Climate Change Data

Gimv

Climate Impact & Sustainability Data (2021, 2024)

Reporting Period: 2021

Environmental Metrics

ESG Focus Areas

  • Climate Change Mitigation
  • Climate Change Adaptation
  • Transition to a Circular Economy
  • Sustainable Use and Protection of Water and Marine Resources
  • Pollution Prevention and Control
  • Clean Transportation
  • Green Buildings
  • Access to Essential Services
  • Socioeconomic Advancement and Empowerment
  • Healthy Sustainable Food

Climate Goals & Targets

Supply Chain Management

Climate-Related Risks & Opportunities

Reporting Standards

Frameworks Used: ICMA Green Bond Principles (GBP) 2018, Social Bond Principles (SBP) 2020, Sustainability Bond Guidelines (SBG) 2018, Loan Market Association (LMA) Green Loan Principles (GLP) 2020, EU Taxonomy

Third-party Assurance: Sustainalytics (Second Party Opinion), Auditor (Limited assurance on allocation reporting)

Reporting Period: 2024

Environmental Metrics

ESG Focus Areas

  • Climate Change
  • Human Rights
  • Other systematic sustainability issues

Environmental Achievements

  • Disclosed scope 1, 2, and 3 emissions of Gimv's own operations for 2 consecutive years, with FY 2023-24 figures audited (limited assurance).
  • Disclosed portfolio-related GHG emissions (scope 3, category 15, non-audited).

Social Achievements

  • Upgraded internal ESG DD framework aligned with CSRD and ESRS standards.
  • Organized workshops on CSRD readiness for portfolio companies.

Governance Achievements

  • Implemented a sustainable finance framework and issued a sustainable bond.
  • Actively engaged with portfolio companies on CSRD readiness through workshops and surveys.

Climate Goals & Targets

Medium-term Goals:
  • Further refine annual ESG portfolio survey approach.
  • Actively engage with portfolio companies to ensure at least 50% measure GHG emissions and increase the number setting reduction targets.
Short-term Goals:
  • Reduce Gimv's own scope 1 & 2 emissions by 70% by 2023 compared to 2020.

Environmental Challenges

  • Ensuring CSRD readiness across the portfolio.
  • Increasing the number of portfolio companies measuring GHG emissions and setting reduction targets.
Mitigation Strategies
  • Developed internal tooling to help portfolio companies with carbon footprint calculations.
  • Organized workshops and webinars on CSRD and EU Taxonomy.
  • Implemented a science-based risk framework to assess portfolio exposure to physical climate risks.

Supply Chain Management

Climate-Related Risks & Opportunities

Reporting Standards

Frameworks Used: SASB, MSCI, ESRS