Investor Presentaiton
Appendix Sustainability Potential of Investments
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Sustainability Potential of Investments: Companies may have a range of effects on employees, the community, and the environment through their operations and products and
services. The Manager believes that companies that exhibit leadership in managing material environmental, social, and governance considerations, are also often more resilient,
competitively positioned, and exhibit lower risk profiles. Furthermore, companies that contribute positively to solutions addressing sustainability challenges are by their nature, essential.
These business models may benefit from macroeconomic and demographic trends while also contributing meaningfully to addressing global social and environmental challenges, such
as outlined by the United Nations Sustainable Development Goals ("UN SDGS"). Sustainable companies, by their nature, seek to manage risks, not only related to adverse social
outcomes, but also ones that might harm their license to operate.
The Investment Manager defines sustainability potential as:
Adverse sustainability potential as companies whose operations or products/services contribute to significant adverse outcomes for people or the environment, such as outlined by
the United Nations Global Compact ("UNGC"), United Nations Guiding Principles ("UNGP"), and OECD Guidelines for Multinational Enterprises ("OECD Guidelines");
Positive sustainability potential as companies that have an overall positive benefit to people or the environment, such as outlined by the UNGC, UNGP, OECD Guidelines for
Multinational Enterprises;
- Significantly positive sustainability potential as companies whose products or services offer solutions to long-term sustainability challenges such as outlined by the UN SDGS.
The Investment Manager strives to identify and invest in companies that are deemed to have positive sustainability potential while avoiding exposure to companies that have known
ESG-related controversies or business models deemed to have adverse sustainability potential as defined by the Exclusions outlined herein.
As of May 2021.
NEUBERGER BERMAN
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