This fund uses the planetary boundaries framework at the core of its investment process. The framework focuses on nine key environmental areas and the respective threshold which humanity must not cross lest it cause irreversible environmental damage. Companies which the managers can invest in must operate within the ‘safe operating space’ where human activities can take place safely.
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