Pendal Sustainable Balanced Fund - Class R
Responsible Investing Approach
The Fund Manager actively seeks exposure to securities and industries that demonstrate leading ESG and ethical practices and exclude companies not meeting the investible criteria. The sustainability and ethical criteria employed include factors such as environmental issues, corporate governance, social practices, and ethical practices. The exclusionary screens may be applied differently across the asset classes of the Fund. Sustainable and ethical investment practices are incorporated into the Australian and international shares, Australian and international fixed interest and part of the Alternative investments components of the Fund. All other investments by the Fund are not assessed for sustainable and ethical investment practices.
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Exclusions
The Fund will not invest in some types of companies or issuers which are materially involved in activities related to fossil fuels, uranium, logging, gambling, pornography, weapons, alcohol, tobacco (including e-cigarettes and inhalers), animal cruelty, predatory lending, breaches and misconduct. These exclusions may be applied differently across the asset classes of the Fund.
| Exclusions | Full/Partial Exclusion |
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 Tobacco
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Full | The Fund does not invest in companies that derive any revenue from the production of tobacco (including e-cigarettes and inhalers) across all asset categories. |
| Partial | The Fund does not invest in companies which are materially involved in activities including tobacco (including e-cigarettes and inhalers). These exclusions may be applied differently across the asset classes of the Fund. |
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 Alcohol
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Partial | The Fund does not invest in companies which are materially involved in activities including alcohol. These exclusions may be applied differently across the asset classes of the Fund. |
 Weapons
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Full | The Fund does not invest in companies that derive any revenue from the manufacture of controversial weapons across all asset categories. |
| Partial | The Fund does not invest in companies which are materially involved in activities including weapons. These exclusions may be applied differently across the asset classes of the Fund. |
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 Fossil fuel exploration, mining and production
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Partial | The Fund does not invest in companies which are materially involved in activities including fossil fuels. These exclusions may be applied differently across the asset classes of the Fund. |
 Environmental damage
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Partial | The Fund does not invest in companies which are materially involved in activities including logging. These exclusions may be applied differently across the asset classes of the Fund. |
 Animal testing for non-medical purposes
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Partial | The Fund does not invest in companies which are materially involved in activities including animal cruelty. These exclusions may be applied differently across the asset classes of the Fund. |
 Gambling
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Partial | The Fund does not invest in companies which are materially involved in activities including gambling. These exclusions may be applied differently across the asset classes of the Fund. |
 Nuclear power (including uranium mining)
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Partial | The Fund does not invest in companies which are materially involved in activities including uranium. These exclusions may be applied differently across the asset classes of the Fund. |
 Adult entertainment/pornography
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Partial | The Fund does not invest in companies which are materially involved in activities including pornography. These exclusions may be applied differently across the asset classes of the Fund. |
Inclusions
Sustainable and ethical investment practices are incorporated into the Australian and international shares, Australian and international fixed interest and part of the Alternative investments components of the Fund. All other investments by the Fund are not assessed for sustainable and ethical investment practices. The Fund Manager actively seeks exposure to securities and industries that demonstrate leading ESG and ethical practices and exclude companies not meeting the investable criteria. The sustainability and ethical criteria employed include factors such as environmental issues, corporate governance, social practices, and ethical practices.
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UN Sustainable Development Goals
Conventions & Treaties
Pendal has been a signatory to the United Nations supported Principles for Responsible Investment (PRI) since 2007. In 2018 Pendal commenced public reporting aligned to the recommendations of the Task Force on Climate-related Financial Disclosures (TCFD).
| Conventions & Treaties | Aligned |
Description
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| Principles for Responsible Investment | Yes | Signatory since 2007 |
| Task Force on Climate-related Financial Disclosures | Yes | In 2018 Pendal commenced public reporting aligned to the recommendations of the Task Force on Climate-related Financial Disclosures (TCFD). |
ESG Score
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| Does the portfolio have an ESG score? | Not disclosed | ||
| If so, who is responsible for calculating the score? | Not disclosed | ||
| If a score is calculated, is this publicly available; i.e. displayed in monthly reports, on your website, etc.? | Not disclosed | ||
| If the portfolio has an ESG score, how often is that score recalculated to account for changes to portfolio holdings? | Not disclosed | ||
Impact Investing Score
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| Does the portfolio have an Impact Investment score? | Not disclosed | ||
| If a score is calculated, is this publicly available; i.e. displayed in monthly reports, on your website, etc.? | Not disclosed | ||
| If the portfolio has an Impact Investment score, how often is that score recalculated to account for changes to portfolio holdings? | Not disclosed | ||
| Does the fund publish its holdings publicly? | Yes | ||
Policies, Certification & Marketing
| Policies, Certification & Marketing |
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| Responsible investing policy | View Responsible investing policy document | |||
| Proxy voting policy | View Proxy voting policy document | |||
| Stewardship policy | View Stewardship policy document | |||
| Modern slavery policy | View Modern slavery policy document | |||
| Is the fund RIAA certified? | Yes | |||
| Date certified | ||||
| Holdings (Sep 2023) | View Holdings (Sep 2023) document | |||
| RI and Stewardship Report | View RI and Stewardship Report document | |||
| Climate Change Statement | View Climate Change Statement document | |||
| RI Policy: Australian Equities | View RI Policy: Australian Equities document | |||
| RI Policy: Income and Fixed Interest | View RI Policy: Income and Fixed Interest document | |||
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