Climate Change Data

Jenson Funding Partners LLP

Climate Impact & Sustainability Data (2022-09 to 2023-08)

Reporting Period: 2022-09 to 2023-08

Environmental Metrics

ESG Focus Areas

  • Governance
  • Workers
  • Community
  • Customers
  • Environment
  • Diversity
  • Inclusivity
  • ESG
  • Net-Zero

Environmental Achievements

  • Invested in Net-Zero focused start-ups such as Treeapp and The Seam.
  • 51% of all Jenson investments have been made outside of London (reducing carbon footprint associated with centralized London operations).

Social Achievements

  • Jenson’s portfolio has 41% female founded or co-founded businesses (versus 27% industry average).
  • Jenson’s portfolio has 35% ethnic or mixed ethnicity founded or co-founded businesses (versus 1.7% industry average).
  • 95% of portfolio companies pay all staff the living wage.
  • 34.8% of portfolio companies have at least one female board member.
  • 37.2% of portfolio companies have at least one ethnic minority board member.

Governance Achievements

  • Achieved B Corp certification.
  • Embedded ESG at the core of Jenson and sharing knowledge with portfolio companies.

Climate Goals & Targets

Long-term Goals:
  • Launch Aurora I Fund to invest in high-growth sustainable businesses contributing to UK's net-zero targets.
Medium-term Goals:
  • Improve B Corp score to 100.
Short-term Goals:
  • Increase ESG engagement across portfolio.

Environmental Challenges

  • Low environmental score due to virtual operations.
  • Addressing equity gaps in VC funding across underrepresented groups.
Mitigation Strategies
  • Launching Aurora I fund focused on high-growth sustainable businesses.
  • Focusing on inclusivity through investment process and team composition.
  • Working to improve environmental score as portfolio grows.

Supply Chain Management

Climate-Related Risks & Opportunities

Reporting Standards

Frameworks Used: B Corp

Certifications: B Corp

UN Sustainable Development Goals

  • 2
  • 6
  • 7
  • 9
  • 11
  • 13
  • 14
  • 15

76% of Jenson’s portfolio companies directly contribute to the SDGs, often addressing multiple goals simultaneously.