OUR COMMITMENT

More than capital

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In 2024, Affirma Capital celebrated its fifth anniversary. Over the past 5 years, we have continued our commitment to responsible investing by deepening our ESG integration through the investment cycle. This approach has helped us generate superior and sustainable returns for our investors, whilst driving a meaningful impact in the communities and markets in which we do business.

Nainesh Jaisingh, Founding Partner and CEO

As private equity investors, we can ensure that, while we transform our investee companies into regional or national champions, we do so in a way that makes them sustainable businesses that adhere to the highest Environmental, Social and Governance (ESG) standards.

The business of Affirma Capital was created over 20 years ago as the private equity arm of Standard Chartered Bank where an adherence to world-class ESG standards was built into our DNA. Since the spin out of the business in 2019, we have taken the responsible investing mindset we had developed with the bank and enhanced it in line with industry developments and best practices. The integration of ESG factors into our investment decisions, from deal origination to exit, is integral to sustainable value creation and effective risk management.

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Affirma Capital’s responsible investment framework is guided by the International Finance Corporation (IFC) Performance Standards and the Sustainability Accounting Standards Board (SASB). We participate in the ESG Data Convergence Initiative (EDCI) consortium and are proud to be a signatory of the United Nations-supported Principles for Responsible Investment (PRI).

OUR APPROACH

Co-ordinated approach from origination to exit

Our investment approach is anchored by our belief in environmental stewardship, social responsibility, and sound governance. We embed ESG principles into our investment process, from origination to exit, ensuring that we create sustainable value for our investors and the communities and markets in which we do business. Our approach focuses on four key areas:

1. Responsible Investment

Our values are the cornerstone of our business and reflect our longstanding commitment to Responsible Investing in emerging markets. Our core values are transparency, honesty, ownership and a commitment to achieving wins for all our stakeholders in a way that leads to shared success. Our values, and approach to investing, cut across our geographic footprint.

2. Climate Resilience

Our commitment to Climate Resilience is reflected in our investments in clean energy and our focus on driving resource efficiency in our portfolio companies. We partner with our portfolio companies to optimize resource use, promote responsible waste management, and enhance operational performance. We work with our portfolio companies to build effective strategies to navigate the impact of climate change across our markets.

3. Inclusive Growth

We promote Inclusive Growth by fostering job creation, workforce diversity, and enhancing access to essential services. Through these efforts, our investments contribute to sustainable economic growth, gender diversity, and improved community well-being. We leverage our multi-disciplinary skill sets to work closely with our portfolio companies to achieve these key strategic priorities.

4. Good Governance

Our focus on Good Governance ensures that our portfolio companies adhere to the highest ethical standards and sound risk management practices. We cultivate a culture of accountability within our investee companies and with our investors. Robust governance is critical to successfully integrating ESG into decision-making and delivering on our promise to be responsible investors to our stakeholders. We are committed to robust and transparent communication with our stakeholders.

OUR PRIORITIES

Creating meaningful impact globally

We have highlighted below some examples of the meaningful impact our investments are driving globally.

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