Candriam Sustainable Bond Emerging Markets R USD Acc

The aim of the Sub-Fund is to enable shareholders to benefit from the evolution of bonds and other debt securities denominated principally in the currencies of developed countries such as USD and EUR and, on an ancillary basis, in emerging market local currencies. The Sub-Fund will primarily invest in publicly traded sovereign, sub-sovereign debt issued by countries or, on an ancillary basis, in debt issued by companies based in emerging countries; moreover, the Sub-Fund will aim to outperform the benchmark. The securities are selected by the portfolio management team on a discretionary basis, based on analysis of macro-economic and creditworthiness factors, specific security characteristics, and proprietary analysis of ESG criteria.