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Socially Responsible Investment

Provide responsible and sustainable products

Natixis' teams have a strong experience in SRI and solidarity-based asset management, and they consider that  extra-financial factors are key in defining investment strategies for value creation.






SRI and solidarity asset management

With more than 25 years of experience, Natixis Asset Management is ranked among the leaders of SRI management (open-end funds) in France and in Europe. 

  • SRI assets under management of €9,5 billion (as at December 31, 2010) (1)  

  • Ranked # 1 in France in solidarity-based management with close to 35 % market share (2)


SRI and solidarity employee savings schemes  

Natixis Interépargne is ranked # 1 in France for solidarity-based employee savings:

  • Outstandings of €768 million at the end of 2010, up 37% over the last year 

  • 52,6% market share(2)

Natixis Interépargne offers the Natixis Solidaire corporate mutual fund and 7 CIES-labeled SRI multi-company mutual funds(3).

An ongoing SRI commitment

Natixis Asset Management joined the EUROSIF (European Social Investment Forum), the Code de transparence de l’AFG [Code of Transparency of the French Asset Management Association] and signed up to the Principles for Responsible Investment (PRI).

Innovations in the field of climate change

Natixis Asset Management has developed an investment strategy which takes into account the issues of climate change: the Impact Climate approach.

The purpose of the 2 investment funds Impact Funds Climate Change and Impact Funds Climate Change Emerging Markets is to reconcile on the long term responsibility and performance using an innovative approach underpinned by solid scientific research.

Eco-responsible real-estate products

AEW Europe, a subsidiary of Natixis Global Asset Management and leader in the real-estate investment market and third-party account asset management, obtained for the second consecutive year the best ranking of the 2010 Novethic barometer(4), which measures communications on eco-performance of buildings.

 

(1) Source : Natixis Asset Management at 30/06/2011 in mutual, dedicated and employee saving funds 

(2) Source : Baromètre 2011 des finances solidaires de Finansol

(3) Source : AFG at 31/12/2010

(4) Source : Novethic, Research center on CSR and SRI

 


Associated contents

Impact employee savings, Natixis Interépargne brochure (French only)

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