UK-based Osmosis Investment Management has partnered with US-based Calvert Investments to introduce the Model of Resource Efficiency (MoRE) into the US market place.
The resulting Calvert-Osmosis MoRESM World Strategy uses Osmosis’ valuation measure to identify large cap global businesses, according to Global Banking & Finance Review.
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The new Calvert-Osmosis MoRESM World Strategy will invest in large-cap global companies based on their energy consumption, water usage and waste profile.
In addition, the strategy will offer a best-of-breed approach, excluding finance and tobacco.
Osmosis said that the Calvert Osmosis MoRESM strategy will initially be offered on a values-based investment platform through Merrill Lynch.
The Strategy will support the growing North American investor interest in sustainable investing, particularly among institutional investors.
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By GlobalDataSaad Rashid, investment director of Osmosis Investment Management, said: "Those that are more efficient at transforming resources into revenue tend to display characteristics and behaviours that promote innovation, investment, and adaptation."
Lynne Ford, executive vice president of Calvert Investment Distributors, said: "All of our portfolios incorporate sustainable investment criteria in some way, and the addition of this innovative strategy to the Calvert line demonstrates that we continue to be a pioneering force in the investment industry."
