Committing to responsible investment
At Ardian, sustainability is a condition for performance. We firmly believe that success in our industry involves more than just excellent financial returns. Connecting sustainability with business imperatives and value creation has always defined how we make investment decisions at Ardian – not a recent shift, but part of our DNA. Since 2008, Ardian has been developing a Sustainability Program to shape high-performing business models that can also provide environmental and social measurable outcomes.
At the heart of Ardian’s culture lies a commitment to create enduring value. Our role as a long-term shareholder and investor is to foster growth that is both sustainable and shared across our stakeholders. Ardian’s role as a catalyst for change relies on the importance of each individual’s actions, the power of collaboration and the need to ensure that the value we create together benefits all stakeholders.
Our Responsible Investment Policy
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98%
of Ardian AUM covered by sustainability data collection in 2025
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8,000+
sustainability-related questions from over 300 LPs in 2025
Mastering change for lasting value
Ardian’s corporate video tells our story in our own words – how we embrace change, invest today to shape tomorrow, build to last, provide strength, share values and accelerate change for all our stakeholders.
Collaborating for sustainable finance
Ardian is an active supporter of sustainability initiatives in the private investment markets and contributes to ongoing discussions on sustainability-related issues.
Industry Initiatives and Memberships
Collaboration to accelerate sustainable transformation
Ardian Circle, launched in 2021, is a community of executives and decision-makers from Ardian’s portfolio. It has been designed to facilitate interactions between peers, enabling networking, and fostering solutions on common sustainability challenges. More than 100 companies from Ardian’s portfolio have benefited from these sessions. Examples of Ardian Circle topics include: Inclusion and Diversity, Carbon Footprint assessment, Water Management, ESG Communications, Value Sharing and Regulations. Ardian Circle has developed a dedicated platform that provides portfolio companies with access to recordings of past sessions and presentations, as well as practical tools, including ready-to-use templates covering a wide range of sustainability-related topics.
Since 2025, Ardian has run Ardian Circle for GPs, a webinar program dedicated to the general partners in its Secondaries & Primaries portfolio. Sessions share market insights and peer best practices to support knowledge-sharing and continuous improvement. The two sessions held in 2025 focused on climate reporting and on the ESG Data Convergence Initiative (EDCI) and together attracted more than 80 general partners.
ESG Manager of the Year 2024
In October 2024, Ardian was awarded “IJ Global ESG Asset Manager of the Year,” at the IJ Global Awards 2024.
2022 ESG Infrastructure Equity Investor - IJ Global
In October 2022; Ardian has been awarded “2022 ESG Infrastructure Equity Investor” at the IJGlobal ESG Awards.
Sustainable Investor of the Year, Global - Infrastructure Investor
In March 2022, Ardian Infrastructure won the award of Sustainable Investor of the Year, Global, by Infrastructure Investor.
Energy Investor of the Year, Europe - Infrastructure Investor
In March 2022, Ardian Infrastructure won the award of Energy Investor of the Year, Europe, by Infrastructure Investor.
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.
On October 8, Ardian welcomed stakeholders from portfolio companies across France, Italy, Germany and the Netherlands to its Paris offices for Ardian...
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Sustainability Inside Ardian
8,000 questions. 300 investors. One year. What LPs are asking about sustainability is changing fast and the answers now have to be measurable.
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Sustainability Market watch
Sustainability at Ardian is a powerful driver of value creation, embedded in our investment strategy and amplified by data, AI, and operational...
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Sustainability, Ardian Inside Ardian
At Ardian, we firmly believe that integrating Sustainability into our investment strategy is essential to creating long-term value, it’s a defining...
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Sustainability, Co-Investment Responsible finance Inside Ardian
Back in 2019, Ardian started developing Ardian Air Carbon, a pioneering solution to support airports in their sustainability strategy towards net-zero...
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Infrastructure, Sustainability, Technology & Innovation Market watch Responsible finance
To meet the targets of the Paris Agreement and reduce the impact of climate change, airports have to evaluate their long-term resilience and innovate...
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Infrastructure, Sustainability Market watch Responsible finance
'The Fight for a Net-Zero Aviation' - Ardian's take on aviation decarbonization
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Infrastructure, Sustainability, Technology & Innovation Responsible finance
The aviation industry is an important contributor to both global and local economies and plays a key role in connecting territories. As the urgency...
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Infrastructure, Sustainability Market watch Responsible finance
REPLAY | The Fight for a Net-Zero Aviation, The Augmented Infrastructure Part III - November 9, 2022
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Infrastructure, Sustainability Market watch Responsible finance
To meet Paris agreement targets and contain the effects of climate change, the air transport industry is rethinking its ecosystem model and developing...
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Infrastructure, Sustainability Market watch
Investing In Climate Action: The Case For Hydrogen is a collaborative effort between Ardian and business leaders in the infrastructure industry.
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Infrastructure, Sustainability Market watch
Rigorous management and measurement systems for workplace Health and Safety are important but will not ensure improvements on their own. To achieve...
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Infrastructure, Sustainability Responsible finance
Publications
Industry Initiatives and Memberships
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Ardian Corporate Brochure
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Responsible Investment Policy
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Ardian 2025 Integrated Report
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Article 29 Loi Energie-Climat Rapport
ARDIAN FRANCE | 2025
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2025 UNPRI Public Transparency Report
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2025 UNPRI Summary Scorecard
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Climate Related Disclosures Aligned With TCFD Recommendations
ARDIAN Investment UK Limited
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Article 29 Loi Energie-Climat Rapport
ARDIAN FRANCE | 2024
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Ardian 2024 Integrated Report
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Déclaration de Performance Extra-Financière
ARDIAN France | 2024
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2024 UNPRI Summary Scorecard
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2024 UNPRI Public Transparency Report
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Article 29 Loi Energie-Climat Rapport
ARDIAN FRANCE | 2023
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Déclaration de Performance Extra-Financière
ARDIAN France | 2023
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Climate Related Disclosures Aligned With TCFD Recommendations
ARDIAN Investment UK Limited
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Ardian 2023 Integrated Report
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PRI Public Transparency Report
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PRI Summary Scorecard
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The Fight for a Net-Zero Aviation - The Augmented Infrastructure Part III
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EXECUTIVE BRIEF - 5th Annual One Planet Sovereign Wealth Funds Summit
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Ardian Circle - Workshop #4
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2021 Sustainability Report
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Ardian Circle - Workshop #3
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Ardian Circle - Workshop #2
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Ardian Circle - Workshop #1
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Sustainability in the private Fund of Funds market
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Sustainability Report 2020
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Sustainable Buyout
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Initiative Carbon 2020
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The Ardian Foundation
Ardian Foundation’s commitment to Social Mobility and Scientific Research.
The Ardian Foundation, established in 2013, funds projects and research 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.