intrinsic value range using a range of valuation tools; returns based multiples 3+ years out, multiples versus history, versus peers and long-term Discounted Cash Flows (DCF) to build an expectation of Total Shareholder Return (TSR), to be used as a guide not a rule. ESG considerations and SDG profile are integrated through the Portfolio Managers' views on future growth, returns on capital, and warranted multiple of the company. Portfolio construction and risk management The portfolio typically consists of 40–60 stocks. Position sizes typically range between 1.0%-5.0% of the portfolio. Position sizes are a function of the Portfolio Managers’ perceived assessment of the range of outcomes, valuation versus intrinsic value range and versus other positions within the portfolio, stock characteristics (for example, volatility) and portfolio fit (for example, contribution to common factor tracking error). The Portfolio Managers have developed a tool in conjunction with the Risk function building on these inputs; they will use this tool to support the management of existing position sizes (providing nudges as a position evolves from its appropriate position size) and to help size new positions appropriately in the context of the broader portfolio. The holding period of any stock is impacted by the speed at which market consensus adjusts and the longevity of market cycles. Stocks are exited when the investment thesis breaks or is altered materially, or has played out and the company’s value consistently exceeds our intrinsic value range or in favour of better opportunities elsewhere and for portfolio risk management purposes. Also, the holding is revaluated when the company no longer qualifies as sustainable investment under our framework, a change in business mix undermines sustainability / SDG thesis, there’s an adverse change in ESG characteristics / controversy without adequate remediation, or if the company fails to address ESG issues following engagement on material issues. In a stable market environment, the expected turnover of the portfolio will be approximately 30 - 40%. An average holding period of around three years allows for deep and constructive engagement with companies held in the portfolio, driving better sustainability outcomes. Risk management: At the stock level, the Portfolio Managers undertake a thorough analysis of the fundamental and ESG risk profile of the company and the investment thesis. They also monitor all ongoing developments with the help of our analysts. At the total portfolio level, the Portfolio Managers assess intra-stock correlations and focus on calibrating position sizes in order to avoid unintended factor exposures or concentration risks. They also manage the portfolio’s style exposure with a view to delivering strong relative returns across a range of market environments. The Portfolio Managers participate in a Quarterly Fund Review (QFR) chaired by the relevant Head of Equities, which is also attended by a member of the Portfolio Construction and Risk Team. This review covers portfolio construction, liquidity, positions, trading activity, characteristics, style and risk in considerable detail. Our risk oversight process also includes a Quarterly Sustainability Review (QSR) for sustainable funds. This review is supported an approximately 20-page data pack covering a range of ESG datapoints, including rating profiles and disparities (Fidelity and MSCI), engagement, voting, exclusions, carbon and climate data and Principle Adverse Impacts (PAIs). The QSR discussion is currently led by the Sustainability Team, in active dialogue with the Portfolio Managers, our Chief Investment Officer, the Investment Director, and data analysts. The QSR is designed to further strengthen the authentic integration of sustainability throughout our range of strategies, by providing a regular and structured forum for each fund to thoughtfully discuss and debate key sustainability aspects of the portfolio and its holdings, including whether the fund is meeting its sustainability objectives and how the strategy may seek to improve and monitor its outcomes. Although not the primary point of compliance or regulatory monitoring, the QSR provides an avenue for additional checks on and discussion of these issues. The QSR works as part of our established QFR process. The risk management processes described above are further bolstered by independent risk oversight checks and controls. These include daily monitoring of portfolio guidelines and constraints (considering regulatory requirements) by the Compliance function, and monthly Investment Risk Committees’ (IRCs’) evaluations of portfolio risk exposures and their alignment with expectations. Active ownership The Portfolio Managers aim for sustainability focused meetings with all companies held within the fund at least once annually, to deliver improved ‘real world’ sustainability outcomes as well as improved long-term outcomes for shareholders. The Portfolio Managers along with the analyst and sustainable investing analyst will engage with the companies where needed to monitor and encourage improvement in a company’s ESG performance (including any shortcomings identified during the research process). These interactions also help us identify best practices that can inform other engagements and our investment process. As part of our active ownership, we communicate