Founded in 1995, RobecoSAM is an investment specialist focused exclusively on Sustainable Investing. Serving institutional asset owners and financial intermediaries, the company’s asset management capabilities feature a strong track record in sustainability-themed strategies. All of RobecoSAM’s investment strategies are designed to make a measurable environmental or societal impact and actively contribute towards meeting the UN Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs). 25 years of sustainability research insights powers RobecoSAM’s investment process and impact measurement capability. Furthermore, RobecoSAM was first to treat ESG as a standalone factor using its Smart ESG methodology. Together with S&P Dow Jones Indices, RobecoSAM launched the globally recognized Dow Jones Sustainability Indices (DJSI) in 1999 and continued to publish them jointly until 2019.
RobecoSAM is an affiliate of Robeco*, the Dutch investment management firm founded in 1929. Both companies share a joint mission: enabling clients to achieve their financial and sustainability goals by providing superior investment returns and solutions. Robeco is fully owned by ORIX Corporation Europe N.V., a subsidiary of ORIX Corporation.
As a reflection of its own commitment to advancing sustainable investment practices, RobecoSAM is a signatory of the PRI, UN Global Compact and Climate Action 100+, a supporter of the Task Force on Climate-related Financial Disclosure (TCFD), as well as a member of Eurosif, Swiss Sustainable Finance, Carbon Disclosure Project (CDP), and Portfolio Decarbonization Coalition (PDC), among others. As of June 30, 2020, RobecoSAM had client assets under management and/or advice of approximately USD 16.4 billion.
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