Anima : Publishes its firts Group Sustainability Plan

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ANIMA PUBLISHES ITS FIRST GROUP SUSTAINABILITY PLAN

Milan, 03 August 2022 - ANIMA has published the Group 2022-2026Sustainability Plan, which defines the strategic guidelines in the environmental, social and governance (ESG) areas that the Group intends to pursue in the coming months and years, in line with the Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) of the United Nations 2030 Agenda.

The document, drawn up in accordance with the Anima Group's 2022-2026business plan and approved by the Board of Directors of Anima Holding on 29 July 2022, identifies the ESG objectives in two main domains: Corporate, divided into four macro-areas of intervention (Environment, Community, Employees, Governance & risk management) on which to focus the Group's activities and Responsible Investments & Products, relating to the asset management activities of the Group's operating companies.

The objectives identified in the two domains were consequently linked with the United Nations Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs), to which Anima intends to contribute with its commitment in terms of sustainability1.

"The definition of the first Sustainability Plan is part of the sustainability path we have undertaken as Anima Group and constitutes a particularly significant milestone for identifying ESG objectives that are consistent with our business strategy and aligned with the 2030 Agenda for Sustainable Development of the United Nations," commented Alessandro Melzi d'Eril, CEO of ANIMA Holding; "The materiality analysis conducted last year allowed us to focus on the sustainability issues that are most relevant to our Stakeholders and on which we will focus the Anima Group's ESG activities in the coming years."

1 Based on its activities and sector of operations, Anima believes that it can contribute especially to the achievement of the following SDGs:

• Affordable and clean energy
• Climate action
• Responsible consumption and production
• Good health and well-being
• Gender equality
• Decent work and economic growth
• No poverty
• Quality education
• Reduced inequalities

ANIMA

The ANIMA Group is a leading Italian independent asset management operator, with around €183 billion of assets under management (as of June 2022). A synthesis of different complementary paths and specializations, ANIMA nowadays offers one of the largest range of investment solutions available on the market, addressed to institutional as well as retail and private investors. The Group promotes and manages open and closed-end investment schemes, SICAVs, the Arti & Mestieri pension fund as well as private wealth and institutional asset management services. For further information, please visit www.animaholding.it.

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