Candriam European ESG Equities belongs to the category of Single Manager Funds. The Fund seeks to increase the value of its assets over the long term by investing predominantly in transferable equity securities such as equities, other equity shares such as co-operative shares and participation certificates issued by, or warrants on transferable equity securities of, companies which are domiciled in or exercise the predominant part of their economic activity in Europe. Selection of investments will rely on a combination of financial criteria, as well as Environmental, Social & Governance criteria. The sub-fund promotes environmental and social characteristics and qualifies as an investment product in accordance with article 8(1) of Regulation (EU) 2019/2088 on sustainability related disclosures in the financial services sector. The portfolio will be composed of issuers that are either leading in ESG best-practice or attractive due to their progression in ESG. Issuers are evaluated on their their ability to create value by integrating sustainability into their business activities and the interest of stakeholders within their operating and financial managerial processes. The ESG universe is constructed using the fund manager's proprietary ESG framework, on the basis of folling pillars: controversial activities, Norms-based Analyis, Business Activities Analysis,Stakeholders Analysis and Stewardship. Next to that, as part of the Management Company's Sustainable Investment Policy, the sub-fund complies with the exclusion rules of article 8 investment product. The manager's ESG analysis will cover at least 90% of the fund's investments. The percentage of "non-rated ESG" assets in the portfolio should be no more than 10% of the net assets.