ABN AMRO launches Impact Funds Mandate for positive impact investments

ABN AMRO’s Impact Funds Mandate serves investors seeking to invest exclusively in investment funds that contribute to a more sustainable world, as distinct from ESG investments that are still working towards that goal. The selected investment funds all classify as Article 9 Funds under SFDR and have sustainable investment goals as their objective. Companies that feature in these funds range from renewable energy players, retailers and health care providers, to insurers and telecom providers. All investments put the United Nations sustainable development goals centre stage.

Entry threshold lowered to € 50,000

By reducing the threshold for investment to € 50,000, ABN AMRO is making impact investing accessible for a wider group of idealistically motivated investment clients. Jan Willem Hofland, ABN AMRO’s Head of Investment Sales in the Netherlands, comments: “For us at the bank, sustainability is one of our key pillars and we recognise that a growing group of clients are keen to make an impact. As a market-leading wealth manager, we already offer our high-net-worth clients a range of ways to make an impact, through ESG investing, impact investing and philanthropy advice. Our Impact Funds Mandate ties in brilliantly with our services in the impact investing arena, and now allows people making a smaller initial investment to opt for an investment portfolio comprising companies that can make a quantifiable positive impact. This way, we help our clients make an impact and accelerate the transition to a circular economy and net zero.”

Mandate focuses exclusively on positive impact companies

All companies featuring in these investment funds are scrupulously assessed on the degree to which their revenues cause positive and negative impacts on people, planet and society, and only those with a net positive impact qualify for inclusion. In some cases the objective will simply be to further expand this revenue. The Impact Funds Mandate breaks down into different asset classes – equities, bonds, alternatives and cash. At the time of its launch, the Mandate invests in ABN AMRO Aegon Impact Equity Fund, ABN AMRO High Quality Impact Bond Fund and Privium Sustainable Impact Fund, which together comprise a range of listed and unlisted investment funds and companies.

For more information about the Impact Funds Mandate, click here.

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