Sign in OUR FUNDS INVEST NEWS RESPONSIBILITY ABOUT US Ethical investments Social responsibility Policy Sustainability information Ethical placements We at Aktie-Ansvar are proud of our history - we were founded by the Free Church community and the sobriety movement. As a result of the founders' ethical view, we have since the beginning had an integrated investment profile that excludes holdings in companies in alcohol, tobacco, weapons, games and pornography. Today, several different concepts are used in responsible investment and sustainability. We present some of the most common. It is easy to lose perspective when digging deeper into different concepts while a lot is happening in the area of responsible investment. There will be new certifications, such as UNPRI, and in the future it is likely that more common standards will also emerge. Working together in the industry for increased awareness of ESG is a priority for Aktie-Ansvar in the near future. Aktie-Ansvar has a long history of negative screening in the portfolio companies, ie an exclusion of companies in alcohol, tobacco, weapons, gambling and pornography. Now that we are also implementing principles for responsible investments, we are reaching further and as one of relatively few players, we have these two factors working together. We are an ethical manager who wants to give our fund unit holders added value through active management and sustainable returns. UNPRI The six UNPRI principles and how we work with them: Integrate ESG in the investment process Our managers follow the portfolio companies closely, this is a prerequisite for finding the potential. In that process, the companies' sustainability work is an aspect that is taken into account in the investment decision. We see how well the portfolio companies follow environmental, social and corporate governance aspects. We must be active owners In the dialogue, it is sometimes stated that small and medium-sized fund companies, in an international perspective, have a marginal opportunity to influence the portfolio companies. We at Aktie-Ansvar believe that the power to influence lies in how we succeed in coordinating our efforts and how we highlight these. In the same way that we are active managers when it comes to selection in our portfolio companies, we must be active in the dialogue about continuously improving ESG in our portfolio companies. We will work for increased transparency around ESG in the portfolio companies Today, the majority of all major companies report how they work with ESG issues at the same time as the variables are scored in the analysis systems we use. In this way we get a measurability in each category. Should a portfolio company lack a sustainability report, we work to create one at the same time as we work to get the ESG work on the agenda. Raising awareness of PRI Aktie-Ansvar has since the start in 1965 excluded companies that sell 5 percent or more from alcohol, tobacco, defense, gambling and pornography. We are the pioneers and now we continue the work of spreading the importance of being a sustainable player. Cooperation In order to maximize the active ownership influence, cooperation between the fund companies is important. Aktie-Ansvars 'ambition is to, for example through the Fund Companies' Association and other industry-wide forums, work for a transcendent consensus. We must report what we do In order for our fund unit holders, ie all of you customers, to be able to assess Aktie-Ansvars' efforts, we must report annually on what we have done. This includes the dialogues we have had with the portfolio companies within ESG issues, how the scoring in the portfolio companies has developed within the various categories and how far we have come in corporate governance and collaboration issues. Our hope is that increased transparency will lead to a better understanding of our work. We hope that our current and future customers feel confident that Aktie-Ansvar will continue to deliver a good risk-adjusted return, while at the same time continuously influencing the companies we invest in. Read our latest Transparency Report » Welcome to contact us Aktie-Ansvar AB Box 55659, 102 15 Stockholm Visiting address: Biblioteksgatan 1 Tel: +46 8 588 811 00 Fax: +46 8 588 811 50 E-mail: info@aktieansvar.se Org. No. 556098-2232 © Aktie-Ansvar AB Aktie-Ansvar is part of the savings group Garantum Invest: Guarantee Guarantee Partner Historical returns do not guarantee the future. As with all fund savings, you can lose money. Save long-term and preferably regularly.