Echiquier Major SRI Growth Europe Fund

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LU0969070365

Issuer La Financière de l'Echiquier
Fund provider La Financière de l'Echiquier
Fund type/Asset class Equity fund
Legal form SICAV
Fund issue date 08/11/2013
Last Update 27.07.2023
Benchmark MSCI Europe NR
Tranche Private Investors Institutional Investors foundations
FNG Siegel

Risk Indicator (PRIIP)
5 of 7

Licensed in
D, A, CH, LU

Classification by SFDR
Article 8

EU Taxonomy
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% of Sustainable Investments according to SFDR
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Principal Adverse Impacts

PAI PAI

Greenhouse Gas Emissions

PAI PAI

Water

PAI PAI

Waste

PAI PAI

Biodiversity

PAI PAI

Energy Efficiency and Fossil Fuels

PAI PAI

Social and Employee Matters

Sustainable Development Goals

No explicit details regarding the Sustainable Development Goals

Normal allocation

Equities 90 % to 100 %
Bonds Excluded
Money market/Bank deposits 0 % to 10 %
Commodities Excluded
Direct investments Excluded
Derivatives Excluded
Other -

Sustainability approach

Principal Adverse Impacts
Greenhouse Gas Emissions Water Waste Biodiversity Energy Efficiency and Fossil Fuels Social and Employee Matters
Further remarks on the consideration of SDGs -
Rationale behind classification according to SFDR Article 8 This fund isbased on an investment process that significantly incorporates non-financial criteria. In this case, analysing non-financial criteria has a material impact on which companies we select for the portfolio. Analysis is used to better identify risks and identify new investment opportunities.
Engagement Yes, organized internally Externer Link Link to engagement policy
Voting Yes, organized internally Externer Link Link to voting policy
Best-in/of-Class No We implement best-in-univers and best-effort approaches
ESG-Integration Yes Echiquier Major SRI Growth Europe Fund uses an ESG filter in the stock-picking process. On this basis, companies must have a minimum ESG score greater or equal to 6.0/10.
Norm-based screening
UN Global Compact
Themes
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Impact Investing
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Further information on the sustainability approach SRI strategies: Best effort approach (we formalised our engagement approach based on monitoring ESG progress with all the companies in which we are invested. Through a formalised process of engagement, we track progress achieved by all investee companies) / Best in universe approach / Exclusion Externer Link Link to sustainability approach

Research and Transparency

In-house sustainability analysis Yes, 4 SRI analysts
Research partners Yes MSCI ESG Research, Carbon4Finance, ISS, CDP, Capital IQ...
Percentage of portfolio with sustainability analysis 100 %
Strategically important suppliers included No
Sustainability advisory committee Advisory Ethics committee
Analysis of portfolio CO2 Yes, backward-looking indicator The fund's carbon footprint is disclosed in the monthly factsheet
Sustainability reporting Yes https://cdn.lfde.com/upload/partner/Rapportstrategieclimatetbiodiversite-EN.pdf
At least monthly portfolio publication No
Certification/Label awarded by independent auditors
FNG Label ★★★
Contact for inquiries https://www.lfde.com/en-int/contact/

Environmental

Exclusion of sectors / areas of business – companies

Fossil fuels (Coal, Oil and Gas) Yes 5 % Turnover threshold
Nuclear power (operation and components) Yes 5 % Turnover threshold
Green genetic engineering No
Chlorine and agrochemicals (biocides) No
Other -

Exclusion of business practices – companies

Environmentally damaging behaviour Yes
Damage to biodiversity No
Other Violation of the UN Global Compact

Exclusion criteria – countries

Non-ratification of the Paris Climate Agreement N/A
Non-ratification of the Protocol on Biosafety N/A
Non-ratification of the UN Biodiversity Convention N/A
Nuclear power by proportion of gross energy production N/A
Other -

