Venk Reddy, CIO of Sustainable Credit, and Marcus Moore, Assistant Portfolio Manager, provided a behind-the-scenes look at how sustainability factors impact creditworthiness and how you, as a fixed income investor, can make a difference with your capital.
We invite you to read our Sustainability profiles, which provide a snapshot of our assessment of the ESG profile of select holdings.
For more than 100 years, American Greetings has been helping customers make meaningful connections by celebrating holidays, each other, and all of life’s special moments.
Cimpress provides small businesses with custom-printed promotional products. It specializes in mass customization across a wide range of categories (print, signage, photo merchandise, packaging, apparel, etc.), which brings down unit costs for its clients.
Cengage Learning is a global education technology company serving millions of learners with affordable, quality digital products and services that equip students with the skills and competencies needed for their respective careers.
Veritas is a global leader in enterprise data management focused on helping organizations ensure their business-critical applications are available, internal data is protected, and essential applications and data are easily recoverable.
Hyland Software is a leading provider of enterprise content management software designed to help organizations capture, access, manage, and secure information. The company has a strong presence in healthcare, financial services, insurance, and government.
Cast & Crew is a leading provider of software and services to the entertainment industry, automating most of the payroll, accounting, and management functions related to television and film production.
AgroFresh Solutions is an innovator in advanced proprietary technologies that enhance the freshness, quality, and value of fresh produce.
At Home is a leading home décor superstore focused on providing the broadest assortment of everyday and seasonal products for any room, in any style, for any budget.
Diebold Nixdorf has the #1 market share across all ATMs at 31% globally, which equates to around 1 million installed units.
Michaels Stores is the largest arts and crafts specialty retailer in North America, and its mission is to inspire and encourage everyone to unleash their inner maker.
Nielsen is a global measurement and data analytics company that provides the most complete and trusted view of what consumers watch and buy globally.
Trellix is a software company that offers corporate customers a living security platform that learns and adapts to protect operations from the most advanced threats through sophisticated AI, machine learning, and data analytics.
Cooke Omega Protein has been in business for over 100 years and delivers quality ingredients that improve the nutritional content of food, supplements, and animal feed.
Lionsgate is a film and television production studio that also owns the STARZ premium-cable network and streaming service.
The Fresh Market opened its first store in 1982 with the goal of providing a highly differentiated consumer experience focused on a quality assortment of fresh, premium perishables, and other specialty food items.
Neenah Paper is the leading producer of technical and fine paper products used for filtration, labeling, printing, and premium packaging.
Nexteer is a global leader in advanced steering and driveline systems, as well as advanced driver assistance systems and automated driving technology. The company is viewed as an industry leader for sustainable product solutions.
SunOpta’s mission is to deliver organic, healthy, and sustainable food solutions that improve lives, maintain the purity of its products, and be the market leader in organic integrity.
Caleres comes from the Latin word calere – to glow with passion or intensity. The company’s passion for providing affordable, fashionable footwear focused on the perfect fit dates back to the 1800s, when the company would put a stamp on the bottom of all shoes.
Clean Harbors has evolved over the last four decades from a four-person business cleaning tanks in 1980 to North America’s largest hazardous waste disposal company today. But this is not just a story of doing well by doing good.
Venk Reddy joined Osterweis Capital Management in 2022 as part of the Zeo Capital Advisors team transition. Prior to founding Zeo Capital in 2009, Mr. Reddy was a co-founder of Laurel Ridge Asset Management, a multi-strategy hedge fund, where he managed the credit, distressed, and event-driven portfolios. Previously, he structured derivative products and was head of delta-one trading as a portfolio manager within Bank of America’s Equity Financial Products group (EFP). Mr. Reddy also managed investments in event-driven situations, convertible instruments, and options at Pine River Capital Management and HBK Investments, where he started his career.
Mr. Reddy is a principal of the firm and a Portfolio Manager for the sustainable credit strategies. He is also a portfolio manager for the growth & income and flexible balanced strategies.
He currently serves as a Trustee of Lick-Wilmerding High School in San Francisco. He previously served as a Trustee and officer of the Katherine Delmar Burke School in San Francisco.
Mr. Reddy graduated from Harvard University (B.A. in Computer Science with Honors).
Marcus Moore joined Osterweis Capital Management in 2022 as part of the Zeo Capital Advisors team transition, where he was an Assistant Portfolio Manager focused on credit research, including sustainability analysis. Before joining Zeo in 2019, Mr. Moore worked at Wells Fargo Bank for 14 years as an Analyst within Principal Investing, responsible for the retail, consumer, and gaming sectors across various asset classes including high yield bonds, leveraged loans, and structured products. Prior to working at Wells Fargo, Mr. Moore worked at Edison Mission Energy as an analyst and at Hamilton Resources, Procter & Gamble, and Goldman Sachs.
He is an Assistant Portfolio Manager for the sustainable credit strategies.
Mr. Moore graduated from Morgan State University in Baltimore, MD (B.S. in Accounting) and from the University of California, Los Angeles Anderson School with an M.B.A. He also holds the CPA designation.
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