Eurazeo
Discover why Eurazeo joined the initiative to standardize the measure of portfolio companies' avoided emissions.
Eurazeo
Eurazeo is a leading European diversified asset manager, overseeing around €35 billion in assets. It stands as a European leader in mid-market growth and impact investing, with nearly €6 billion dedicated to impact strategies. Eurazeo supports around 600 companies, leveraging the commitment of its over 400 employees, its sector expertise, its privileged access to global markets via 13 offices in Europe, Asia and the United States, and its responsible approach to value creation based on growth.
Committed to the Science Based Targets initiative (SBTi) from the very beginning, Eurazeo contributed to defining the SBTi methodology for private equity. The Group follows a 1.5°C trajectory and aims to reach net neutrality by 2040, both for its own operations and across its entire portfolio.
Motivations to join
Sophie:
We joined the Climate Dividends initiative because we are convinced that companies prepared for the climate crisis will be more resilient, future-proof, and will deliver very strong valuations, stronger than their peers.
To achieve this, we need comparable metrics. Greenwashing is flourishing everywhere, and when you look at sustainability reports, you often wonder: is it real or not?
We are strongly convinced that any climate-related work should be based on science with rock-solid methodologies, delivering comparable metrics so that our clients and our investors know whether it's real or not. And in our case, it will be real, but we want to get the comparison with the others.
That’s why we decided to work with Climate Dividends: to make sure that when we measure our avoided emissions, it’s for real, and we can compare it with others.
Measuring avoided emissions across our portfolio
Sophie:
Eurazeo has developed a sustainable infrastructure fund, and for us it’s critical to use rock-solid methodologies to evaluate our avoided climate impact. We decided to work with Radiance, one of our portfolio company in the solar energy sector, to apply the Climate Dividends methodology.
We explained to our clients how we calculated the data. As a matter of fact, what is also very specific to Eurazeo is that all of our sustainability and impact data like climate data are reviewed by external statutory auditors. So we do that to create trust with our client and make sure there is absolutely zero greenwashing in what we do, so having the Climate Dividends proof stamp is key in that process.
We were also delighted to see Vestiaire Collective, a leader in second-hand luxury fashion, join the initiative. With a growing number of sectors now covered by the Climate Dividends methodology, a greater number of our companies will join the initiative.
Benefits of using Climate Dividends
Don’t be "reduced" to your sole carbon footprint anymore. Prove your climate contribution through a standardized Protocol and a transparent and audited process.
Our experienced team supports you through the removed or avoided emissions assessment and we provide dedicated resources and tools - sectoral methodologies, use cases, Excel templates…
Communicate and report your positive contribution to global decarbonisation to external and internal stakeholders without the risk of being accused of greenwashing. Strengthen your brand image with a strong communication asset.
Use Climate Dividends as solid proof of your climate performance to attract impact investors more easily (easier environmental due diligence) and to lower your cost of capital (green bonds, lower banking fees).
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