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📄 BIG NEWS: ESG reporting harmonisation is finally here!! This template will land in (almost) all European startup inboxes in 2025! Moderated and facilitated by Invest Europe and us, a group of incredibly committed VC LPs - European Investment Fund (EIF), KfW Capital, Enterprise Ireland, Invest-NL, Tesi, Bpifrance, Sixth Swedish National Pension Fund - spent the last 9 months updating and harmonising the ESG Reporting Template. The three most important accomplishments: 📏 PROPORTIONALITY: the release actually includes three templates, for companies with <15, 15-250 and >250 FTE. As a result the reporting burden for early stage companies will decrease next year! 👓 SPECIFICITY: with every KPI, we asked: is this relevant for VCs and their portfolios? While certain regulatory requirements (e.g. SFDR's PAIs) are still not necessarily material, we mostly kicked questions out rather than added any. ⬆️ HARMONISATION: wherever possible, this template is aligned with both European regulation as well as EDCI and ESG_VC. One reporting to rule them all. The result: reporting (measurement) is easier and we can focus on the workout - which is where the real business case is! 🖥️ The template, which we expect to be used by a large number of major LPs for 2024/25 reporting, will also come with a machine-readable format (released as early as next week) to enable harmonisation across software platforms. We are doing a session together next Tuesday - let us know if you are interested in participating and if you have any questions. Read our joint press release here: https://shorturl.at/guHZl

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Equity: Thematic-ESG ESG stands for environmental, social, and governance. ESG investing refers to how companies score on these responsibility metrics and standards for potential investments. Environmental criteria gauge how a company safeguards the environment. Social criteria examine how it manages relationships with employees, suppliers, customers, and communities. Governance measures a company’s leadership, executive pay, audits, internal controls, and shareholder rights. 💡Investment Strategy The scheme seeks to generate long term capital appreciation by investing in a diversified portfolio of companies demonstrating sustainable practices across Environmental, Social and Governance (ESG) parameters. Environmental, social, and governance (ESG) investing is used to screen investments based on corporate policies and to encourage companies to act responsibly. ESG investing can help portfolios avoid holding companies engaged in risky or unethical practices. ⚖️Suitability When you invest for five years or more, you can expect gains that comfortably beat the inflation rate as well as returns from fixed income options. Like for all equity funds, you must invest only through the SIP route. Funds 1 Yr Performance (%) 🔹Aditya Birla Sun Life ESG Integration Strategy Fund - Regular Plan 37.07% 🔹Axis ESG Integration Strategy Fund - Regular Plan 36.15% 🔹ICICI Prudential ESG Exclusionary Strategy Fund 42.47% 🔹Invesco India ESG Integration Strategy Fund - Regular Plan 35.67% 🔹Kotak ESG Exclusionary Strategy Fund - Regular Plan 30.67% 🔹Mirae Asset Nifty 100 ESG Sector Leaders FoF - Regular Plan 29.63% 🔹Quant ESG Equity Fund - Regular Plan 42.64% 🔹Quantum ESG Best In Class Strategy Fund - Regular Plan 31.54% 🔹SBI ESG Exclusionary Strategy Fund 31.25% 🔹WhiteOak Capital ESG Best-In-Class Strategy Fund - Regular Plan --(%) ▶️When placing your order in Mutual Funds, kindly select "YES" when prompted if you are assisted. You will need to input my Employee Unique Identification Number. EUIN: E484653 and ARN 259045. 🔁Investing Links 1) Dear User, Welcome to KFintech Investor Services. Please use the below link to download our app. Don't forget to rate us https://onelink.to/8z5qey -KFintech 2) CAMS App download. Link for Android: https://lnkd.in/gP9iGZ7Y For iOS: https://lnkd.in/g7uEGVga -myCAMS WhatsApp, 📞 9845211825, inbox here for hassle-free online investing in Mutual Funds. 👨🏻💼Prajval Madhav Uchil Mutual Fund Distributor. EUIN: E484653 l ARN 259045. #PrajvalMFD #Mangalore #Udupi #Manipal #Kasaragod #Karnataka #India #Investing #Wealth #Money #Growth #Mutualfunds #Equity #Debtfunds #Bonds #Commodities #MultiAsset #InternationalEquityFunds #PersonalFinance #InformedInvesting #MutualFundsSahiHai #2024goals #SochaSamjhaRisk #Deshkarenivesh

