Sustainable Asset Management
Sustainability Investing
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| Subsidiary | |
| Industry | Financial services |
| Founded | 1995 |
| Headquarters | Zurich, Switzerland |
| Products | Asset Management, Indices, Private Equity |
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Number of employees
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120 |
| Parent | Robeco |
| Website | www.robecosam.com |
RobecoSAM is an international investment company with a specific focus on sustainability investments. The company is based in Zurich, Switzerland and considers economic, environmental and social criteria in its investment strategies. In addition to asset management, the company has an and private equity portion of the business. RobecoSAM has a series of products based on themes such as water, energy, climate, agriculture, and healthy living. In 2006 RobecoSAM introduced a division called sustainability services that provides sustainability benchmarking reports to companies. In 2001, RobecoSAM became the first carbon neutral company in Switzerland.
The company was founded by Reto Ringger in 1995 as the world’s first investment company focused solely on sustainability themes. The headquarters are in Zurich, Switzerland and RobecoSAM has approximately 100 employees. Its parent company is the Dutch-based Robeco, which is a subsidiary of Rabobank.
1995 Reto Ringger founds SAM
1999 SAM and Dow Jones launch the Dow Jones Sustainability Indexes
2001 First global sustainable water fund launched (SAM Sustainable Water Fund)
2001 SAM becomes first Carbon Neutral company in Switzerland
2003 SAM Smart Energy Fund launched
2006 Acquired by Robeco
2009 Integration of SAM Clean Tech Private Equity at SAM's headquarters
2010 SAM named SRI/Sustainable Investment Manager of the Year by Financial News
2010 Robeco Switzerland merges with SAM
2011 SAM Smart Energy Fund named Best Clean Energy Fund by Investment Week
2011 SAM manages SAM Sustainable Agribusiness Equities Fund and SAM Sustainable European Equities Fund
2012 SAM named Sustainable Investor of the Year by the Financial Times and the International Finance Corporation
2013 SAM becomes RobecoSAM
The company’s assets under management and advice amount to about USD 11.5 billion (as of June 30, 2012).
The main areas of business are: asset management, indexes, private equity and sustainability services (company benchmarking reports).
In 1999, RobecoSAMand Dow Jones Indexes came together to produce the world’s first family of sustainability indexes called the Dow Jones Sustainability Indexes (DJSI). In 2012, S&P Indices and Dow Jones Indexes merged to form S&P Dow Jones Indices. SAM now works with S&P Dow Jones Indices to produce the DJSI.
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