SDG targets
Target 5.5
Ensure full participation in management positions and decision-making processes
Target 8.1
Sustainable economic growth
Target 12.1
Implement the ten-year framework for sustainable consumption and production
Target 13.2
Integrate climate change measures into policy and planning
Target 16.5
Substantially reduce corruption and fraud
Key Performance Indicators (KPIs) in 2023*.
33%: Female representation on the Board of Directors (external Board members)
95%: Portfolio companies with a sustainability strategy in place
17.5: Carbon intensity in tCO2e(tCO2e per million euros of sales) in the portfolio
98%: Portfolio companies with a Code of Conduct in place
Nordic Capital also seeks to act as a role model by measuring, acting on and raising awareness of environmental, social and governance (ESG) criteria within its own organization.
1,200: professionals trained in ESG criteria since 2014
13.8: tCO2e per FTE (full-time equivalent) in 2022 with 100% carbon offsetting
33%: female professionals by 2022
"We have always been a responsible investor. We have developed a whole range of tools, we have a training program for all our staff, as well as for portfolio companies and their boards. To date, we have trained over 1,200 people in three different areas of sustainable investment and shareholding," explains Klas Tikkanen, Chief Operating Officer of Nordic Capital.
