Sustainability and Corporate Governance Report 202
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HANDELSBANKEN FONDER Contents HANDELSBANKEN FONDE
R The year in brief �������������������� 1 Comments from the CEO ������������� 2 Our role in the transition ������������� 6 Our sustainability goals �������������� 8 Our methods ���������������������� 10 SDG Solutions Model �������������� 12 Our management strategies ��������� 14 The 2030 Agenda affects us all ������ 18 HOW WE TAKE ACTION TO REDUCE CLIMATE IMPACT Sustainable energy ����������������� 22 Greenhouse effect and CO2 About Handelsbanken Fonder Handelsbanken Fonder AB is, through Handelsbanken Fondbolagsförvaltning AB, a wholly owned subsidiary of Svenska Handelsbanken AB (publ). Handelsbanken Fonder has been authorised to conduct fund operations since 1991, and manages mutual funds under the Swedish Mutual Funds Act as well as alternative investment funds (AIF) under the Swedish Act on Managers of Alternative Investment Funds. Handelsbanken Fonder has approximately 80 employees and manages a total of 104 funds. Read more on page 71. ��������� 25 Companies in transition ������������� 26 EU Action Plan �������������������� 27 Index funds aligned with Paris Agreement ������������������� 28 The economy of the future is circular �� 30 Animal rights ���������������������� 32 Biodiversity ����������������������� 33 Water ���������������������������� 34 HOW WE WANT TO HELP RAISE LIVING STANDARDS Gender equality and diversity ��������� 38 Sustainable economic growth ������� 42 Human rights ��������������������� 44 HOW TO EQUIP OURSELVES FOR A CHANGING WORLD A new cityscape ������������������� 48 Productivity ����������������������� 50 Lifestyles ������������������������� 51 Health care ����������������������� 52 IN-DEPTH REPORT ��������������� 54 LIST OF NOTES ������������������ 73 Handelsbanken Fonder was named Fund Management Company of the Year in 2020 by the business magazine Privata Affärer, winning in three fund categories. Handelsbanken Fonder was named Fund Management Company of the Year in 2020 by Söderberg & Partners in its “Traffic Light Report”. About the report The report covers sustainability efforts during 2020 as well as events up to the report’s publication in June 2021. “ We are especially pleased that the breadth and depth of our mutual fund offering has been recognised. We have very talented asset managers here, forming a strong and creative team. Together with our far-reaching, long-term approach to sustainability throughout our fund operations, this is one of the key factors behind our success.” Magdalena Wahlqvist Alveskog, CEO of Handelsbanken Fonder