Athanase Innovation AB (publ)
Climate Impact & Sustainability Data (2021, 2023)
Reporting Period: 2021
Environmental Metrics
Climate Goals & Targets
Environmental Challenges
- High competition in the technology sector.
- Risk of unsuccessful investments in innovative companies.
- Limited transparency and irregular pricing in the private equity market.
- Dependence on key personnel.
- Potential for limited or misleading information during due diligence.
- Concentration risk due to a small number of investments in the early stages of the investment business.
- Market risk due to price changes in financial markets and exchange rates.
- Operational risks due to internal processes, human error, faulty systems, or external events.
Mitigation Strategies
- Continuous due diligence of numerous companies.
- Diversification of investments across various structural growth themes to reduce risk.
- Active management and development of portfolio companies to create value.
- Utilizing a network of industrial experts for deeper understanding of potential investments.
- Expansion of the investment organization and establishment of an office in North America to increase investment opportunities.
- Growth of the organization to reduce dependence on key personnel.
Supply Chain Management
Climate-Related Risks & Opportunities
Reporting Period: 2023
Environmental Metrics
ESG Focus Areas
- Sustainability
Climate Goals & Targets
Environmental Challenges
- Difficulty attracting sufficient external capital in the current market climate.
- Continued delays in raising external capital for fund activities.
- Decreased order intake for Ivisys in Europe due to reduced customer investment and in North America due to a need for reference installations before placing orders.
Mitigation Strategies
- Synthetic buyback of own shares to create shareholder value.
- Continued support for Ivisys, including additional equity and loan contributions.
- Exploration of collaborations with other fund actors.
- Focus on the Industrial Tech fund strategy after abandoning the US Pre-IPO strategy.
Supply Chain Management
Climate-Related Risks & Opportunities
Reporting Standards
Frameworks Used: K3