Sustainability
Introduction
Poor working conditions, discrimination in the workplace, contamination of the environment and climate change driven extreme events are all common risks in countries where Swedfund invests.
By assessing a company’s environmental and social policies and procedures against international standards, as well as country specific contextual risks, we can identify gaps and high-risk situations that need to be mitigated and safeguarded. Through our close relationship with our investees, we support them in building robust management systems appropriate to their operations. This is done through regular contact, providing training and site visits.
The E&S team is working closely with other departments at Swedfund and is equally integrated into the investment process from due diligence to active management, to the time an investment is exited. Our work is guided by a set of international frameworks outlined in our Policy for Sustainable Development. Read more in the documents below.
We believe that the added value that sound Environmental & Social practices brings to a company does not only create safe and healthy working environments but also supports companies’ governance and financial viability for example through strong risk management.