Four key benefits of ESG investing include: 1️⃣ Make a positive impact by investing in companies that share your values. 2️⃣ ESG funds can deliver competitive returns - ethical investing doesn't need to mean sacrificing returns. 3️⃣ Companies with high ESG scores can show signs of strong management and market resilience during market downturns, potentially lowering investment risk. 4️⃣ Explore a variety of investment avenues - ESG-focused equity funds, to impact investing, and green bonds Take a look at our recent blog article to learn our top tips for building a responsible investment strategy. https://lnkd.in/e_q4A2wX #ESGinvesting #responsibleinvesting

ESG factors are crucial for creating resilient and sustainable investments. Trustmoore aids AIFs in embedding ESG principles, driving long-term performance and value. 🔗 Read more about our ESG-driven approach https://bit.ly/3zBTbPO #SustainableInvestments #ESGFactors #Trustmoore #AlternativeFunds

ESG investing goes beyond compliance and regulations. In this blog (https://hubs.ly/Q02pvyx90), explore how Private Equity Funds can leverage ESG data and reap the benefits of integrating ESG factors in their investment strategies. #esgdata #esgreporting #esginvesting #esgintegration #buyside #hedgefunds #assetmanagement #blog #readmore

We are deeply honored that Bintang Capital Partners has recently been shortlisted as a finalist for the prestigious Real Deals ESG Awards 2024 in the Mid Cap PE House of the Year category. This award recognises firms who are making a real difference by integrating ESG (Environmental, Social and Governance) principles into their investment strategies. The judging process will focus on how deeply ESG is interwoven into the fabric of a firm's DNA through the following assessments:   ·      Investment Strategy: How are ESG factors considered throughout the investment process, from deal selection to portfolio management? ·      Data & Reporting: Does the firm have a robust system for collecting, analysing, and reporting ESG data to its investors? ·      Unique Selling Point: What makes the firm's ESG policies and practices truly innovative and impactful?   Since 2021, Bintang has taken huge strides in our sustainability and impact journey, which we believe sets us distinctively apart within the ASEAN private equity industry. We became the first B Corp certified private equity firm in Southeast Asia in May 2023 and have won several awards because of our pioneering strategies, including the ASEAN Business Advisory Council (ASEAN BAC)'s Innovative Finance prize and Environmental Finance’s Global SME of the Year.   In March 2024, Bintang launched the fundraising process for our second impact fund, BCP Asia Fund II (BCPAF II), which we believe is the world’s first B Corp Propagator Fund – in other words, a fund whose stated objective is to create B Corps. BCPAF II has a unique carrot-and-stick mechanism to ensure that impact outcomes are met through a combination of approaches including the incorporation of impact-linked carry and equity clawback mechanisms.   Our investment strategy is anchored by our Responsible and Sustainable Investment Policy, incorporating the UN Principles for Responsible Investment (UN PRI), the Impact Principles, and B Lab’s B Corp Certification. In the pre-investment phase, we screen potential investments for ESG risks and conduct thorough sustainability due diligence. An ESG action plan and a 100-Day Plan are developed for each investee based on the findings of these due diligence exercises.   Post-investment, we appoint board representatives who focus on ESG issues, and also second team members to support the execution of ESG plans. Regular meetings ensure consistent progress tracking.   We maintain full transparency with our Limited Partners through comprehensive quarterly reports which cover sustainability metrics and impact goals.   Regardless of the outcome, our team is immensely proud to be recognised among industry giants and we remain committed to driving positive change through our investments.   We would like to thank all our friends and stakeholders for their continued support as we work closely together to advance the impact investment cause in Southeast Asia! https://lnkd.in/gt5yxzby

Do you also hear more and more about "Impact", and potentially less about "ESG"? If you do, this blog - in which I look into the difference between "Impact Investing" and "ESG Investing" - might be interesting to you. I hadn't written a blog in a while, but it was helpful for me to get the difference straight, also in my own head. P.S. At ADEC Innovations, we support both:-). #impactinvesting #esginvesting Mariel Barrera Fermin Ben Wilde

Environmental, social, and governance (ESG) investing is an indirect strategy that involves individual investors buying shares of a mutual fund and essentially putting their trust in intermediaries to invest their money for good purposes. In exchange, the investment is expected to grow over time. ESG investing also encourages dialogue between mutual fund companies and the companies they hold a stake in. #ESG #InvestforGood #investingstrategies

Environmental, social, and governance (ESG) investing is an indirect strategy that involves individual investors buying shares of a mutual fund and essentially putting their trust in intermediaries to invest their money for good purposes. In exchange, the investment is expected to grow over time. ESG investing also encourages dialogue between mutual fund companies and the companies they hold a stake in. #ESG #InvestforGood #investingstrategies