Perennial Better Future Trust

Product Name	Perennial Better Future Trust
Issuer	Perennial Partners
Category	Investment
Type	Fund or Trust
Target	Retail, Wholesale, Institutional
Certified Since	2020

Asset Classes	Small Caps - Australian Equities
Markets	Australia
Investment Approaches	Positive Screening, Engagement and voting
It Includes:	Education Healthcare and medical products Renewable energy and energy efficiency Social and sustainable infrastructure Sustainable land and agricultural management Sustainable water More sustainable companies
It has some level of screening for:	Fossil fuels Nuclear power
It fully excludes:	Alcohol Animal cruelty Armaments Gambling Logging Pornography Tobacco
Broker	Responsible Returns
URL	https://www.responsiblereturns.com.au/investment-options/perennial-better-future-trust/profile

Overview

The Trust is an actively managed portfolio of mainly smaller and mid cap listed companies that are considered to be Better Future Investments. Perennial’s analysts use environmental, social and governance (ESG) integration to consider material ESG risks and opportunities as part of their company analysis and seek to invest in Better Future Investments. Perennial also engages with company management and directors as a tool to discuss and improve performance on material ESG topics.

Description

Better Future Investments are companies that at the time of acquisition:

a) Derive more than 50% of their revenue from business operations in:

Renewable energy, improving energy efficiency or seeking to reduce greenhouse gas emissions; or
Water treatment or remediation; or
Environmental services or otherwise focussed on environmental outcomes; or
Improving social welfare outcomes; or
Health outcomes, products and services; or
Education

b) Have a Perennial-derived Environmental, Social, Governance and Engagement Score (“ESGE Score”) that exceeds the ESGE score of the benchmark index.

We do not invest in companies that to our knowledge derive any revenue from:

the manufacture, distribution or sale of tobacco or alcohol products;
the manufacture, distribution or sale of weapons or armaments;
extraction or sale of thermal coal, uranium, oil or gas (other than recycled oil);
gambling or betting operations;
the production, sale or distribution of pornography;
the manufacture or distribution of toxic pesticides;
old growth forest logging; or
operations or transportation associated with the live exportation of animals offshore.

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