How we evaluate products
Responsible Investment strategies, processes, practices and disclosures are assessed against the eight criteria for product certification in the Responsible Investment Standard and accompanying Guidance and Assessment Notes.
What this symbol means
General certification: This Symbol signifies that a product or service offers an investment style that takes into account environmental, social, governance or ethical considerations, and that it adheres to the operational and disclosure practices required under the Responsible Investment Certification Program for the category of Product.
Sustainable Plus classification: This Symbol signifies that a product or service has been certified and classified to offer an investment style that takes into account environmental, social, governance or ethical considerations, with embedded, measurable and reported sustainability objectives aligned with portfolio holdings and stewardship practices, adhering to the operational and disclosure practices required under the Responsible Investment Certification Program for the category of Product.
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Themes & Issues
Society
Healthcare and medical products
Included
Renewable energy and energy efficiency
Included
Social and sustainable infrastructure
Included
Sustainable land and agricultural management
Included
Sustainable transport
Included
Sustainable water
Included
Sustainable fashion and textiles/fashion technology
Included
More sustainable companies
Included
Armaments
Fully avoided
Gambling
Fully avoided
Human rights abuses
Fully avoided
Labour rights violations
Fully avoided
Pornography
Fully avoided
Tobacco
Fully avoided
Alcohol
Fully avoided
Fossil fuels
Mostly avoided
Nuclear power
Mostly avoided
Animal cruelty
Mostly avoided
Illegal logging
Partially avoided
Environment
Healthcare and medical products
Included
Renewable energy and energy efficiency
Included
Social and sustainable infrastructure
Included
Sustainable land and agricultural management
Included
Sustainable transport
Included
Sustainable water
Included
Sustainable fashion and textiles/fashion technology
Included
More sustainable companies
Included
Armaments
Fully avoided
Gambling
Fully avoided
Human rights abuses
Fully avoided
Labour rights violations
Fully avoided
Pornography
Fully avoided
Tobacco
Fully avoided
Alcohol
Fully avoided
Fossil fuels
Mostly avoided
Nuclear power
Mostly avoided
Animal cruelty
Mostly avoided
Illegal logging
Partially avoided
For RIAA’s definitions of the themes included and issues avoided, please view this guide . Product-specific exclusion criteria and practices may vary. You can find these by referring directly to the product provider.
Overview
Description
The Nanuk New World Fund is an actively managed,diversified, global equities fund that seeks to outperform traditional globalequity indices through investment in a large and growing component of theoverall global equity universe positively impacted by global sustainabilitytrends.
The Fund invests in companies that arebenefiting from, or contributing to, improving global environmentalsustainability and resource efficiency - primarily in areas such as cleanenergy, energy efficiency, industrial efficiency, advanced and sustainablematerials, waste management, recycling and pollution control, food andagricultural productivity and healthcare technology.
These differentiated investments can offerinvestors strong diversification benefits and the potential to mitigateotherwise unmanaged risks embedded in traditional equity portfolios. Nanuk's fundamentalinvestment approach seeks to Identify good quality, well managed andsustainable businesses subject to favourable industry trends at prices thatprovide for attractive return potential.
Fund Objective
The Fund seeks to outperformtraditional global equities indices through investment in a large and growing universeof equities positively impacted by global sustainability trends
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Themes & Issues
8
themes included
7
issues fully avoided
3
issues mostly avoided
1
issues partially avoided
Product Targets
Wholesale
Retail
Institutional
Certified Since
2017
Last date certified
April 24, 2023
Primary RI Strategy
Sustainability Themed
Secondary RI Strategy
Negative Screening