ESG engagement

Environmental, Social and Governance (ESG) engagement

Working with our investee companies and our own dedicated Head of Sustainability, we undertake a range of ESG initiatives across our portfolio to improve energy efficiency, reduce waste, improve health and safety practices and introduce higher standards of labour practices and more ethical supply chains.

The projects we undertake are commercially driven and are designed to mitigate the financial and reputational risks to which Doughty Hanson, our portfolio companies and our investors are exposed. They also create additional opportunities to increase the value of our portfolio companies, enhance their brands and better position them for exit.

ESG issues are internally monitored on a quarterly basis or more frequently if appropriate. Material environmental and sustainability matters are reported to investors on a semi-annual basis.

Please see the Avanza ESG case study which is representative of our approach to ESG engagement across the private equity portfolio.