Environmental, Social, Governance

ESG is often framed as a target to be hit or a box to be ticked. At August, we take a deeper view of the relationship between our business and our responsibilities to care for the environment, make a social impact, and act as a good corporate citizen.

Pre-deal screening

Potential investments are assessed against a robust set of values-based criteria. We will decline to invest if an opportunity falls within our exclusion criteria.

Deal Execution

We engage with a specialist partner to carry out detailed pre-acquisition due diligence from an ESG perspective, analysing 41 areas of potential risk.

100 day plan

New portfolio companies are equipped with a post-acquisition ESG plan of action, outlining key areas of focus for the first 100 days post-acquisition.

Performance improvement

Every year portfolio companies are scored against an extensive set of ESG criteria and given new 12-month improvement targets, with progress tracked via our online ESG performance portal.

Monitoring and measurement

Drawing on globally recognised models of best practice, we have developed a matrix of 140 key performance indicators to measure ongoing ESG performance.

Exit ready

For any potential acquirers, we can provide a record of ESG performance and improvement over time alongside detailed ESG impact reports.

We track and measure how our companies are performing in each area of ESG

+34%: Environmental

+23%: Social

+19%: Governance

+43%: Integration

+29%: Overall

Aligned to global goals

We know that aligning businesses within our portfolio to as many relevant SDGs as possible will take time, a journey we will support. For now, we at August Equity have chosen to align to the following SDGs, which we feel represent our goals best.