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The funds ODDO BHF Green Planet and ODDO BHF Sustainable Credit Opportunities have been awarded both the Label ISR and the FNG label
Paris, Frankfurt, Düsseldorf, Luxembourg, 29 November 2021.
ODDO BHF Asset Management pursues its ambitious labelling strategy across a large spectrum of asset classes, obtaining both the Label ISR and the FNG label for two more funds:
- ODDO BHF Green Planet, a global thematic equity fund
- ODDO BHF Sustainable Credit Opportunities, a flexible fixed-income fund
ODDO BHF Asset Management now has nine ISR-labelled and four FNG-labelled funds, accounting for more than 7 billion euros in assets under management*:
- ODDO BHF Avenir Europe
- ODDO BHF Avenir Euro
- ODDO BHF Avenir
- ODDO BHF Green Planet**
- ODDO BHF Génération
- ODDO BHF Algo Sustainable Leaders**
- ODDO BHF Sustainable Euro Corporate Bond**
- ODDO BHF Sustainable Credit Opportunities**
- ODDO BHF Sustainable European Convertibles
“As a token of transparency, receiving the Label ISR and the FNG label for two more funds is testimony to our ambition to support our clients in their search for investments with meaning”, said Martina Macpherson, Head of ESG Strategy at ODDO BHF Asset Management.
Nicolas Chaput, Chief Executive Officer of ODDO BHF Asset Management, said: “Obtaining the Label ISR and the FNG label underlines our sustained commitment to responsible investing and our ongoing efforts towards sustainability for our clients in Europe. We believe that sustainable investment is a driver of long-term performance."
About ODDO BHF Asset Management
ODDO BHF AM is part of the independent Franco-German financial group ODDO BHF that was founded in 1849. ODDO BHF AM is an asset management leader in Europe. It comprises ODDO BHF AM GmbH in Germany, ODDO BHF AM SAS and ODDO BHF Private Equity SAS in France and ODDO BHF AM Lux in Luxembourg, which together manage assets totaling € 65 billion as of August 31st, 2021. Its independence allows its teams to be responsive, flexible and innovative in order to constantly find solutions tailored to the needs of institutional clients and distribution partners. ODDO BHF AM offers a range of active and sustainable investment solutions in various asset classes, i.e. fundamental and thematic equities, quantitative equities, fixed income, multi-asset solutions, private equity and private debt. As a signatory to the UN-PRI, ODDO BHF AM launched a range of sustainable funds since 2012, covering a wide range of strategies that place environmental, social and governance (ESG) criteria at the heart of the investment process. On a combined basis, 61% of assets under management are from institutional clients and 39% from distribution partners. The teams operate from investment centers in Dusseldorf, Frankfurt, Paris and Luxembourg with additional locations in Milan, Geneva, Zurich, Madrid, Stockholm and Abu Dhabi. ODDO BHF AM puts the long-term support of its clients at the heart of its priorities.
www.am.oddo-bhf.com
About ODDO BHF
ODDO BHF is an independent Franco-German financial services group, with a history stretching back over 170 years. It was created from the alliance of a French family-owned business built up by five generations of stockbrokers and a German bank specialising in Mittelstand companies. With 2,500 employees (1,300 in Germany and Switzerland and 1,200 in France and Tunisia), and more than 125 billion euros in assets under management, ODDO BHF operates in three main businesses, based on significant investment in market expertise: private banking, asset management and corporate and investment banking. The Group has a specific ownership structure as 65% of its capital is held by the Oddo family and 25 % by employees. This “partnership” ethos guarantees the long-term involvement of its teams. In 2020, ODDO BHF generated net banking income of 624 million euros, and at 31 December 2020, the Group had over 940 million euros of shareholders' equity.
www.oddo-bhf.com
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