ESG Investing and Guided Investing

When choosing for Guided Investing, you select the Profile Fund that is right for you. These Profile Funds take ESG criteria into account: Environment, Social and Governance. ABN AMRO Profile Funds consist of carefully selected and well diversified investment products.

ESG risk score for Guided Investing

Investors who saw 'sustainable' as yet another fleeting investment trend – here today, gone tomorrow – have been proved wrong. Sustainability is a very broad concept: ESG covers Environmental, Social and Governance aspects. Businesses that treat people, the environment and society with care will be less exposed to future regulations regarding sustainability, and with this often be better prepared for the future. And that appeals to an increasing number of investors, even those who otherwise seem to have little interest in sustainability.

For Guided Investing, we select companies and governments that perform well on the three ESG criteria: Environment, Social, and Governance. This means we exclude certain investments, such as in companies that produce controversial weapons or tobacco products. At least 90% of the portfolio is selected based on these criteria.

Furthermore, the fund is committed to take engagement actions when necessary.

What is the ESG risk score?

The ESG risk score is an indicator of the ESG risk exposure of companies in the Profile Fund. The lower the score, the better.

Where can you find the ESG risk score of my profile funds?

On Internet Banking, you can see the risk score of your profile funds in two infographics. The first one shows the ESG risk score of companies. The second infographic shows the ESG risk score of countries.

Exclusions

Controversial weapons list

ABN AMRO automatically excludes companies that manufacture controversial weapons or make money from them in some other way. We believe that the effects of these weapons are disproportionate given that they indiscriminately impact civilians in addition to military targets. We include biological, chemical and nuclear weapons, anti-personnel mines, cluster munitions and several other categories under our definition of controversial weapons.

See which weapons and companies ABN AMRO excludes (pdf)

Sanctions

Sanctions may apply to entire countries or to individual companies or organisations. When sanctions have been imposed on a country, company or organisation, this means that it is prohibited by law to conduct certain defined transactions with these entities. As a result, we automatically exclude these (or no longer include them) in any investment decision.

List of investment exclusions

This list contains companies that we do not wish to invest in for various reasons. We also automatically exclude these companies for our investments in shares and bonds. Examples are tobacco manufacturers and companies with which we cannot successfully engage.

Name Change ABN AMRO ESG Profile Funds

New European regulations impose stricter requirements on the use of the term 'ESG' in the names of investment funds. This improves transparency and clarity of fund names, enabling you as an investor to make better-informed decisions. To comply with these regulations, the name of the ABN AMRO ESG Profile Funds will be changed to ABN AMRO Profile Funds.

What does this mean for you?

The underlying strategy and objective of the ABN AMRO Profile Funds stay the same. We continue to exclude certain types of investments, such as investments in companies that produce controversial weapons or tobacco products. The funds also avoid companies that place little emphasis on sustainability and select governments and companies that manage their ESG risks better than comparable organizations. This non-financial analysis applies to at least 90% of the portfolio.

Investing involves risks

Investing involves risks. You could lose (some of) the money you invested. If you are going to invest, it is important that you are aware of this. Invest with money you can spare. Read more about the risks associated with investments.

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