{"id":47969,"date":"2023-03-23T11:18:20","date_gmt":"2023-03-23T09:18:20","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.eticasgr.com\/storie\/news-events\/premio-alto-rendimento-2023-etica-sgr-miglior-gestore-esg"},"modified":"2025-05-13T09:55:54","modified_gmt":"2025-05-13T07:55:54","slug":"high-returns-award-2023-etica-funds-best-esg-manager","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.eticasgr.com\/en\/storie\/news-events\/high-returns-award-2023-etica-funds-best-esg-manager","title":{"rendered":"High Returns Award: Etica Funds Best ESG Manager"},"content":{"rendered":"\nIn the context of the 25th edition of the High Returns Award, assigned by Il Sole 24Ore, Etica Funds was awarded the prize as the Best ESG Manager in the \u201cSmall\u201d Italian funds category.\nEtica Funds was listed among the asset management companies (AMC) that had distinguished themselves during 2022, for their excellence in the sustainable management of their funds. Thanks to these results, the Company was recognised as one of the most valued and recognised AMC in the sector.\nThe High Returns Award\nThis prestigious award is assigned by Il Sole 24 Ore to asset management companies and collective investment funds that were especially noteworthy, and that have stood out due to the results they achieved.\nThe Award is an important accomplishment thanks to the commitment and professionalism shown in taking care of investments, based on the underlying value of protecting the saver. The 25th edition of the award ceremony was held on 29 March via streaming on the website premioaltorendimento.ilsole24ore.com.\n\nThe value of Etica Funds\u2019 sustainable and responsible financing\nEtica Funds was confirmed as the Best ESG Manager among the \u201cSmall\u201d Italian Funds, namely those with assets managed in open funds below \u20ac 8 billion (data at III quarter 2022 published by Assogestioni).\nEtica Funds was established in 2000 with the idea of focusing on people and the environment, believing that the choice of companies and countries from an environmental, social and governance perspective, could offer savers potential added value in terms of returns.\nRoberto Grossi, Deputy General Manager of Etica Funds, stated:\n\u00abWe are very happy to have received the High Returns Award in an ESG context; with this award recognising over 20 years of experience. Etica Funds has always specialised in managing sustainable and responsible collective investment funds that focus on the real economy, seeking to reward countries and companies that take into consideration environmental, social and good governance factors.\u00bb\n\nThe Method for assigning the High Returns Award\nThe assignment of awards is underpinned by solid analysis criteria and based on CFS Ratings.\nAn initial screening was undertaken to assess the sustainability level of the funds in a company\u2019s offering before assigning the award to the best ESG Manager company. More specifically, all companies with a significant offering of funds classified under article 8 or 9 in terms of Regulation EU 2019\/2088 (SFDR) were assessed in relation to the entirety of the funds offered. The collection of data and its verification were based on the information received from manufacturers in the EET template [1] (field 20040 Financial Instrument SFDR Product Type).\nFrom the perimeter of the companies identified in this way, the average ESG scores shown below were analysed, resulting in the following being recognised:\nThe best Foreign company\nThe best Italian \u201cBig\u201d company\nThe best Italian \u201cSmall\u201d company\nESG SCORE\nThe model for calculating the ESG score is based on:\n\nESG data points released by the data provider MSCI, i.e.:\n\nFund ESG score;\nFund Carbon Intensity;\nFund Sustainable Impact.\nData on the PAI[2] included in the EET template, referring to the following regulatory macro-categories:\n\nGreenhouse gas emissions;\nBiodiversity;\nWater;\nWaste;\nSocial.\n\nAdditional information on the method used to assign the High Returns Award is available on the web page: premioaltorendimento.ilsole24ore.com\/metodologia\/\n________________________________________\n[1] The European ESG Template, also referred to as the EET template, is a standardised ESG data exchange model, aimed at facilitating the necessary exchange of this data between the producer and distributor of products, enabling compliance with the regulatory requirements in terms of the RTS (standard technical regulations) under Regulation EU 2019\/2088 (SFDR).\n[2] Principal Adverse Sustainability Impacts, i.e. the main negative effects on sustainability factors taken into consideration by brokers in their investment decisions.\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>In the context of the 25th edition of the High Returns Award, assigned by Il Sole 24Ore, Etica Funds was awarded the prize as the Best ESG Manager in the \u201cSmall\u201d Italian funds category. 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