Robeco unveils inaugural fashion-focused active fund
The Fashion Engagement Equities Strategy focuses on generating attractive long-term investment returns, while engaging with companies in the portfolio.
The firm's Fashion Engagement Equities Strategy is focused on generating attractive long-term investment returns, while engaging with companies in the portfolio to promote change in the sector.
The Article 8-classified strategy will invest in 30 to 40 publicly listed companies across the entire fashion value chain, from sourcing, to production, consumption and end-of-life.
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The stock selection process will consider companies exposed to casualisation, premiumisation, circularity and automation megatrends and the investment team will combine fundamental analysis with multi-year engagements on key sustainability challenges as part of the portfolio construction.
Robeco noted the social and environmental challenges faced by the fashion industry, such as low garment worker pay and clothing waste, and said safeguarding economic, environmental, and social assets was a «prerequisite for a healthy economy and to generate attractive returns in the future».
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Dora Buckulčíková, portfolio manager at Robeco, said: «Our conviction is that profit and positive change can go hand in hand. There is increasing demand for the fashion industry to transform. Companies with leading sustainability characteristics are likely to do better than laggards in the long run.
»It is our responsibility as long-term shareholders to encourage transparency and sustainable business practices at the individual company level. We believe this strategy positions investors to benefit from and contribute to the
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