Climate Change Data

Sagard Holdings Management Inc.

Climate Impact & Sustainability Data (2023)

Reporting Period: 2023

Environmental Metrics

ESG Focus Areas

  • Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion (DEI)
  • Cybersecurity
  • Climate Change

Environmental Achievements

  • Offset carbon emissions through the Shaan Seet Improved Forest Management project, protecting 8,900 acres of old-growth forest.
  • Completed carbon footprint measurement for all Sagard offices (since 2021 in North America and Paris since 2019).
  • Launched Diagram Climate Tech Fund, a sustainable investment product.

Social Achievements

  • Established four DEI sub-committees (Recruitment, Retention, Inclusive Culture, and Learning & Development).
  • Continued engagement with the Afrodescendant Leadership Alliance and the Indigenous Leadership Circle.
  • Offered reproductive health benefits to team members.

Climate Goals & Targets

Medium-term Goals:
  • 30% diversity at all levels of our staff by 2025
  • 50% of Sagard’s Board to be diverse by 2025

Environmental Challenges

  • Difficulty in collecting complete DEI data for Sagard Europe due to local regulations and other factors.
Mitigation Strategies
  • Focus on gender diversity data for Sagard Europe.

Supply Chain Management

Climate-Related Risks & Opportunities

Opportunities
  • Energy transition space

Reporting Standards

Frameworks Used: PRI (Principles for Responsible Investment), TCFD (Task Force on Climate-Related Financial Disclosures), SASB Standards (Sustainability Accounting Standards Board), UN SDGs (Sustainable Development Goals), GRESB (Global Real Estate Sustainability Benchmark)

UN Sustainable Development Goals

  • 3, 5, 10

Alignment with SDGs 3 (good health and well-being), 5 (gender equality), and 10 (reduced inequalities).