ESG & Impact
Sustainable Growth & Reducing
Climate Impact
As investors, we champion reducing emissions and improving resource efficiency, embedding sustainability into our investments and companies and measuring the resulting impact over time.
Climate change poses a systemic risk to the global economy, representing not only a strategic and business challenge for all companies and investors, but also a significant opportunity for those that align their businesses, operations and portfolios on a pathway to decarbonization. Significantly scaling back emissions by mid-century requires businesses to develop sustainable business lines, adapt to new regulations, build stronger stakeholder relationships and improve resource efficiency and cost savings along the way.
We take a broad view of climate related risks and strive to embed sustainability into our investment decisions and portfolio management approach. Recognizing that the global transition to low carbon, climate-resilient pathways will require change and collaboration across industries, geographies and communities, we aim to do our part to accelerate this transition, consistent with the goals of the Paris Agreement. We have grounded our approach to sustainable growth and reducing climate impact in areas where we believe we can have meaningful, measurable impact.
Carbon Neutral for
Firm Operations
76%
of firm office space in green-certified buildings
PRIVATE MARKETS
Private Investments
We believe in building great companies where meaningful progress on sustainability and reducing environmental impact are key to driving positive, lasting impact. Our Global Private Equity team has developed goals to improve management of environmental and climate-related factors during our course of investment. The pillars of our portfolio company approach are built around measurement of environmental footprints, reduction in impact, and integration of environmental consideration into business operations. We work in partnership with our portfolio companies on individual plans, defining their ESG ambition and progressing on short- and long-term goals during each year of our ownership. We are partnering with our portfolio companies across the globe on carbon baselining, target setting and utilizing external certification approaches to measure progress.
CAPITAL MARKETS
Credit & Special Situations
As a credit investor with exposure to the energy sector, we understand the outsized environmental impact of energy systems, and we believe that environmental and climate risks are fundamental credit risks. The decarbonization of economies, industries and individual companies to align with the goals of the Paris Agreement will require and precipitate significant shifts, including carbon reductions of the power sector and reduction in fossil fuel production. Bain Capital Credit and Special Situations is committed to being an active participant in this transition. Accordingly, we developed an Energy Transition Framework to help guide our investment professionals and operationalize our approach across the energy value chain.
CAPITAL MARKETS
Public Equity
In December 2021, our Public Equity team partnered with Union Bancaire Privée to sub-advise a fund with a formalized objective to exhibit a low carbon intensity and promote diverse leadership and board representation. Public Equity’s investment strategy and domain expertise focus on industries and companies that are typically less carbon intensive. We aim to investment in companies with sustainable business models, assessing and tracking their performance on material ESG factors tied to core ESG areas, including climate change, diversity and transparency on ESG related issues.
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