The Fund promotes environmental and social characteristics in accordance with Article 8 of the Sustainable Finance Disclosure Regulation (the “SFDR”).

In its implementation of the Fund’s environmental, social and governance (“ESG”) process, the Investment Manager promotes environmental and social characteristics by investing primarily in small-cap companies located or having their principal business activities in emerging markets with an “appropriate” or better ESG profile, as captured by its proprietary ESG methodology. 

The Fund’s environmental or social characteristics are assessed both quantitatively and qualitatively, by means of its proprietary ESG rating, relevant sustainability indicators and its engagement process where relevant further described in the Website disclosure’s dedicated sections. As part of its investment decision making process, the Fund’s ESG process uses binding criteria for the selection of underlying assets.

Finally, the Fund has a minimum allocation of 20% of its portfolio to sustainable investments, with a minimum of 5% allocated towards investments with an environmentally sustainable objective and a minimum of 5% allocated towards investments with a socially sustainable objective. The Fund ensures that its sustainable investments do not cause significant harm to any environmental or social sustainable investment objective.

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