Key points
- Helping business achieve positive impact through engagement.
- Drive clear and measurable improvements in a company’s contribution to the SDGs while achieving attractive investment returns
- Concentrated portfolio includes assessment on SDGs engagement potential.
About this fund
Robeco Global SDG Engagement Equities is an actively managed fund that invests in a concentrated selection of global stocks. Stock selection is based on fundamental analysis to invest in companies based on their contribution to the United Nations Sustainable Development Goals (UN SDGs). The fund actively engages with the invested companies and initiates a dialogue to motivate these companies to improve their fulfilment of the UN SDGs over three to five years. The portfolio is built on the basis of an eligible investment universe and an internally developed SDG framework for mapping and measuring SDG contributions (information can be obtained via the website www.robeco.com/si).The fund also aims to achieve a better return than the index.
Key facts
Per
| Total size of fund | AUD 1’287’321’177 |
| Size of share class | AUD 20’622’069 |
| Inception date share class | 23-04-2024 |
| 1-year performance | 15.42% |
| Dividend paying | No |
Fund manager
Thomas Globe
Michiel Plakman CFA
Daniela da Costa
Peter van der Werf
Thomas Globe is a member of the Global Equity team and Deputy Lead Portfolio Manager of Robeco’s SDG Engagement Equities strategy. Prior to joining Robeco in 2024, he worked as portfolio manager for Premier Miton Investors with a focus on sustainable global equities. Previous to that, he worked at Premier Asset Management as portfolio manager and analyst. He joined the industry in 2011. Thomas holds a first class Bachelor of Arts (Joint Honours) in Business and Law from Staffordshire University. He is a CFA® Charterholder. Michiel Plakman is Portfolio Manager and Co-Head of Robeco’s Global Equity team. He is Lead Portfolio Manager Global Stars Equities and Portfolio Manager Global Engagement Equities. He is responsible for fundamental global equities with a focus on companies in information technology, real estate, communication services and portfolio construction. Before starting this role since 2009, Michiel was responsible for managing the Robeco IT Equities fund within the TMT team. Prior to joining Robeco in 1999, he worked as a Portfolio Manager Japan at Achmea Global Investors (PVF Pensioenen). From 1995 to 1996 he was Portfolio Manager European Equities at KPN Pension Fund. Michiel holds a Master's in Econometrics from Vrije Universiteit Amsterdam and is a CFA® Charterholder. Daniela da Costa is co-portfolio manager of Robeco's Global SDG Engagement fund and has a research focus on Brazil and the African consumer sector. Prior to joining Robeco in 2010, she was Portfolio Manager Latin American Equities at Nomura in London. Before that, Daniela worked at HSBC and with the Petrobras pension fund in Brazil. She started her career in the industry in 1997. Daniela holds a Master's in Economics from the Brazilian Capital Markets Institute in Rio de Janeiro (IBMEC-RJ) and a MBA certificate in pension fund asset management from the Federal University of Rio de Janeiro (COPPE-UFRJ). She is board member of AMEC, the Brazilian stewardship agency and a member of Robeco’s SDG committee and Biodiversity Task Force. Peter van der Werf is Head of Active Ownership at Robeco. He leads the corporate and sovereign engagement program in the Active Ownership team and is involved in further integration of active ownership in Robeco’s investment products. With his engagement work he has challenged sustainability leadership at more than 200 global companies to align their environmental and social strategy with Robeco’s sustainable investing philosophy. As Portfolio Manager SDG Engagement Equities, Peter contributes to impact investing in listed equity. He is also an Advisory Board member of the Finance for Biodiversity foundation. Peter started his career in 2007 and holds a Master’s in Environmental Sciences from Wageningen University.