The Fund aims to provide income by investing in a portfolio of Euro-denominated corporate bonds for a limited term, while promoting environmental, social and governance (ESG) characteristics. grade and non-investment grade bonds and other similar securities issued by companies in developed markets. Certain ESG score criteria (ESG Criteria), which together with fundamental qualitative company analysis, are used to determine the Fund's investible universe Companies and/or issuers considered for inclusion within the Fund's portfolio will be subject to excluded activities in accordance with HSBC Asset Management's Responsible Investment Policies, which may change from time to time. Please refer to the Prospectus for more details on ESG Criteria and excluded activities. ESG Criteria, excluded activities and the need for enhanced due diligence will be identified and analysed using both HSBC's proprietary ESG Materiality Framework as well as research & information provided by financial and non-financial data providers. After identifying the investible universe, the Investment Adviser aims to construct a portfolio with a higher ESG score, calculated as a weighted average of the ESG scores of the Fund's investments against the weighted average ESG score of the issuers of the constituents of the reference benchmark.