5th

Astorg is a European and US-based Private Equity Company with an AUM of £10.2bn, specialising in software, healthcare, business services and technology-based industrial companies. Astorg’s placing in the top five of our Index comes down to its stand-out progress in climate risk considerations and setting of ESG key performance indicators (KPIs). It considers the Principle Adverse impacts of its investment decisions in line with SFDR, sets ESG KPIs for portfolio investments, and actively monitors the ESG performance of portfolio companies. Additionally, Astorg is one of the few PE firms to report its Scope 1, 2 and 3 emissions.

‘At NorthEdge we take our responsibilities seriously – as both employers and investors. We work to build better businesses, that are sustainable and diverse. We do it because it’s the right thing to do, and because we know it makes businesses more valuable for all stakeholders. Integrating ESG management into several stages of our investment process has not only helped us to identify strong and sustainable businesses, it has also allowed us to spot new opportunities and drivers of value.

Start with simple data-driven ESG measures, and then iterate from there to continue driving forwards as your approach and portfolio gets more sophisticated. We have found that bringing specialist partners into our network has helped our portfolio to understand, and therefore embed, ESG best practice more effectively.’