The fund's sustainable investment objective is to support the sustainable use of natural resources and ecosystem services that help to reduce Biodiversity threats or restore natural habitats. The assessment regarding relevant SDGs uses an internally developed framework, more information on which can be obtained at The fund also aims to achieve a better return than the index. The portfolio is built on the basis of an eligible investment universe that includes companies whose business models contribute to the thematic investment objectives.

The strategy integrates sustainability criteria as part of the stock selection process and through a theme-specific sustainability assessment. The fund has sustainable investment as its objective, within the meaning of Article 9 of the Regulation (EU) 2019/2088 of 27 November 2019 on Sustainability-related disclosures in the financial sector. The selection of these stocks is based on fundamental analysis. RobecoSAM Biodiversity Equities is an actively managed fund that invests in stocks of companies in countries globally which support the sustainable use of natural resources and ecosystem services to help reduce Biodiversity loss.