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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+156
companies in our Buyout, Expansion, Infrastructure and Real Estate portfolios have received a tailored sustainability roadmap since 2009
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80%
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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205 GPs
responded to our seventh Secondaries & Primaries portfolio monitoring survey, up 20% 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.

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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Taea Calcut
Director - US
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April Tissier
Senior Manager
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Antoine Bateman
Senior Manager
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Thomas Bonnisseau
Senior Manager
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Tamara Krzisch
Senior Manager
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Laura Andremont
Senior Associate
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Lucile Degrave
Associate
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Marine Morelli
Analyst
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Alice Bordas
Analyst
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David Chemla
Data Specialist
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)