Schroder Investment Management Launches 'Schroder Global Sustainable Growth Equity Fund'

[Asia Economy Reporter Eunmo Koo] Schroder Group's domestic subsidiary Schroder Investment Management announced on the 27th the launch of the 'Schroder Global Sustainable Growth Equity Fund.' This fund is the first ESG (Environmental, Social, Governance) fund established in Korea by a foreign asset management company, aiming to achieve optimal investment performance by considering companies' responses to Environment, Social, and Governance factors.

The Schroder Global Sustainable Growth Equity Fund primarily invests in global companies that maintain good relationships with all stakeholders surrounding the company and meet sustainability standards. In particular, it evaluates non-financial factors such as business models that enable long-term sustainable growth while coexisting with stakeholders including the environment, society, and shareholders, predicting actual profit growth of companies and selecting investment targets based on this.

The company explained, "Sustainable companies often show growth exceeding market expectations because they are frequently undervalued by the market compared to their corporate value reflecting actual growth prospects," adding, "Investing in stocks of such sustainable growth companies can lead to consistent excess returns and maximize long-term compound returns."

Schroder Investment Management continues to deliver stable market outperformance based on specialized ESG investment personnel and extensive global equity management experience. Two portfolio managers, about 140 global sector experts and local analysts, sustainable investment analysts, and data analysis teams are responsible for or support the management. The fund focuses on around 40 carefully selected stocks through its proprietary Sustainability Index (SQ) and pursues consistent excess returns. Accordingly, the offshore fund invested by the Schroder Global Sustainable Growth Equity Fund has consistently achieved annual market outperformance over the past four years, including the first half of this year since 2017.

Schroder Group, the headquarters of Schroder Investment Management, has played a leading role in sustainable investment within the global asset management industry for over 20 years since the 1990s. It introduced the UK Stewardship Code in 2010 and won first place in the 2017 European Asset Managers' Shareholder Engagement Responsible Investment Survey. In the same year, it was ranked among the top five global climate index managers out of 50 asset managers in the Asset Owners Disclosure Project (AODP). Last year, it received an A+ rating for five consecutive years in the strategy and governance evaluation of the UN Principles for Responsible Investment (PRI). Additionally, in June, it ranked 7th among the world's top 75 asset managers in the climate change response responsible investment category by the international NGO 'ShareAction.'

A representative of Schroder Investment Management stated, "In an environment where investors face responsible investment as a pressing issue due to problems such as climate change, resource shortages, population growth, and corporate failures, the Schroder Global Sustainable Growth Equity Fund will be a good alternative," adding, "Especially as companies with sustainable growth potential tend to achieve better business performance with stronger competitiveness, which is expected to become more evident in the future, this fund can be advantageous in terms of investment performance and is an essential investment alternative for Korean investors."

The Schroder Global Sustainable Growth Equity Fund is available for subscription through Korea Investment & Securities, Shinhan Financial Investment, and other distributors, with plans to expand the sales channels continuously.

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