In this sustainability statement the Fund provides information on policies on the integration of sustainability risks into our investment decision-making process, as well as information on environmental and social characteristics and sustainable investments within the meaning of Article 8(1) of the SFDR (EU Regulation 2019/2088). For more sustainability information, please see our prospectus and annual report.
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The ASR Dutch Science Park Fund is managed by a.s.r. real estate; a division of the a.s.r. group led by ASR Nederland N.V. ASR Nederland N.V. has a group-wide sustainability policy, remuneration policy, fiscal policy and procurement policy. a.s.r. real estate applies these policies, also with a view to sustainable business operations.
The Environmental, Social and Governance (ESG) policy of a.s.r. real estate contains criteria, standards and procedures for various ESG issues, and aims to manage and mitigate sustainability risks that could potentially have material negative impacts on the environment and the value of investments.
ASR DCRF has its own ESG policy, in line with the a.s.r. real estate ESG policy. In it, the Fund lays down our specific sustainability objectives. The ASR DSPF ESG policy is published on the a.s.r. real estate website. The ESG objectives are reviewed annually in the ESG Annual Report, and the ESG policy is updated annually as part of our three-year business plan. The Fund's current ESG objectives can be found below:
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As an integral part of the Fund's strategy, all activities must be in line with the ESG policy. All material investment and disinvestment proposals are discussed in a.s.r. real estate’s investment committee, including the statutory board of a.s.r. real estate and the delegated directors of the business lines. They are supported by independent analyses by staff from the Legal and Tax Affairs, Research, Compliance and Risk departments. Above a certain threshold, as described in the Fund governance, the investment and disinvestment proposals are submitted to the Fund's investment committee for approval.
The main sustainability risks to the sustainability objectives are mitigated, in line with the other Fund objectives, by an integrated risk management system based on a risk control matrix and our risk management system. Further information on the risk factors is included in the Fund's prospectus.
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Pursuant to Article 4(1)(a) of the SFDR, ASR DSPF hereby states that it considers adverse impacts of its investment decisions on sustainability factors. ASR DSPF promotes various environmental and social characteristics. The adverse impacts on sustainability are taken into account in its due diligence and investment decision procedures, but also by exclusions due to insufficient real estate labelling and insufficient certifications.