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Changes to the investment universe, September 2019 – November 2019
Changes to the investment universe, September 2019 – November 2019
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Changes to the investment universe, September 2019 – November 2019

Admitted PowerCell Sweden AB (sector: Electrical Components & Equipment), EAM ESG rating 09/2019 of C; admitted into the investment universe of ERSTE WWF STOCK ENVIRONMENT in September 2019. The company was created as a spin-out from Volvo Group in 2008. PowerCell Sweden AB develops and produces modular and scalable fuel cell stacks and systems. Development […]

Mobility of the future: moving the traffic of goods onto the rail track
Mobility of the future: moving the traffic of goods onto the rail track
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Mobility of the future: moving the traffic of goods onto the rail track

Currently only a third of transport is by rail. However, in domestic transport (i.e. Austria), 60% is possible, and even 85% in cross-border traffic – a clear signal that should be heeded by rail infrastructure strategies. In addition to a socio-ecological tax reform, a comprehensive turn-around in mobility is a crucial factor in the fight […]

TESLA: no investment in environmental funds
TESLA: no investment in environmental funds

TESLA: no investment in environmental funds

Tesla Inc. is not part of the sustainable investment universe of our environmental fund, ERSTE WWF STOCK ENVIRONMENT, which is also the oldest one of the sustainable range of Erste AM and is subject to strict criteria. The underlying rationale of the fund is to invest in products or technologies with particularly high environmental utility […]