Same Quality Growth. Refined for Europe's leading ESG standards.

SAME QUALITY GROWTH. ALIGNED WITH EUROPE'S LEADING ESG STANDARDS.

Comgest’s ESG Plus range includes the America ESG Plus, Pan Europe ESG Plus, and Global ESG Plus Equity funds. These funds offer enhanced ESG integration to meet evolving sustainability standards, which builds on our time-tested Quality Growth philosophy. We believe that engaging in responsible investment can strengthen our financial performance as long-term investors and deliver multiple forms of value to our clients.

Meeting Europe’s Leading SRI Labels and regulatory standards

These funds are tailored for investors seeking more ambitious sustainability objectives, including a stricter exclusion policy that covers fossil fuels, controversial weapons, gambling, adult entertainment, and other high-risk sectors. They are also designed to meet the rigorous requirements of leading European SRI labels, such as the Towards Sustainability label (Belgium) and the FNG label (Germany).

Key features of Comgest’s ESG Plus range include:

Alignment with the ESMA Naming Guidelines
Application of Paris-Aligned Benchmark (PAB) exclusions
Over 80% of the portfolio aligned with environmental and/or social characteristics
Article 8 classification under SFDR

Staying True to Our Quality Growth Investment Approach

Although our ESG Plus funds apply stricter sustainability standards than those of our other funds, they maintain the same disciplined investment process and long-term approach that define Comgest’s Quality Growth investment style. For us, the consideration of both financial and non-financial factors in our fundamental analysis of companies enables our Investment team to perform a more comprehensive assessment of “quality”.

Our investment process focuses on identifying companies with:

High returns on capital & strong balance sheets
Sustainable earnings growth (10%+ target)
Robust ESG profiles and business models
Resilience to macro shocks through essential services or productivity-enhancing innovation

The ESG Plus range has an expected average holding period of 5 years, low turnover (10%–20%), and a concentrated portfolio of 25–35 stocks.

For investors seeking long-term growth that complies with the latest European sustainability regulations and labels across US, Pan European and Global equity markets, find out more below.

ESG PLUS FUND RANGE

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COMGEST GROWTH AMERICA ESG PLUS FUND

The Comgest Growth America ESG Plus Fund gives investors access to the depth of the US equity market and is built on over 25 years of investing in high-quality US companies—with 16 years under the current investment team.

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COMGEST GROWTH EUROPE ESG PLUS FUND

The Comgest Growth Europe ESG Plus Fund gives investors access to leading European companies and is built on over 40 years of investing in high-quality European businesses.

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Comgest Growth Global ESG Plus Fund

The Comgest Growth Global ESG Plus Fund offers investors access to diverse high-quality companies from around the world and is built on over 30 years of investing in global leaders.

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This fund is both a natural extension of our US Equities Strategy, which our team has managed for the past 16 years, and a step forward in ESG alignment.