Sycomore Asset Management has contributed in establishing ESG criteria in the European market, leveraging a proprietary corporate fundamental analysis model. As early as 2015 it has expanded its range of Socially Responsible funds on various sustainable development themes such as: human capital, green transition, social contribution, lifelong quality education, sustainable employment, responsible technology. In 2020, Sycomore AM became a mission-led company, demonstrating its ambition to contribute positively to society as a “force for good”. As a reference and key player in responsible investment, it is, among other initiatives, a member of the FIR (Forum pour l'Investissement Responsible), the IAHR (Alliance for Human Rights) and the IIGCC (Institutional Investors Group on Climate Change).

Generali Insurance Asset Management (“GIAM”),as part of the Generali Group, is committed to Responsible Investments since 2007. GIAM believes that the proactive integration of Environmental, Social and Governance factors into the investment process, across all asset classes, will support the achievement both financial returns and non-financial impact. Since 2018, GIAM is supporting Generali Group and third party clients with ESG analysis and strategies, ESG data integration into main investment tools and regulatory compliance. GIAM supports Generali Group in reaching its commitments to green/social/sustainability/SLB bond financing applying a proprietary filter. The voting and engagement function by influencing investees’ decision making process allows GIAM to capture best investment opportunities with a improving ESG profile.

Its approach to ESG is a natural evolution of the Generali Group’s commitment to sustainability. Through some of its funds, GIP adopts SRI policies and practices to improve the environment and the society as a whole, preventing negative impact on financial performance, through a multi-step approach that combines its Ethical Filter and ESG Expertise.

At the core of Lumyna’s offering is the pioneering and market-leading Alternative UCITS funds platform, which brings the best of breed of the alternative investment universe to the regulated and liquid UCITS marketplace. Since 2007 Lumyna has been providing investors with leading investment solutions to meet their diverse needs. Lumyna first partnered with leading hedge fund Marshall Wace to launch one of the very first ‘Alternative’ UCITS funds in November 2007. Today Lumyna has expanded its liquid alternatives offering to include one of the first ESG Equity Market Neutral products, managed by Marshall Wace, and has also launched an innovative SFDR Article 9 Fund focusing on the Energy Transition theme managed by Proxy P.

Aperture Investors aims to always put its investors first. This philosophy carries through its business, from the way it structures its incentive system to the way that it invests. The underlying belief is that, over time, careful consideration of responsible investment factors may improve outcomes for the investors. ESG factors affect performance in various ways and Aperture is committed to integrating ESG factors into the research process in a thoughtful way. These factors may vary depending on investment themes, asset classes, and investment philosophies. There is nothing like a standardized ESG frameworks and “one size fits all” approaches; hence, Aperture’s investment teams has full autonomy and discretion in their investment processes.

Headquartered in Paris, Infranity manages over €7 billion AUM (as of Q3/2022) on behalf of institutional investors. Infranity operates around a disciplined model focused on infrastructure debt and equity investments that generate sustainable financial and non-financial returns with a positive, stable and long-term impact. Infranity develops solutions designed by investors for investors, using a proprietary ESG rating methodology favouring assets that contribute to sustainable and inclusive development. Infranity offers investment solutions focused on the major societal challenges, such as energy transition, green mobility, digital transition and social (healthcare and education) infrastructure.