Fund Size: £49.72m

Total screened & themed / SRI assets: £41.00

Total assets under management: £41.00

As at: 31/12/24

Contact: will.briston@cantabam.com

Overview

Filters

Fund information

Policy

The fund will not invest in companies engaged in the production of fossil fuels, alcohol, tobacco, gambling and armaments. In addition, quantitative and qualitative analysis is used to assess whether companies pay due attention and consideration to ESG concerns and demonstrate this through ESG policies and practice.

It is important to recognise that, while the media may focus on one specific aspect of these ESG building blocks at any point in time, as investors we need to maintain a balanced approach to all the stakeholder issues a company might face.

From an investment perspective, while the above considerations are embedded into our investment process, our overriding aim is to generate superior investment returns for our clients. In this context we see the investment opportunity set as a spectrum ranging from Responsible companies that are seeking to protect capital by avoiding poor ESG practices, to Sustainable companies adopting progressive practices that may enhance value, through to Impact companies addressing ESG challenges that may or may not generate financial returns.

On a risk-adjusted basis, therefore, we believe Impact investing alone may inhibit the ability to satisfy our financial goals. As such, we expect the fund’s portfolio will be balanced across these three opportunity sets.

Process

For quantitative ESG analysis, we use Refinitiv as our third-party data provider. Refinitiv is a leading, global data provider, and offers one of the most comprehensive ESG databases in the industry, with over 150 content research analysts trained to collect ESG data covering over 7,000 public companies globally.

Sourcing from annual reports, company websites, NGO websites, stock exchange filings, CSR reports and news sources, a subset of the most comparable and relevant data fields is used to power the overall company assessment and scoring process.

A company’s ESG performance is measured across ten main themes, grouped under Environmental (resource use, emissions, innovation), Social (workforce, human rights, community, product responsibility) and Governance (management, shareholders, CSR strategy). There is significant overlap between these themes and the ten principles of the UN Global Compact, which cover Human Rights, Labour, the Environment, and Anti-Corruption.

This analysis is performed separately from our general stock research and a stock will not be bought if it does not satisfy the criteria listed above.

Resources, Affiliations & Corporate Strategies

he fund is managed by a team led by Mark Wynne-Jones, Leah Bramwell and David Saunderson.

Mark (Director) studied at the London School of Economics and London Business School, is a member of the Chartered Alternative Investment Analyst (CAIA) Association and is a CFA Charterholder.

Leah (Director) read Economics at Newnham College, Cambridge and Economic History at Darwin College, Cambridge. Leah is a Chartered Wealth Manager and a CFA Charterholder.

David (Chief Executive) read Engineering at Downing College and qualified as a Chartered Accountant with Price Waterhouse.

Within their team, analysts work on both the general and ESG research of prospective holdings, as well as tracking existing ones.

Literature

• Fund overview & literature (including factsheet)
• KIID

Disclaimer

As with all equity-based and bond-based investments, the value and the income therefrom can fall as well as rise and you may not get back all the money that you invested. The value of overseas securities will be influenced by the exchange rate used to convert these to sterling. Investments in stocks and shares should therefore be viewed as a medium to long-term investment.

Past performance is not a guide to the future.

Last amended: 16/06/23 12:38