Sustainability

Our goals:
Abenex's mission.

Our mission: to drive impactful projects, positively contributing to our society, harnessing our differentiated approach as committed and operational investors

Our commitments

The B-Corp certification acknowledges the societal and environmental commitment of pioneering companies engaged in a continuous ESG improvement approach.

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At Abenex, we firmly believe that taking sustainability into account is essential for creating long-term value and ensuring the longevity of our portfolio companies. B-Corp certified companies respect the environment, society, and stakeholders, viewing their business as a tool for positive impact.

Abenex has been integrating ESG considerations in its investment approach for many years. We believe that companies have the power to drive transformation in our society, and B-Corp framework provides a roadmap for continuous improvement and progress in these aspects.

For Abenex, this translates into a roadmap aimed at enhancing our impact on our portfolio companies, encouraging them to address their environmental, social, and societal challenges. Through training and by raising awareness of our employees, we mobilize and implement pragmatic actions at the management company level in line with our value and commitments to the environment, employees, portfolio companies, and investors.

A purpose-driven company

Abenex has formalized a robust and structured foundation for its sustainable investment approach.
Abenex invests in beneficial and ambitious projects with purpose, providing solutions to society’s current and future needs, along with a sensible use of resources.

Abenex capitalizes on its values, commitments, as well as its expertise, to influence and support these projects to achieve major milestones in their development

Early adoption of the Principles for Responsible Investment

As evidence of our long-term ESG commitment, Abenex was one of the PE first signatories in 2011 of the Principles for Responsible Investment (PRI) supported by the United Nations.

Initiative Climate International

Abenex has also joined the iCi initiative, sharing the deep conviction that unites the initiative’s signatories: private equity, through its impact on the real economy, has a decisive role to play in the fight against climate change.

Sustainable Finance Disclosure Regulation

Abenex complies with the articles 3, 4, 5, and 6 of the SFDR (Sustainable Finance Disclosure Regulation). Our funds, Abenex Small-Cap I, Abenex V, and Abenex VI, have been classified under Article 8 of the SFDR, promoting ESG performance criteria.

Compliance with SFDR

Science Based Targets initiative

Abenex is taking a proactive step towards decarbonization by defining and validating our objectives through the SBTi (Science Based Targets initiative).

Socially Responsible Investment certification

Abenex Value I Fund has obtained the ISR (Socially Responsible Investment) label. Abenex integrates ESG criteria in its investment policy, better managing its assets, and improving their environmental and energy performance.

Our actions

Before investing

For its small-cap and mid-cap Funds, Abenex targets companies aligned with three objectives: elevating quality of life, safeguarding beings and property, and augmenting knowledge & resources. For our industrial Fund, we target manufacturing companies aiming at reducing their carbon emissions. We take into account socially responsible investment criteria in our analysis of each opportunity. Our evaluation covers current and future ESG issues specific to each investment opportunity, as well as potential value creation levers through the implementation of proactive responsible actions. We believe that companies operating along these verticals have the potential to generate positive impacts for the future of society and the economy.

During the
investment period

Throughout our ownership period, we collaborate with the management teams of our portfolio companies to ensure tangible results and the effective implementation of sustainable development initiatives, particularly relating to climate and biodiversity action.
Our investment teams and sustainability experts monitor all our portfolio companies and real estate assets.

Abenex Foundation

To maximize the impact of our philanthropic actions, we have established the Abenex Foundation under the umbrella of the Fondation de France.

The Foundation supports charities that promote the inclusion of children and young adults from disadvantaged backgrounds

Diversity and Inclusion

Recognizing the strength of diverse teams, Abenex promotes diversity and inclusivity both within the management company and among its portfolio companies:

Abenex is a signatory of France Invest’s Parity Charter.

Abenex is a member of Level 20, an organization dedicated to improving gender diversity in the private equity sector.

Abenex is a signatory of the LGBT+ Charter by l’Autre Cercle, a leading French initiative working for the inclusion of LGBT+ individuals in the workplace.

Abenex has joined Out Investors, an international organization with the mission of making the private equity sector more inclusive for LGBT+ individuals.