Social

Exclusion of sectors / areas of business – companies

Weapons/Armaments Yes 5 % Turnover threshold
Cluster bombs and anti-personnel mines Yes
Weapons of mass destruction (ABC/CBRN) Yes
Tobacco products Yes 5 % Turnover threshold
Pornography Yes 5 % Turnover threshold
Spirits/Alcohol No
Gambling Yes 5 % Turnover threshold
Other Cannabis recreational 5 % Turnover threshold

Exclusion of business practices – companies

Labour rights (ILO core labour standards) Yes
Exploitative child labour Yes
Violation of human rights Yes
Animal testing No
Other Ja

Exclusion criteria – countries

Labour rights N/A
Violation of human rights N/A
Military spending as a percentage of GDP N/A
Death penalty, torture N/A
Countries classified by Freedom House as not free N/A
Violations of the Nuclear Non-Proliferation Treaty N/A
Violations of other non-proliferation treaties N/A
Other -

Governance

Exclusion of business practices – companies

Corruption and bribery Yes
Tax: planned avoidance & detected violations No
Other Violation of the UN Global Compact

Exclusion criteria – countries

Corruption N/A
Other -

More on data availability

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  1. EU Taxonomy
    It is possible that reported KPIs for taxonomy eligibility and alignment (being limited to corporate issuers / including only selected economic activities) are low or that KPIs cannot be reported due to limited data availability. Data may be available with a time lag. Data comparability may be limited due to differences in the scope of the economic activities considered. As soon as data is available in sufficient quantity and quality, it will be published in accordance with regulatory requirements.

FNG-Sustainability profiles disclaimer

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  1. Bei den vorstehenden Angaben im Rahmen der FNG-Nachhaltigkeitsprofile  handelt es sich lediglich um Zusammenstellungen, Übersichten oder Sortierhilfen, die vom Forum Nachhaltige Geldanlagen e.V. wertungsfrei bereitgestellt werden.  
  2. Es wird ausdrücklich darauf hingewiesen, dass das Forum Nachhaltige Geldanlagen e.V. weder die Richtigkeit und Vollständigkeit noch die Plausibilität der in den FNG-Nachhaltigkeitsprofilen enthaltenen Angaben überprüft hat. Diese Angaben beruhen ausschließlich auf den von den jeweiligen Anbietern bereitgestellten Daten, auf die das Forum Nachhaltige Geldanlagen e.V. keinen Einfluss hat.
  3. Die Aktualität der eingegebenen Daten richtet sich nach dem im FNG-Nachhaltigkeitsprofil des jeweiligen Produkts angegebenen Aktualisierungsdatum, wiedergegeben ist also der Stand zu diesem Datum. Im Zweifel sind die bei der jeweiligen KVG hinterlegten Daten als aktuell zu betrachten. Das Forum Nachhaltige Geldanlagen e.V. hat darauf jedoch keinen Einfluss und kann daher keine Gewähr für eine jederzeitige Aktualität übernehmen, da die FNG-Nachhaltigkeits-Inhalte von den Anbietern selbst zu befüllen und ggf. zu aktualisieren sind.
  4. Die in den FNG-Nachhaltigkeitsprofilen bereitgestellten Informationen stellen keine Anlageempfehlungen dar. Sie dienen lediglich Informationszwecken zu bestimmten Nachhaltigkeitsaspekten und können weder eine fachgerechte Anlageberatung noch eine qualifizierte Produktaufklärung ersetzen. Es wird daher empfohlen, vor Kauf oder Verkauf der in den FNG-Nachhaltigkeitsprofilen aufgeführten Anlageprodukte die Dienste eines professionellen Anlageberater in Anspruch zu nehmen und die vollständigen Verkaufsunterlagen (insbesondere Verkaufsprospekt) des jeweiligen Anlageprodukts aufmerksam durchzulesen. Insoweit wird ergänzend darauf hingewiesen, dass Anlageprodukte generell mit Verlustrisiken bis hin zu einem Totalverlust behaftet und auch in der Vergangenheit erzielte Gewinne kein zuverlässiger Indikator für zukünftige Ergebnisse sind.