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Sustainability Criteria

Pella applies quantitative & qualitative sustainability criteria in its investment process

Carbon Intensity

Pella's criteria to ensure low carbon intensity include:  

 

Exclusions - Pella excludes fossil fuel miners, and electricity generators that rely on fossil fuels.

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Portfolio carbon intensity* - Pella requires the carbon intensity of its portfolios to be at least 30% below that of the Market. 

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Pella Funds Management achieved (uncertified) carbon neutrality in 2023.

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*measured as tonnes of carbon emissions per million dollars of revenue

Exclusion List

Pella maintains an exclusion list of activities we consider unnecessarily harmful to people, the environment, or animals. Any company that is directly involved in these activities is excluded from our investment universe, meaning we will not invest in them.

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You will never find casinos, thermal coal miners, tobacco companies, private prisons, weapon manufacturers, among other activities in our portfolios.

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A full list of our excluded activities is included in this website.

ESG Rating

AA

Requires positive impact & corporate engagement

Excluded from investment universe

>30% of  portfolio

BBB

AAA

A

>70% of portfolio

BB

B

CCC

Requires positive impact

Environmental, Social & Governance ('ESG') - Portfolio Criteria

Pella has portfolio ESG requirements that refer to MSCI ESG ratings, which include:

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  1. >30% of the portfolio must be invested in companies with ESG ratings of either AAA, AA, or A.

  2. >70% of the portfolio must be invested in companies with ESG ratings of either AAA, AA, A, or BBB.

  3. Cannot invest in any companies with a CCC-rating.

  4. Can only invest in companies with a B-rating subject to the company generating greater than 50% of its revenue from activities that have a positive impact on society or the planet and Pella engaging with the company to improve its ESG performance.

  5. Can only invest in companies with a BB-rating subject to the company generating greater than 20% of its revenue from activities that have a positive impact on society or the planet.

  6. Portfolio ESG rating must be greater than the Market's ESG rating.

Anchor - ESG criteria

Maximum Position Weight *

Rating

Core

Cyclical

Innovation

AAA, AA, A, BBB

5%

3%

3%

BB, B

3%

3%

3%

CCC

0%

0%

0%

* at cost

Environmental, Social & Governance ('ESG') - Position Size Criteria

Pella incorporates ESG criteria when weighting positions in its funds. 

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  1. The position size of companies included in the Core segment with high ESG ratings can be up to 5%.

  2. The fund cannot invest in any stocks with an ESG rating of CCC.

  3. All other position sizes can be a maximum of 3%.

Positive Impact Themes

Pella invests in positive impact companies whenever they satisfy Pella's investment criteria and has identified six themes that are target rich environments for these stocks:​

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  1. Cleaner energy

  2. Conservation and resource efficiency

  3. Improved health

  4. Safety

  5. Inclusiveness

  6. Economic participation 

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Corporate Engagement

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Pella targets engaging with 100% of its portfolio companies at least annually. One of Pella's core objectives in these engagements is to seek to improve the ESG credentials of several of the investments.

Engage
Vote

Pella votes in all of its investments' AGMs and other shareholder meetings.

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Transparency

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For more information on Pella's sustainability requirements please:

1. Contact us for a copy of our Responsible Investment Manual, or

2. Refer to Pella's Sustainability Disclosure Website, or

3. Refer to the Pella Global Generations Fund's Information Booklet

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