Why environmental thematic strategies
Achieving a low carbon economy in harmony with our natural ecosystems requires a fundamental shift across business sectors and geographies. This transition is backed by a growing number of institutions, corporates and consumers and will require tens of trillions of investments over the next few decades.1
Our strategies
BNP Paribas Asset Management is the sustainable investor for a changing world. Through our Environmental Strategies Group, an experienced team of thematic investors, we offer a suite of strategies targeting positive returns and environmental outcomes.
The strategies are based on the premise that environmental themes may outperform the overall market over time and that exposure to these themes could generate attractive long-term return potential. They can also provide diversification and tangible environmental benefits.
Each strategy taps into key environmental themes through an active, global multi-sector approach to better manage risks and uncover the most compelling opportunities.
- BNP Paribas Energy Transition >
- BNP Paribas Ecosystem Restoration >
- BNP Paribas Environmental Absolute Return Thematic (EARTH) >
Team and resources
Ulrik Fugmann and Edward Lees lead our Environmental Strategies Group. It includes portfolio managers, equity and quantitative research analysts, and investment specialists. They benefit from access to our Sustainability Centre, Quantitative Research Group and global risk and trading platform.
1 Source: IRENA, International Renewable Energy Agency, World Energy Transitions Outlook, April 2021.
DISCLAIMER
For a complete description and definition of risks, please consult the last available prospectus and KIID of the funds. Investors considering subscribing to a fund should read carefully its most recent prospectus and KIID that can be downloaded free of charge from our site.
Following the new Sustainable Finance Disclosure Regulation (SFDR) that came into force on March 10th this year, BNP Paribas Funds Energy Transition Fund, BNP Paribas Funds Ecosystem Restoration Fund and BNP Paribas Funds Environmental Absolute Return Thematic Equity Fund (EARTH) are categorised under Article 9.
Under this new regulation, financial entities such as BNP Paribas Asset Management who sell products into the EU are required to classify the products they manufacture or advise into three categories:
Products with sustainable investment objective (Article 9)
Products promoting environmental or social characteristics (Article 8)
Non-sustainable products (Article 6)
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