Investment Fund

General information
Launched in November 2022, UVEEF is the pioneer ESG equity investment fund in Vietnam. It incorporates the evaluation of Environmental, Social and Governance (ESG) factors in its stock selection process, in addition to the traditional fundamental criteria.

Investment objective
Investment objective of the UVEEF is to achieve long-term capital growth through investing in a balanced and diversified portfolio of stocks of companies that are listed on the Vietnamese stock exchanges with solid fundamentals, high ESG ratings and sustainable growth prospects.
The UVEEF Fund also aims to help investee companies further enhance ESG practice for sustainable competitiveness and development. Thereby, it will expectedly increase the value of these companies in the long term and contribute to sustainable returns of the investments of the UVEEF.

Fund information

ESG stand for Environmental (E), Social (S), and Governance (G). ESG is a set of standards to evaluate the sustainable development of a company in addition to the traditional important goal of maximizing corporate profits.

• Environmental (E): Assess the company's efficient usage of energy, waste treatment, pollution, and protection of natural resources. This pillar also looks at environmental risks a company is facing and how it is handling or plans to handle these risks.
• Social (S): Evaluate the company's business relationships such as relationships with suppliers, distribution channels...; Percentage of profit taken to contribute to social activities and community; Working conditions, safety and health of employees; Whether it has in place a corporate policy to prevent sexual abuse or racial discrimination.
• Governance (G): Evaluate the company’s accounting system, reporting, corporate information and their accuracy and transparency; Shareholders' right to vote on important issues, measures to limit conflicts of interest, equal rights for women in corporate governance, as well as the diversity and independence of the board of directors.

Disclaimer:

• United Overseas Bank (Vietnam) Limited  (“UOB Vietnam”) does not distribute and sell any investment products other than investment-linked insurance, and we also do not provide a portfolio management service or an ongoing portfolio monitoring service to individual customer.
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