Our Awards

According to Greenwich Associates, Quality Leaders distinguish themselves from their competitors by providing outstanding customer service that helps institutional investors reach their investment goals.

Executive board member Alexander Schindler is pleased with Union Investment’s outstanding achievement: "In recent years, we have been able to expand and strengthen our top position in the Greenwich Associates renowned ranking. The renewed award as a ‘Quality Leader’ clearly reflects that investors in Germany and abroad regard our strong risk management, our opportunity-oriented solutions and our services as an excellent offer that stands out in a highly competitive market environment.”

"We are delighted that PRI has rated our approach to responsible investment so highly. It underscores how seriously we take these issues and how much expertise we have in this area," says Björn Jesch, Head of Portfolio Management. Of the 681 asset management companies assessed by PRI, only 16 per cent were rated A+. Union Investment has been a signatory to the Principles for Responsible Investment since 2010.

Mutual funds that have been awarded the Sustainable Investment Forum (FNG) Label comply with the quality standard it has developed for sustainable investments in the German-speaking countries. To achieve certification, funds must adopt a consistent and transparent approach to sustainability, which the independent auditor Novethic checks has been applied.

The quality standard includes the following minimum requirements:

At least 90 per cent of the fund's portfolio is audited according to sustainability criteria (social and environmental accountability, good corporate governance). The FNG Label has been devised by a large number of financial-sector specialists and other participants in civil society, and it is constantly subject to further development.