Crescera Capital
Climate Impact & Sustainability Data (2022)
Reporting Period: 2022
Environmental Metrics
ESG Focus Areas
- Environmental
- Social
- Governance
Environmental Achievements
- Grupo Zelo achieved ISO 14001 certification.
- Tembici's users saved 7,108.69 tons of GHG emissions in 2021.
- Vita Participações implemented a recycling plan for copper particles, avoiding environmental damage and contributing to a social institution.
Social Achievements
- Crescera's headcount grew by 24%, with a 50% increase in female employees.
- 33% of Crescera's executive management team are women.
- Nelogica launched the NeloForALL initiative to promote diversity and inclusion.
- DataRisk launched the DataLadies project to increase female representation.
- Semantix's Instituto Semantix trained over one thousand people on Big Data and Technology topics.
- Grupo Zelo launched Zelo University, a digital learning program for employees.
- Rock Content provided professional certification courses to over 50,000 young students and adults from underrepresented groups.
Governance Achievements
- Crescera signed the Principles for Responsible Investment (PRI), the UN Global Compact, and the Women’s Empowerment Principles (WEP).
- Crescera became a supporter of the TCFD.
- Crescera developed an Orientation Guide focused on Anti-Money Laundering and Corruption practices for Investees.
- Grupo Zelo established an EESG Committee focused on corporate governance and E&S matters.
- Grupo Zelo is a signatory of “Pacto Empresarial pela Integridade e Contra a Corrupção”.
Climate Goals & Targets
Medium-term Goals:
- Neutralize Crescera's activities' impact on climate change by next year's end.
Short-term Goals:
- Continue focusing on mapping climate change risks and opportunities within Investees.
Environmental Challenges
- Low female representation in the tech industry (addressed by DataLadies and NeloForALL initiatives).
- Limited data on environmental KPIs for some Investees (addressed by improved monitoring and reporting).
Mitigation Strategies
- Improved ESG monitoring tools and processes.
- Increased ESG training for Crescera's team and Investees.
- Development of ESG guides for Investees.
- Implementation of initiatives to increase female representation and diversity.
Supply Chain Management
Climate-Related Risks & Opportunities
Reporting Standards
Frameworks Used: IFC Performance Standards, UN SDGs, TCFD
Certifications: ISO 14001 (Grupo Zelo)
UN Sustainable Development Goals
- SDG 5
- SDG 8
- SDG 16
Crescera's investments align with SDGs 5, 8, and 16, with additional SDGs addressed by individual Investees based on their activities.