our voting practices and discuss areas of divergence with our holding companies. Failed engagements on material issues will also result in divestment. Resources, Affiliations & Corporate Strategies:As an investment manager, we have a fiduciary duty to act in the best interests of our clients. In the context of sustainable investing, we have developed an approach with three key components (integration, stewardship, and solutions) that aim to provide our clients with investment offerings that meet their financial and non-financial objectives, and to comply with rapidly evolving sustainability regulations for product labelling and disclosure. Fidelity’s sustainable investing approach is established on the foundation of our integration tools and processes. We believe ESG factors should be integrated into different investment processes. We have designed ratings and tools to identify the relevant risks and opportunities of issuers and established other processes to ensure that ESG factors are integrated consistently in our portfolios. We will also consider research insights from third-party data providers where relevant. Our integration tools and processes also support the prioritisation of stewardship activities and the development of solutions that meet different regulatory requirements and client objectives. While sustainability ratings and scores allow for easier comparison of company performance, sustainability analysis should be both quantitative and qualitative and its findings should be interpreted in the context of financial performance to provide a holistic picture of a company’s performance. Proprietary ratings and tools sit at the heart of Fidelity’s sustainable investing approach. They build on Fidelity’s heritage of fundamental research, the contribution from investment analysts and the expertise of the Sustainability Team. These tools include:
ESG Ratings: an assessment of management and mitigation of ESG risks The Fidelity ESG Ratings aim to provide a forward-looking assessment of the extent to which an issuer’s performance on material sustainability issues either supports, or is likely to impair, long-term value creation for shareholders. The ratings are differentiated in their forward-looking emphasis and their use of issuer interaction and due diligence by Fidelity’s fundamental analysts as the main input to identify and assess the material ESG risks impacting an issuer. Our ESG Ratings are integrated into Fidelity’s investment process and are available to all members of the investment team on our internal research platform. Our rating serves as an additional source of insight and as a tool to support investment decisions. Our ratings comprise a combination of E, S, and G indicators that aim to address the most material issues in each sector, providing a forward-looking view of an issuer’s ESG practices. The ratings’ methodology reflects the evolution of Fidelity’s ESG integration approach, founded on the principle of ‘double materiality’, focusing on ESG both from a business risk perspective and in terms of the environmental and societal implications of the issuer’s operations. Four key principles underpin our ESG Ratings:
Our ESG Ratings framework is reviewed regularly to help identify the most material ESG factors for each sector. We aim to provide training on the ratings framework as it evolves and on specific themes and sectors to help enhance understanding of the material ESG factors required for analysis, and to enhance the quality and consistency of ratings. The in-depth nature of our approach means that our coverage is not as broad as a third-party provider, therefore we also use external research and rating providers, such as MSCI and Institutional Shareholder Services (ISS), to complement our internal research process and for the construction of our funds with specific sustainability objectives. Where possible and practical, we aim to use our own ESG ratings as a preferred data source for fundamental insight and measurement of product-level characteristics.
Climate Ratings: alignment to the outcome of net zero carbon emissions by 2050 Our Climate Ratings assess an issuer’s operational alignment to the objectives of the Paris Agreement, providing a holistic view of climate-related risks and opportunities. To facilitate our assessment of an issuer’s net zero transition, we have developed a Climate Rating that assesses an issuer’s operational alignment to the objectives of the Paris Agreement (to limit global average temperature rise this century well below 2°C and to drive efforts to limit the temperature increase even further to 1.5°C above pre-industrial levels). The Climate Rating is designed to be used in conjunction with our other ESG and climate tools to provide a more holistic view of an issuer’s exposure to climate-related risks and opportunities. Assessment criteria cover three key areas:
For high impact sectors, additional criteria may be included to take into account the unique requirements of certain hard-to-abate sectors in relation to achieving net zero. The Climate Rating does not rely on a single climate change model or scenario. The assessment undertaken takes into account a wide range of data sources including companies’ disclosure, inputs from the Carbon Disclosure Project (CDP), ISS Climate data (e.g., Implied Temperature Rise), and the Science Based Targets initiative (SBTi).
