Positive impact through responsible investment
We firmly believe that success in our industry involves more than just excellent financial returns. This is why we have been developing Ardian’s approach to responsible investment for more than 10 years. We are constantly experimenting and learning so that we can improve the way we measure ESG performance in our investments and set meaningful targets for improvement. We report in detail on these issues to our LPs and actively support industry initiatives to promote responsible investment.
“Ardian empowers individuals to collectively create sustainable value for all stakeholders” This is our company’s vision for sustainability, which draws together the essential elements of our approach – Ardian’s role as a catalyst for change; the importance of each individual’s actions and the power of collaboration; and the need to ensure the value we create together benefits all stakeholders.
Our Responsible Investment Policy
Compliance with SFDR
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126
companies in our Buyout, Expansion, Infrastructure and Real Estate portfolios have received a tailored sustainability roadmap since 2009
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68%
of the companies in our Buyout, Expansion and Infrastructure portfolios that are part of the Ardian Sustainability Program have put in place employee profit-sharing schemes during our ownership
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170 GPs
responded to our seventh Secondaries & Primaries portfolio monitoring survey, up 10% vs. 2018
Invested in the future
The private sector has an opportunity to make a positive impact on society. Find out with Candice Brenet, our Head of Sustainability, what makes Ardian a leading private investment house building the future in all sectors such as data & artificial intelligence, healthcare and the energy transition.
Collaborating for sustainable finance
Initiative Climat International
Ardian was a founding member of the Initiative Climat, formerly known as IC20, which commits signatories to measure and mitigate CO2 emissions of their portfolio companies
We monitor the ESG performance of our investments closely and are extending this to measure their impacts on society using the UN’s Sustainable Development Goals
We are as strong supporter of the PRI and have achieved leading scores from this global organization for our sustainability performance
Ardian have joined the collaborative platform in november 2019. The ILN is an opportunity to find solutions to growing inequalities and environmental risks, together with major international institutions.
The Team
Ardian has a full-time team of Sustainability specialists based in Paris and New York, working closely with our Sustainability Committee.
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Candice Brenet
Head of Sustainability
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Pierre Klemas
Managing Director
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Taea Calcut
Director - US
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April Tissier
Senior Manager
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Tamara Krzisch
Manager
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Laura Andremont
Senior Associate
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Lucile Degrave
Associate
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David Chemla
IT Specialist
SWEN Capital Partners ESG Best Practice Honours 2019
Ardian received the award in the Multi-Strategy Investment Platform by SWEN Capital Partners at the ESG Best Practice Honours 2019.
Sustainability Risk Policy / PAI Statement
The purpose of the following document is to present:
- How Ardian’s policies integrate sustainability risks into its investment decision-making process in line with Article 3 of the Disclosure Regulation (Regulation EU 2019/2088).
- A statement on the due diligence policies with respect to Principal Adverse Impacts, in line with Article 4 of the Disclosure Regulation (Regulation EU 2019/2088), describing the following elements:
- Information about Ardian’s policies on the identification and prioritisation of principal adverse sustainability impacts and indicators
- A description of the principal adverse sustainability impacts and of any actions taken or, where relevant, planned in this respect
- Brief summaries of engagement policies
- A reference to Ardian’s adherence to responsible business conduct codes and internationally recognised standards for due diligence and reporting and, where relevant, the degree of alignment with the objective of the Paris Agreement.
Indeed, the Disclosure Regulation divides ESG risks into the two following categories:
- Sustainability risk occurs when there is an environmental, social or governance event or situation that, if it occurs, could have a significant negative impact on the value of an investment (financial risk);
- Principal adverse impacts, on the other hand, are the adverse impacts of investment decisions from an environmental, social or governance perspective (non-financial risk).
