Our sustainability approach

PRI is the world's leading proponent of responsible investment with 3,000+ signatories. The PRI is truly independent and acts in the long-term interests of its signatories, of the financial markets and economies in which they operate and ultimately of the environment and society as a whole. Nordic Capital became a signatory to the UN-supported Principles for Responsible Investment in 2019 and has since then publicly reported according to the PRI Reporting Framework.

ESG Data Convergence Initiative is an open partnership of private equity stakeholders committed to streamlining the private investment data approach to create meaningful, performance based and comparable ESG data from private companies. Nordic Capital was one of the early adopters and strong promotors of the ESG Data Convergence Initiative (EDCI), which seeks to standardise ESG metrics and provides a mechanism for comparative reporting for the private market industry globally. In 2022, the first reporting cycle was completed and Nordic Capital sees this as a beneficial mechanism for improving comparative reporting over the long term.

Invest Europe is the European association for private capital providers aiming to promote a better understanding of PE that enables its members to invest capital and expertise into improving businesses and generating returns for investors. Nordic Capital is an active member represented in Invest Europe’s Global Private Equity Council. In 2022, a new initiative was launched to set the industry standard and guidelines for ESG reporting. Nordic Capital’s sustainability team took an active role in the working group to share best practice and create the most advanced and user-friendly guidance on sustainability reporting in the European private capital sector.

Level20 is a not-for-profit organisation founded with the aim of improving gender diversity and inspiring women to succeed in the private equity industry. Since 2017, Nordic Capital has been a member, sponsor as well as actively engaged in mentoring its programmes.

The Swedish Private Equity & Venture Capital Association is an independent, non-profit organisation with 60+ members. Its mission is to promote a well-functioning private equity market in Sweden, disseminate knowledge and educate the public about the Swedish private equity market. Nordic Capital has been a longstanding member and is currently represented on the Board of Directors as well as the Nomination Committee.

The British Private Equity and Venture Capital Association is an independent industry body and public policy advocate for the PE and VC industries in the UK. It represents the voice of a diverse and growing community of long-term investors, and aims at engaging and educating key audiences about the vital role played by private capital in business growth, transformation and innovation across the UK. The Association has 700+ members and is an unrivalled forum for industry leaders. Nordic Capital, a long-standing and engaged member of the BVCA, is committed to conforming with the Walker Guidelines for Disclosure and Transparency in Private Equity (2007), with relevant information disclosed through our website.

iCI is a global, practitioner-led community of 200+ private markets firms and investors that seek to better understand and manage risks associated with climate change. As a signatory to the PRI-backed initiative, Nordic Capital has committed to sharing knowledge, experience, best practice, and collaborating through working groups to develop rich content and resources to standardise practices across the industry.