Private Equity Wire has announced the winners of the ESG AAA European Awards 2023, which reward environmental, social and governance excellence among private equity fund managers across a wide range of categories.
The awards were presented at an exclusive ceremony and networking event today (Tuesday, 24 October), at Convene, Bishopgate, London.
The Private Equity Wire ESG AAA European Awards were created to benchmark, acknowledge, and reward the efforts of private equity firms that have created sustainable and sector-leading ESG policies at both the portfolio company and management firm level in Europe.
With regulators, LPs and internal stakeholders pushing for more progress and better ESG metrics, Private Equity Wire partnered with EthicsGrade, the stakeholder-centric, AI-driven, ESG data company, to create a fair and credible metric driven application process, whereby managers entered their details on Private Equity Wire’s and Ethics Grade’s specially designed platform.
Using the expertise and independence of Private Equity Wire’s partnership with EthicsGrade, the ESG AAA Awards represent a kitemark of achievement and quality across this globally, societally, and ethically vital space.
The winners are:
Best Corporate Sustainability Strategy – Management CompanyÂ
AAA Winner – Estari Group
AA Winner – Keensight Capital
A Winner – Revaia
Best Corporate Sustainability Strategy – Portfolio CompanyÂ
AAA Winner – Oquendo Capital
AA Winner – Medik8
A Winner – Guala Closures Group
Best Diversity Initiative – Management companyÂ
AAA Winner – REINO Partners
AA Winner – Asper Investment Management
A Winner – Qualitas Funds
Best ESG FirmÂ
AAA Winner – PAI Partners
AA Winner – RGREEN INVEST
A Winner – Foresight Group
Best ESG FundÂ
AAA Winner – Beyond Impact Advisors
AA Winner – Capital Dynamics
A Winner – Asper Dorothea, Asper Investment Management
Best ESG Fund: BalancedÂ
AAA Winner – FSN Capital
Best ESG fund: BuyoutÂ
AAA Winner – Apheon
AA Winner – Investindustrial
A Winner – Algebris Green Transition Fund
Best ESG fund: Climate focusedÂ
AAA Winner – RGREEN INVEST
AA Winner – Beyond Impact Advisors
A Winner – Capital Dynamics
Best ESG fund: Emerging MarketÂ
AAA Winner – Astarte Capital Partners LLP
Best ESG fund: Energy transition/clean energy
AAA Winner – World Fund
AA Winner – RGREEN Invest
A Winner – Capital Impacts
Best ESG fund: Fund of fundsÂ
AAA Winner – Capital Dynamics
Best ESG fund: Growth equityÂ
AAA Winner – Revaia
Best ESG fund: ImpactÂ
AAA Winner – RAISE Impact
AA Winner – FSN Capital
A Winner – Infranity
Best ESG Fund: InfrastructureÂ
AAA Winner – Vauban Infrastructure Partners
AA Winner – Asper Columba, Asper Investment Management
A Winner – Infranity
Best ESG fund: Real EstateÂ
AAA Winner – Patron Capital
Best ESG fund: Sector SpecialsistÂ
AAA Winner – MOURO CAPITAL
Best ESG fund: Venture capitalÂ
AAA Winner – Antler
AA Winner – Karista
A Winner – World Fund
Best ESG Manager of the yearÂ
AAA Winner – Keensight Capital
AA Winner – Kartesia
A Winner – GENUI
Best GP ESG reporting solution for LPsÂ
AAA Winner – Kartesia
AA Winner – Ares Management Corporation
A Winner – Open Ocean
Best social Initiative – Management CompanyÂ
AAA Winner – GENUI
AA Winner – Fasanara Capital Ltd
A Winner – Tapio Capital
Best social Initiative – Portfolio CompanyÂ
AAA Winner – PortAventura World Parks and Resort
AA Winner – Energie voor Elkaar, Asper Investment Management
A Winner – Evolutio
Most innovative ESG initiative – Management companyÂ
AAA Winner – Mundi Ventures
AA Winner – Antler
A Winner – Estari Group
Most innovative ESG initiative – Portfolio CompanyÂ
AAA Winner – Invis Energy, Asper Investment Management