This document covers the Ardian Group (Ardian Holding, Ardian and Ardian France)
Invested in innovative health solutions
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Sustainability, Buyout, Investor Relations Responsible finance
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Sustainability, Buyout, Expansion, Infrastructure, Investor Relations Responsible finance
Invested in the Energy Transition
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Sustainability, Infrastructure, Investor Relations Responsible finance
Invested in data & AI to accelerate the change
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Sustainability, Expansion, Investor Relations Responsible finance
Biodiversity: the next big challenge for transport companies
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Infrastructure, Sustainability Industry Responsible finance
Investor Leadership Network’s CEO targets gender equality
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Sustainability, Ardian Private Equity Market In the Eye of Responsible finance
Ardian Women’s Club: highlighting the voice of women in the private equity industry
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Sustainability, Talent, Ardian Women's Club Our voice Private Equity Market
Transport working group explores the paths towards net-zero emissions
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Infrastructure, Sustainability Industry Responsible finance
Transport companies share best practices to meet sustainability challenges
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Infrastructure, Sustainability Industry
Publications
2021 Activity Report
Ardian is a global investment house, specializing in three broad asset classes: Private Equity, Real Assets and Credit.
Read our 2021 Activity Report and discover how we are committing ourselves to responsible investment solutions.
2021 Sustainability Report
Sustainability is fundamental to Ardian’s investment approach. We want to create companies that are ethically sound, socially engaged and financially resilient.
Read our 2021 Sustainability Report and discover how we are widening our ambitions and increasing our impact.
Article 29 Report Ardian France
At the heart of Ardian’s culture lies a commitment to responsibly create enduring value. Our role as a long-term shareholder and investor is to foster growth that is both sustainable and shared across all stakeholders.
Ardian Circle - Workshop #2
The Ardian Circle community met for a second session on Inclusion and Diversity. This workshop on inclusive management brought together 17 participants from 12 companies in which Ardian has invested.
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Ardian Circle - Workshop #1
Ardian Circle is the community of executives and decision-makers from companies in which Ardian invests. Through these meetings, Ardian wishes to support the development of practices that proactively address social and environmental issues as well as transformation challenges that can create value for companies.
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Responsible Investment Policy
At the heart of Ardian's culture lies a commitment to responsibly create enduring value. Our role as a long-term shareholder and investor is to foster growth that is both sustainable and shared accross all stakeholders.
Sustainability in the private Fund of Funds market
At Ardian, we put Sustainability at the heart of our daily business to make a positive impact on society while generating excellent financial returns. For more than a decade, Ardian has implemented its Responsible Investment approach across all activities. This comprehensive Sustainability program is led by a team of 5 Sustainability experts working hand in
Sustainability Report 2020
Driver of positive impact
Ardian empowers individuals to collectively create sustainable value for all stakeholders.
Ardian’s Sustainability Report focuses on three key priorities – Impact, Diversity & Equal Opportunities, and Climate – and how Ardian is tackling them within its own operations, through its investments and its portfolio companies.
Sustainable Buyout
Investing for the economy, society and the planet. Sustainable Buyout is a new Sustainability Measurement Methodology that quantifies the impact of a company and the true reach of its sustainability efforts.
UN PRI Assessment Report 2020
The Assessment report is designed to provide feedback to signatories to support ongoing learning and development. Read the full report.
PRI Transparency Report 2020
This report is an export of the individual Signatory organisation’s response to the PRI during the reporting period specified above. It includes their responses to mandatory indicators, as well as responses to voluntary indicators the signatory has agreed to make public.
Sustainability Report 2018
Ardian empowers individuals to collectively create sustainable value for all stakeholders. Discover our Sustainability Report.
Initiative Carbon 2020
FRENCH PRIVATE EQUITY AND THEINITIATIVE CARBONE 2020
The commitment of French private equity players to measure, manage and reduce the greenhouse gas emissions of their portfolio companies.
The Ardian Foundation
Ardian’s commitment to social mobility.
The Ardian Foundation, set up in 2010, funds projects that improve educational and employment opportunities for children, young people and entrepreneurs from disadvantaged backgrounds.
Ardian depends on the collective intelligence of all our employees.