Climate Change Data

Vontobel Fund – Global Environmental Change

Climate Impact & Sustainability Data (2022)

Reporting Period: 2022

Environmental Metrics

ESG Focus Areas

  • Climate Change
  • Clean Energy
  • Water Management
  • Resource Efficiency
  • Sustainable Transportation
  • Circular Economy

Environmental Achievements

  • Reduced portfolio's average Sustainalytics ESG risk level from 26 to 19.
  • Achieved 78% of revenues from impactful activities.
  • 1,200 tons of CO2 per EUR 1 million invested potentially avoided.

Social Achievements

  • Engaged with portfolio companies to improve ESG disclosures and address military-related activities.
  • Collaborated with Columbia Threadneedle Investments on engagements.

Climate Goals & Targets

Environmental Challenges

  • Supply chain disruptions
  • Data availability for some PAIs
  • Materiality assessment under CSRD
  • Double counting in PAE calculations
Mitigation Strategies
  • Companies are mulling over their sourcing strategies to reduce dependencies.
  • Adjusted assessment to include detailed instructions for scoring criteria.
  • Applied double counting corrections based on share of capital cost and market share.
  • Used conservative approach when choosing data points for PAE calculations.

Supply Chain Management

Climate-Related Risks & Opportunities

Reporting Standards

Frameworks Used: PCAF, WBCSD, GIIN, UN SDGs, SFDR, EU Taxonomy

Certifications: Towards Sustainability

Third-party Assurance: ISS ESG