Federated Hermes Impact Opportunities Equity Fund

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Issuer Federated Hermes
Fund provider Federated Hermes
Fund type/Asset class Equity fund
Legal form UCITS
Fund issue date 21/12/2017
Last Update 04.01.2024
Benchmark MSCI ACWI IMI
Tranche -

Risk Indicator (PRIIP)
6 of 7

Licensed in
D, A, CH, LU

Classification by SFDR
Article 8

EU Taxonomy
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% of Sustainable Investments according to SFDR
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Principal Adverse Impacts

PAI PAI

Greenhouse Gas Emissions

PAI PAI

Water

PAI PAI

Waste

PAI PAI

Biodiversity

PAI PAI

Energy Efficiency and Fossil Fuels

PAI PAI

Social and Employee Matters

Sustainable Development Goals

SDG

No Poverty

SDG

Zero Hunger

SDG

Good Health and Well-being

SDG

Quality Education

SDG

Gender Equality

SDG

Clean Water and Sanitation

SDG

Affordable and Clean Energy

SDG

Decent Work and Economic Growth

SDG

Industry, Innovation and Infrastructure

SDG

Reduced Inequality

SDG

Sustainable Cities and Communities

SDG

Responsible Consumption and Production

SDG

Climate Action

SDG

Life Below Water

SDG

Life on Land

SDG

Peace and Justice Strong Institutions

SDG

Partnerships to achieve the Goal

Normal allocation

Equities
Bonds Excluded
Money market/Bank deposits Excluded
Commodities Excluded
Direct investments Excluded
Derivatives Excluded
Other - 0 %

Sustainability approach

Principal Adverse Impacts
Greenhouse Gas Emissions Water Waste Biodiversity Energy Efficiency and Fossil Fuels Social and Employee Matters
Further remarks on the consideration of SDGs -
Rationale behind classification according to SFDR Article 8
Engagement Yes, organized internally Externer Link Link to engagement policy
Voting Yes, organized internally Externer Link Link to voting policy
Best-in/of-Class No N/A
ESG-Integration Yes The Investment Manager’s approach to ESG integration in its investment analysis draws upon both internal and external sources. The Investment Manager may invest in companies with poor ESG ratings where the company has shown to have good governance and meet the impact and sustainability characteristics outlined above. The ESG scores are also used to identify where active engagement with companies by the Investment Manager and EOS would be useful, with the aim of reducing underperformance from poor ESG behaviours while also encouraging companies to act responsibly and improve their sustainability characteristics. The percentage of companies in the Fund that are analysed for sustainability characteristics will always be between 90%-100%.
Norm-based screening
UN Global Compact
Themes
Climate change Agriculture and forestry Social projects Renewable Energies Biodiversity Water SDGs Education
Portfolio holdings are aligned with nine impact themes that are linked to the underlying targets of the UN SDGs. The nine impact themes are as follows: • Water • Food Security • Health & Wellbeing • Education • Financial Inclusion • Future Mobility • Energy Transition • Circular Economy • Impact Enablers
Impact Investing
Environmental Social Governance
Further information on the sustainability approach -

Research and Transparency

In-house sustainability analysis Yes, 4
Research partners Yes Sustainalytics, MSCI, Trucost, ISS, CDP, Bloomberg, FactSet & Net Purpose
Percentage of portfolio with sustainability analysis 100 %
Strategically important suppliers included No
Sustainability advisory committee No
Analysis of portfolio CO2 Yes, backward-looking indicator CO2 footprint is found on our factsheets and also on our annual report- which can be found here; https://www.hermes-investment.com/uk/en/intermediary/products/
Sustainability reporting Yes https://www.hermes-investment.com/uk/en/intermediary/insights/impact/impact-opportunities-equity-q1-2023/
At least monthly portfolio publication Yes Externer Link Link to monthly portfolio publication
Certification/Label awarded by independent auditors
Austrian Ecolabel Nordic Swan Ecolabel
Other Febelfin, SWESIF
Contact for inquiries -

Environmental

Exclusion of sectors / areas of business – companies

Fossil fuels (Coal, Oil and Gas) Yes 5 % Turnover threshold
Nuclear power (operation and components) Yes 5 % Turnover threshold
Green genetic engineering No 5 % Turnover threshold
Chlorine and agrochemicals (biocides) No
Other Electricity utility companies with a carbon intensity that are not aligned with a below 2 degrees scenario

Exclusion of business practices – companies

Environmentally damaging behaviour Yes
Damage to biodiversity Yes
Other -

Exclusion criteria – countries

Non-ratification of the Paris Climate Agreement No
Non-ratification of the Protocol on Biosafety No
Non-ratification of the UN Biodiversity Convention No
Nuclear power by proportion of gross energy production No
Other -

Social

Exclusion of sectors / areas of business – companies

Weapons/Armaments Yes 5 % Turnover threshold
Cluster bombs and anti-personnel mines Yes
Weapons of mass destruction (ABC/CBRN) Yes
Tobacco products Yes 5 % Turnover threshold
Pornography Yes 2 % Turnover threshold
Spirits/Alcohol Yes 2 % Turnover threshold
Gambling Yes 2 % Turnover threshold
Other -

Exclusion of business practices – companies

Labour rights (ILO core labour standards) Yes
Exploitative child labour Yes
Violation of human rights Yes
Animal testing No
Other -

Exclusion criteria – countries

Labour rights N/A
Violation of human rights N/A
Military spending as a percentage of GDP N/A
Death penalty, torture N/A
Countries classified by Freedom House as not free N/A
Violations of the Nuclear Non-Proliferation Treaty N/A
Violations of other non-proliferation treaties N/A
Other -

Governance

Exclusion of business practices – companies

Corruption and bribery No
Tax: planned avoidance & detected violations No
Other In addition the Investment Manager excludes companies that are in contravention of the principles of the UN Global Compact

Exclusion criteria – countries

Corruption N/A
Other -

More on data availability

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  1. EU Taxonomy
    It is possible that reported KPIs for taxonomy eligibility and alignment (being limited to corporate issuers / including only selected economic activities) are low or that KPIs cannot be reported due to limited data availability. Data may be available with a time lag. Data comparability may be limited due to differences in the scope of the economic activities considered. As soon as data is available in sufficient quantity and quality, it will be published in accordance with regulatory requirements.

FNG-Sustainability profiles disclaimer

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  3. Die Aktualität der eingegebenen Daten richtet sich nach dem im FNG-Nachhaltigkeitsprofil des jeweiligen Produkts angegebenen Aktualisierungsdatum, wiedergegeben ist also der Stand zu diesem Datum. Im Zweifel sind die bei der jeweiligen KVG hinterlegten Daten als aktuell zu betrachten. Das Forum Nachhaltige Geldanlagen e.V. hat darauf jedoch keinen Einfluss und kann daher keine Gewähr für eine jederzeitige Aktualität übernehmen, da die FNG-Nachhaltigkeits-Inhalte von den Anbietern selbst zu befüllen und ggf. zu aktualisieren sind.
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