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Socially Responsible Investment Guidelines Carmignac Portfolio Emergents

Socially Responsible Investment Guidelines · *Our Energy and Ethical policies are aligned with the Quality Standards of the Belgian SRI label (1) Unconventional energy extraction

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Page 1: Socially Responsible Investment Guidelines · *Our Energy and Ethical policies are aligned with the Quality Standards of the Belgian SRI label (1) Unconventional energy extraction

Socially ResponsibleInvestment Guidelines Carmignac Portfolio Emergents

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Carmignac’s Overarching Sustainable Framework

*For selected funds.

UNPRI Signatorysince 2012

Investment TeamSRI guidelines

SRI Objectivein prospectus*

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Our Internal ESG Guidelines

*Rebased in % of the portfolio that has a MSCI ESG rating. For issuers, for which MSCI ESG does not issue any rating, the MSCI ESG Rating from the group the issuer belongs to is used. As of 30/09/2019, 84.9% of the

holdings was subject to a rating in the tool MCSI ESG. **Excluding warrants/ P-Notes and preference shares.Source: Carmignac, 30/09/2019.

Portfolio construction objective

Minimum 30% of the Fund invested in companies rated A or above by MSCI ESG*

Integration of ESG criteria and engagement with companies

We commit to a strengthened engagement dialogue with companies to improve their approach to ESG issues

Voting Policy engagement

A participation rate of 80% or above**

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Our Approach to Socially Responsible Investment

Source: Carmignac, 30/09/2019.

EMERGING UNIVERSE

Macro Level

Micro Level

SUSTAINABLE EMERGING UNIVERSE≈ 480 STOCKS

≈ 1 200 stocks

INVESTABLE UNIVERSE ACCORDING TO FINANCIAL CRITERIA≈ 600 stocks

ESG Filter

Country filter Underpenetration

ControversiesExclusions

Sustainable FCF

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Sustainability is at the heart of our equity investment process

Generating attractive returns with a low turnover…

By selecting the right

Countries with healthy macro-economic fundamentals and sound balance of payments

Underpenetrated sectors that stand to benefit from long-term growth themes

Capital-light companies offering attractive and sustainable cash generation capable of self-financing their growth

OUR COMMITMENT TO INVESTORS

… while contributing to sustainable development

Systematically taking into account environmental, social and governance criteria (ESG) when analyzing companies and when making our investment decisions

Positively impacting society by Favoring companies that bring solutions to social and environmental challenges

Minimizing the impact on the environment with a portfolio whose carbon footprint is lower than its reference indicator (MSCI EM) and close to the one of the MSCI EM Low Carbon Target index

Identification and exclusion of controversial sectors

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Favoring companies that bring solutions to socialand environmental challenges

FINANCING SUSTAINABLE TECHNOLOGIES

IMPROVINGLIVING STANDARDS

OFFERING INNOVATIVE TECHNOLOGIES

FINANCING THE FUTURE

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ESG criteria are embedded in our decision-making process and our financial analysis

All companies eligible to our investment universe must meet both our country, sector and company criteria as well as our ESG standards guidelines and exclusion policy.

Stock selection is made through a long-term, sustainable approach, which includes consultation of external and independent ESG reports and ratings.Our teams carry out detailed financial and ESG assessments of companiesheld in portfolio.

We complete this analysis by regular on-site visits of production sites andone-to-one meetings with the companies’ management in order to understand their strategy as well as their long-term engagements.

Consideration of ESG issues does not end when the investment decision is made. The Emerging Market (EM) Equity team continuously reviews the investment thesis of companies held in portfolio, including a review of ESG criteria.

Step 1 Setting theinvestment

universe

Step 2 Analysis

Step 3 On-the-ground

visits

Step 4 Monitoring

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The Emerging Market Equity team has extended the company’s global exclusion list with its own specific convictions

Exclusion Policy

Exclusion lists are updated on a quarterly basis.

Carmignac’s global exclusion list

Additional exclusions madeby the EM Equity team

Detailed ESG analysis and follow-up of companies held in portfolio

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Exclusion Policy – Company Level

*Coal producers with over 25% revenues from coal extraction are excluded in our equity funds. This does not apply to Carmignac Portfolio Commodities.

Exclusion lists are updated on a quarterly basis.

Carmignac Global Exclusion List

Exclusions

Hard restrictions (transactions are prohibited and blocked on trading tools):

- Controversial weapon companies

- Tobacco producers

- Coal producers*

- Russian company sanction list

- US Patriotic Act exclusions

- Human Rights Violations exclusions

- Oslo/Ottawa Treaty exclusions

Soft restrictions (transactions are not prohibited nor blocked on trading tools but subject to systematic monitoring and reporting by the compliance department)

- Nuclear companies

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Carmignac Portfolio Emergents Exclusion Policies*

*Our Energy and Ethical policies are aligned with the Quality Standards of the Belgian SRI label (1) Unconventional energy extraction sources: Tar/oil sands, shale oil, shale gas and Arctic drilling.

(2) Conventional energy extraction sources: oil and gas(3) Renewable energy: biofuel, wind, solar, wave, geothermal, hydro, tidal.

