We believe that it is important to evidence our commitment to operating sustainably. Accordingly, we provide a wealth of relevant information to shareholders and other interested stakeholders.
Sustainability indices
3i is a member the FTSE4Good Index Series as well as a number of other established ESG indices.
CDP (formerly Carbon Disclosure Project) is an international, not-for-profit organisation providing a framework which enables businesses to disclose their greenhouse gas emissions and other metrics voluntarily. 3i has been making annual submissions to CDP since 2006.
3i’s climate change score in the 2021 CDP assessment was B and its supplier engagement rating was A-.
ESG Transparency – a Private Equity Index
3i ranked as one of the top performers in Orbis Advisory and ITPEnergised’s annual transparency index analysing 155 private equity firms’ ESG reporting performance, based on public disclosures
Since 2011, we have been signatories to the UN Principles for Responsible Investment.
3i’s scores for the 2020 UNPRI assessment report were A for Strategy and Governance, and A+ for Private Equity and Infrastructure. The scores for the 2021 assessment have not yet been published.
iC International
3i is a member of the Initiative Climat International (iC International). iC International is a collaboration between private equity investors to help meet the objective of the Paris Agreement to limit global warming to well below 2°C above pre-industrial levels.