SDG Tool: an assessment of positive contribution to the UN Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) Fidelity’s SDG Tool aims to provide an assessment of an issuer’s positive contribution to environmental and social outcomes. It is intended to complement Fidelity’s ESG Ratings which provide an assessment of an entity’s management of adverse impacts arising from ESG issues. The SDG Tool also supports Fidelity’s definition of ‘sustainable investments’ under Europe’s Sustainable Finance Disclosure Regulation (SFDR). We aim to provide a separate analysis of the positive and negative issues an issuer may be exposed to, to help prevent the signal value from identifying a risk being offset by an unrelated positive contribution (e.g., poor corporate governance and a catastrophic tailing-dam failure are not mitigated by selling products that help the energy transition). Primary use cases for the output of the model are:
Quarterly Sustainability Reviews (QSR): an internal forum to review relevant quantitative and qualitative metrics and discuss sustainability integration in specific strategies The QSR is a component of the Quarterly Fund Reviews (QFRs) which cover performance risk, liquidity, etc. The QSR is a quantitative and qualitative exploration of a product’s sustainability profile, and may include aspects such as ESG ratings, engagement activity, climate characteristics, impact indicators and other datapoints. Attendees may include representatives from the Sustainability Team, the asset class CIO, portfolio manager(s), and risk professionals. The discussion is supported by a data pack which draws together various ESG data sources. The targeted scope of QSRs is actively managed products with a higher level of ESG integration, which may include certain EU SFDR Article 8 and Article 9 products, and UK SDR Labelled and ESG Promoted (unlabelled) products. Products disclosing under SFDR Article 6 are not subject to the QSR process. SI-related investment mandates could be covered by QSR on an optional basis or at the request of clients. Our integration tools and processes also support the prioritisation of stewardship activities and the development of solutions that meet different regulatory requirements and client objectives. Furthermore, we promote active ownership as the stewards of our clients’ assets, supporting real world sustainability outcomes that help us to fulfil our fiduciary duty. Effective and outcomes-focused stewardship combines bottom-up corporate engagement, top-down thematic engagement, and system-wide stewardship. This approach is essential to drive change and encourages regular engagement and dialogue which we believe is more efficient than exclusions because this simply diverts the problem elsewhere. We believe that monitoring the progress of engagements is as important as initiating them to assess change over time. The outcomes (or lack of outcomes) resulting from our engagements can be reflected by investment analysts in our ESG ratings and used to inform investment decisions. Our Voting Principles and Guidelines sets out our minimum expectations for our investee companies in key areas including climate change, deforestation, and gender diversity. For further details, please refer to our Sustainable Investing Principles sustainable-investing-principles.pdf.
Sustainability Team As an active bottom-up research house, we have always looked beyond financial reporting to gauge the value of an investment. This involves maintaining ongoing dialogue with investee companies, staying vigilant to the evolving regulatory landscape, and monitoring other factors that could influence sustainable cash flows over our investment horizon, including those currently categorised as ESG. We began formally integrating ESG considerations into our investment and research processes since becoming a signatory to the Principles for Responsible Investment in October 2012. As a logical consequence of our focus on sustainability, we established our Sustainability Team over a decade ago. Initially a small group based in London, the team has now grown to include 30* professionals with the global presence spanning London, Singapore, Tokyo, Hong Kong, Shanghai, Sydney and Luxembourg. Members of our Sustainability Team bring a diverse skill set, including expertise in research, climate science, and governance, with many boasting over a decade of experience. *Source: Fidelity International, as at 31 December 2025. The team’s scope now encompasses a wide range of activities related to ESG integration, engagement, policy, product development, sales and marketing, proxy voting as well as corporate sustainability. New members have contributed additional skills in legal and thematic areas, client and distribution expertise, and governance. The Sustainability Team functions across Fidelity in several ways:
The team continues to evolve based on Fidelity's sustainable investing strategy, ensuring comprehensive support for all business areas and improving the quality and outcomes of engagement across asset classes.
Industry collaboration Fidelity recognises the importance of networks and information platforms for sharing tools and pooling resources, using investor reporting as a source of learning. Our Sustainability Team keeps its current and potential membership of investor organisations under constant review. We monitor all international treaties, supranational organisations and other sustainability memberships to ensure we are up to date with market trends and to stay involved in the debate. We are proactive in strengthening our links within the investment industry, to determine effective ESG initiatives, maintain ethical standards, and attend seminars and conferences to integrate ESG into the investment process. Additionally, our Sustainability Team speaks publicly at industry events on responsible investment practices and promotes transparency in corporate governance issues. Please refer to the following list of our memberships, affiliations and signatories, listed by category: Social Disparities
Climate Change:
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