Exclusion lists are updated on a quarterly basisSource : Carmignac, November 2019

• Coal producing companies with more than 5% sales directly derived from coal extraction

• Unconventional energy (1) companies deriving more than 1% of total production from unconventional energy sources

• Conventional energy production (2) companies must have a minimum 40% revenue from Gas and/or Renewable Energy (3)

• Conventional oil energy production companies are limited to 3% of the portfolio

• Power generation companies must not exceed 429 gCO2/kWh carbon intensity or if data is not available cannot exceed:

• Gas- fired – 30% production or revenue• Coal-fired – 10% production or revenue• Nuclear-fired – 30% production or revenue

ENERGY EXCLUSION POLICY ETHICAL EXCLUSION POLICY

All Controversial weapon companies

• Conventional Weapons including components companies (10% revenue hurdles)

• All Tobacco producers

• Norms based exclusion including UN Global Compact violations human rights, labour rights, environment and corruption

• Adult Entertainment companies (2% revenue hurdle)

• Meat-processing companies whose revenues derive partially or completely from the processing of cattle, pork, lamb or poultry

• Companies in the PETA (People for Ethical Treatment of Animals) exclusion list

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A strong recognition of our ESG strengths by Morningstar and MSCI ESG

A “Socially Conscious” Fund1

(1) The SRI labeling process is ongoing. (2) Source: Morningstar, 2018. © 2018 Morningstar, Inc. All rights reserved. The information contained herein: (a) is proprietary to Morningstar and/or its content providers; (b) may not be

copied or distributed; and (c) is not warranted to be accurate, complete, or timely. Neither Morningstar nor its content providers are responsible for any damages or losses arising from any use of this information. (3) Source:

MSCI Portfolio Analytics, 31/12/2018. All scores are on a 0-10 scale, with 10 being the best. If ESG coverage is less than 100% holdings are adjusted to 100% for report calculations. The MSCI ESG score is updated on an annual basis.

The Fund is identified as a “socially conscious”by Morningstar.

‘Socially conscious’ tag2 (Morningstar)

4,38

4,66

4,0

4,2

4,4

4,6

4,8

MSCI EM Carmignac EmergentsCarmignac Emergents

Thanks to its rigorous investment process,the Fund has a higher MSCI ESG score than itsreference indicator, the MSCI EM index.

ESG score3 (MSCI ESG)

MSCI EM index

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A Low Carbon Emission Portfolio

*CO2 Tons equivalent per million dollars investedSource: MSCI Carbon Portfolio Analytics, Carmignac, 16/01/2019.

Carbon Footprint as of 31/12/2018

Our specific carbon risk policy is as follows:

Minimizing the environmental impact with a portfolio whose carbon footprint is lower than its reference indicator (the MSCI EM index) and close to the one of the MSCI EM Low Carbon Target

Limiting investments in companies owning fossil fuel reserves

Selecting companies that follow a more ambitious carbon risk management policy than their industry peers

Investing in companies that offer clean technology solutions

Investment strategy and transparency regarding carbon emissions

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Carbon footprint* Weight of companies with fossil fuel reserves (RHS)Carmignac Emergents

MSCI Emerging Markets Index

MSCI EM Low Carbon Target Index

0%

5%

10%

15%

73

333

975%

13%

11%

Carmignac Portfolio Emergents

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CARMIGNAC GESTION – 24, place Vendôme - F - 75001 Paris - Tel: (+33) 01 42 86 53 35Public limited company with share capital of €15,000,000 – RCS Paris B 349 501 676

CARMIGNAC GESTION LUXEMBOURG – City Link - 7, rue de la Chapelle - L-1325 Luxembourg - Tel: (+352) 46 70 60 1Subsidiary of Carmignac Gestion. UCITS management company (CSSF authorisation of 10/06/2013). Limited company (SA) with capital of €23,000,000 – Registration no.: RC Luxembourg B67549

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Carmignac Portfolio Emergents (the “Fund”) is a sub-fund of Carmignac Portfolio SICAV, an investment company under Luxembourg law, conforming to theUCITS Directive. Access to the Fund may be subject to restrictions with regard to certain persons or countries. The Fund is not registered in North America, inSouth America, in Asia nor is it registered in Japan. The Fund is registered in Singapore as restricted foreign scheme (for professional clients only). The Fund hasnot been registered under the US Securities Act of 1933. The Fund may not be offered or sold, directly or indirectly, for the benefit or on behalf of a "U.S.person", according to the definition of the US Regulation S and/or FATCA. The Fund presents a risk of loss of capital. The risks, fees and ongoing charges aredescribed in the KIID (Key Investor Information Document). The Fund's prospectus, KIIDs and annual reports are available at www.carmignac.com, or uponrequest to the Management Company. The KIID must be made available to the subscriber prior to subscription. Past performance is not necessarily indicativeof future performance. In the United Kingdom, the Funds' respective prospectuses, KIIDs and annual reports are available at www.carmignac.co.uk, or uponrequest to the Management Company, or for the French Funds, at the offices of the Facilities Agent at BNP PARIBAS SECURITIES SERVICES, operating throughits branch in London: 55 Moorgate, London EC2R. This material was prepared by Carmignac Gestion and/or Carmignac Gestion Luxembourg and is beingdistributed in the UK by Carmignac Gestion Luxembourg UK Branch (Registered in England and Wales with number FC031103, CSSF agreement of 10/06/2013).In Switzerland, the Fund's respective prospectuses, KIIDs and annual reports are available at www.carmignac.ch, or through our representative in Switzerland,CACEIS (Switzerland) SA, Route de Signy 35, CH-1260 Nyon. The paying agent is CACEIS Bank, Paris, succursale de Nyon/Suisse, Route de Signy 35, 1260 Nyon.The KIID must be made available to the subscriber prior to subscription. Copyright: the information contained herein is proprietary to its content providers asindicated on each page. Non contractual document, completion achieved on 30/11/2019.