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Fund Name(s):
  • Hydrogen Capital Growth plc
Fund Name SRI Style Product Region Asset Type Launch Date
Hydrogen Capital Growth plc Environmental Style Investment Trust Global Infrastructure 30/07/2021

Fund/Portfolio Size: £132.70m

Total screened & themed / SRI assets: £132.70

Total assets under management: £132.70

As at: 31/12/23

Contact: eva.bezruchko@hydrogenonecapital.com

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Sustainability - General

Sustainability focus

Report against sustainability objectives

UN Sustainable Development Goals (SDG) focus

Encourage more sustainable practices through stewardship

Sustainability theme or focus

Sustainability policy

Environmental - General

Environmental damage & pollution policy

Favours cleaner, greener companies

Climate Change & Energy

Arctic drilling exclusion

Climate change / greenhouse gas emissions policy

Coal, oil & / or gas majors excluded

Fossil fuel exploration exclusion - direct involvement

Paris aligned strategy

Encourage transition to low carbon through stewardship activity

Invests in clean energy / renewables

Fracking & tar sands excluded

Hydrogen policy or theme

Fossil fuel reserves exclusion

Clean / renewable energy theme or focus

Social / Employment

Labour standards policy

Ethical Values Led Exclusions

Ethical policies

Human Rights

Human rights policy

Child labour exclusion

Responsible supply chain policy or theme

Modern slavery exclusion policy

Meeting Peoples' Basic Needs

Green infrastructure focus

Gilts & Sovereigns

Does not invest in sovereigns

Governance & Management

Anti-bribery & corruption policy

Encourage higher ESG standards through stewardship activity

Avoids companies with poor governance

Digital / cyber security policy

Encourage board diversity e.g. gender

Governance policy

UN sanctions exclusion

Product / Service Governance

ESG integration strategy

External (fund / service) committee has veto powers

External oversight / advisory committee (fund / service)

Asset Size

Invests in small, mid & large cap companies / assets

Over 50% small / mid cap companies

Targeted Positive Investments

EU Sustainable Finance Taxonomy holdings 5-25% of assets

Invests >50% of fund in environmental / social solutions companies

Invests >25% in environmental / social solutions companies

EU Sustainable Finance Taxonomy holdings >25% of assets

Impact Methodologies

Aims to generate positive impacts (or 'outcomes')

Over 50% in assets providing environmental or social ‘solutions’

Measures positive impacts

Aim to deliver positive impacts through engagement

Described as an ‘impact investment’

Invests in environmental solutions companies

Invests in sustainability / ESG disruptors

Positive environmental impact theme

How The Fund/Portfolio Works

Focus on ESG risk mitigation

Significant harm exclusion

Do not use stock / securities lending

Assets mapped to SDGs

SRI / ESG / Ethical policies explained on website

Negative selection bias

Positive selection bias

Unscreened Assets & Cash

Assets typically aligned to sustainability objectives > 90%

All assets (except cash) meet published sustainability criteria

Assets typically aligned to sustainability objectives 70 - 79%

No ‘diversifiers’ used other than cash

Assets typically aligned to sustainability objectives 80 – 89%

Intended Clients & Product Options

Intended for investors interested in sustainability

Intended for clients who want to have a positive impact

Labels & Accreditations

London Stock Exchange Green Economy Mark

SFDR Article 9 fund / product (EU)

Fund management company information

About The Business

Integrates ESG factors into all / most (AFM) fund research

Specialist positive impact fund management company

Responsible ownership / ESG a key differentiator (AFM company wide)

Vote all* shares at AGMs / EGMs (AFM company wide)

ESG / SRI engagement (AFM company wide)

Collaborations & Affiliations

UKSIF member

PRI signatory

Resources

Use specialist ESG / SRI / sustainability research companies

ESG specialists on all investment desks (AFM company wide)

In-house responsible ownership / voting expertise

Engagement Approach

Engaging on diversity, equality & / or inclusion issues

Engaging on governance issues

Engaging on responsible supply chain issues

Engaging on climate change issues

Encourage responsible corporate taxation (AFM company wide)

Regularly lead collaborative ESG initiatives (AFM company wide)

Engaging on human rights issues

Engaging on labour / employment issues

Engaging to stop modern slavery

Company Wide Exclusions

Fossil fuel exclusion policy (AFM company wide)

Controversial weapons avoidance policy (AFM company wide)

Review(ing) carbon / fossil fuel exposure for all funds (AFM company wide)

Do not invest in companies with fossil fuel reserves

Climate & Net Zero Transition

Encourage carbon / greenhouse gas reduction (AFM company wide)

Carbon offsetting - offset carbon as part of net zero plan (AFM company wide)

In-house carbon / GHG reduction policy (AFM company wide)

Working towards a ‘Net Zero’ commitment (AFM company wide)

Transparency

Full SRI / responsible ownership policy information available on request

Sustainability transition plan publicly available (AFM company wide)

Paris Alignment plan publicly available (AFM company wide)

Net Zero transition plan publicly available (AFM company wide)

Dialshifter statement

Policy

The Company's investment objective is to deliver an attractive level of capital growth with a strong ESG focus by investing, directly or indirectly, in a diversified portfolio of hydrogen and complementary hydrogen focused assets.

These investments will primarily be in developed markets in Europe, North America, the GCC and Asia Pacific, comprising: (i) assets that supply clean hydrogen; (ii) large scale energy storage assets, (iii) carbon capture, use and storage assets; (iv) hydrogen distribution infrastructure assets; (v) assets involved in hydrogen supply chains, such as electrolysers and fuel cells; and (vi) businesses that utilise hydrogen applications such as transport, power generation, feedstock and heat (together "Hydrogen Assets").
Net Proceeds have been invested in Private Hydrogen Assets.

(Source: KIID, as at November 2025)

Process

Resources, Affiliations & Corporate Strategies

Dialshifter

This fund is helping to ‘shift the dial from brown to green’ by…

...Investing in hydrogen focused assets to increase the availability of green hydrogen and displace fossil fuels, mitigating climate change.

 

 

 

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Last amended: 24/07/24 11:45

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