The fund's investment objective is to achieve long-term growth of capital. The fund seeks to take advantage of investment opportunities generated by changes in global trade patterns and economic and political relationships by investing in common stocks of companies located around the world, which may include Emerging Markets. The fund also aims to manage a carbon footprint that is generally at least 30% lower than the index, and evaluates and applies ESG and norms-based screening to implement a negative screening policy relating to investments in corporate issuers.