# ESG Approach
This fund promotes environmental, social and governance (ESG) characteristics (within the meaning of Art. 8 of Regulation (EU) 2019/2088). It applies the CSAM Sustainable Investing Policy (www.credit-suisse.com/esg), including norms-based, values-based and business conduct exclusions, by replicating an ESG benchmark index to attain the desired ESG characteristics. For further information about the ESG investment criteria and the sustainability-related aspects of the fund please consider the legal and regulatory documents of the fund (such as, e.g., the prospectus) and visit credit-suisse.com/esg. In addition to sustainability-related aspects, the decision to invest in the fund should take into account all objectives and characteristics of the fund as described in its prospectus, or in the information which is to be disclosed to investors in accordance with applicable regulations.
Certain data points disclosed in this factsheet are provided for mere transparency purposes and are not linked to a specific ESG investment process, nor to CSAM ESG methodology. For details about the fund’s ESG decision-making process, please refer to the fund’s prospectus.
The breakdowns in the ESG section below are based on a traditional benchmark which may deviate from the fund primary benchmark. Fund benchmark: MSCI USA ESG Leaders (NR). ESG asset breakdown benchmark: MSCI USA (NR).
| ESG Characteristics ESG Benchmark | Exclusion Criteria | ESG Integration | Proxy Voting | Engagement	Sustainable Investment Objective |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
|  |  |  |  | 	 |

| ESG Overview According to MSCI methodology. Fund performance against traditional benchmark. | Portfolio | Benchmark |
| --- | --- | --- |
| ESG Rating | AAA | AAA |
| ESG Quality score | 8.86 | 8.82 |
| Environmental score | 6.93 | 6.12 |
| Social score | 5.35 | 5.09 |
| Governance score | 5.61 | 5.46 |
| Coverage for Rating/Scoring | 99.87% | 99.73% |
| Weighted Average Carbon Intensity (Tons of CO2e/$M sales) | 68.42 | 147.19 |
| Coverage for Carbon Intensity | 99.87% | 99.73% |

Note: The total carbon intensity figure shown in this section may be higher than the total in the breakdown graph. This is because the figure is normalized, and actual weights are inflated because of limited data coverage. For further information on the MSCI methodology for the above listed ESG data points, please refer to the glossary.

Translation (ENFR, 2022-09-30):
# Caractéristiques ESG
## Indice de référence ESG	Critères d’exclusion Intégration de critères ESG	Vote par procuration	Engagement	Objectif d’investissement

## durable

## 					
| Vue d’ensemble des critères ESG Selon la méthodologie MSCI. Performance du fonds par rapport à l’indice de référence traditionnel. | Portefeuille | Indice de référence |
| --- | --- | --- |
| Notation ESG | AAA | AAA |
| Score qualité ESG | 8.86 | 8.82 |
| Score environnemental | 6.93 | 6.12 |
| Score social | 5.35 | 5.09 |
| Score de gouvernance | 5.61 | 5.46 |
| Couverture pour rating/score | 99.87% | 99.73% |
| Moyenne pondérée intensité carbone (tonnes d’ém. CO2 / mio.$ de C.A.) | 68.42 | 147.19 |
| Couverture pour Intensité Carbone | 99.87% | 99.73% |

Remarque: Le chiffre total de l'intensité carbone indiqué dans cette section peut être supérieur au total du graphique de ventilation, car le chiffre est normalisé et les poids réels sont gonflés en raison d'une couverture de données limitée. Pour plus d’informations sur la méthodologie de MSCI concernant les points de données ESG répertoriés ci-dessus, veuillez vous reporter au glossaire.