English Contact Login INTRODUCTION FACTSHEET ThomasLloyd, its affiliates, subsidiaries and investee companies (“ThomasLloyd”) is a leading independent asset manager and impact investor in infrastructure companies and projects in emerging markets. Infrastructure investment is vital for economic and social progress, helping build resilient communities and supporting purposeful activity. ThomasLloyd’s investment strategy involves taking majority and significant minority stakes directly in companies and projects and maintaining an active ownership position throughout our investment period. We fully comply with all laws and regulations, at all times and in all jurisdictions, following industry standard environmental, social and corporate governance (‘ESG’) guidelines and best practices. Acting with integrity in all our operations, we avoid all forms of discrimination and embed equality and diversity in our employment policies. We respect human rights and avoid exploitation of child labour, ensure no bribery or corruption and actively manage investment projects to deliver ESG and Impact outcomes in the communities and countries in which we operate. ESG POLICY We are committed to the integration of material ESG factors into all corporate and investment decisions, so as to deliver transparency, mitigate investment risk and to enhance investment returns in the best interests of our clients, other stakeholders and investee communities. We believe that ESG issues impact the value and reputation of ThomasLloyd, in addition to driving systemic risks and opportunities. An ESG framework embeds our philosophy of ‘Realising Sustainable Value’ in all our processes and investments, keeping us on track to deliver the impact our investors demand. ENVIRONMENTAL FACTORS ThomasLloyd must adhere to the legal, regulatory and governance frameworks of the investment jurisdiction and to regulatory compliance in the environmental domain. We must also adhere to the IFC/World Bank performance standards and to the eligibility criteria of the LuxFlag Environment Label. ThomasLloyd must evidence plans to prevent, mitigate and control serious environmental damage resulting from accidents and incidents related to all activities, including immediate reporting to the relevant authorities. We work with our management teams to attain the sustainability objective which is a primary focus for our funds. Practically speaking, reporting at a company or project level is based on a range of 10 key ESG sustainability indicators, selected after analysis by internal and/or external experts and consultation with third-party assurance providers. Materiality analysis helps identify the most important issues, manage risk effectively, and agree priorities with management. Within the environmental domain, this includes carbon reduction, biodiversity & land use and water management. Realistic targets are agreed with management whilst validation is sought from external experts where required. SOCIAL FACTORS ThomasLloyd must adhere to the legal, regulatory and governance frameworks of the investment jurisdiction and to regulatory compliance in the social domain. ThomasLloyd must also adhere to the IFC/World Bank performance standards. ThomasLloyd must respect and secure labour rights, maintain safe working conditions and develop diverse human capital through training and education programmes. ThomasLloyd must avoid exploitation of child labour, reject all forms of discrimination and embed equality and diversity in our employment policies. ThomasLloyd reports on a range of 10 key ESG metrics, selected after discussions with third-party assurance providers. Materiality analysis helps identify the most important issues, manage risk effectively, and agree priorities with management. Within the social domain, this includes equality & diversity, human rights, health & safety, healthcare and stakeholder engagement. Realistic targets are agreed with management whilst validation is sought from external experts where required. GOVERNANCE FACTORS ThomasLloyd must adhere to the legal, regulatory and governance frameworks of the investment jurisdiction and to regulatory compliance in the governance domain. ThomasLloyd must also adhere to the IFC/World Bank performance standards. ThomasLloyd applies and evidences a code of conduct and a risk management system to prevent all forms of bribery, corruption and money laundering. ThomasLloyd reports on a range of 10 key ESG metrics, selected after discussions with third-party assurance providers. Materiality analysis helps identify the most important issues, manage risk effectively, and agree priorities with management. Within the governance domain, this includes bribery & corruption and money laundering. Realistic targets are agreed with management whilst validation is sought from external experts where required. Table 1 displays the broad set of ESG factors which we monitor. The impacts of our investment are measured through the use of Sustainability Indicators which we use to measure progress in addressing each ESG factor. Table 1: ThomasLloyd’s set of ESG opportunities Environment Social Governance Climate Change Human capital Values Energy efficiency Equality & Diversity Ethics Carbon emissions Human rights Pay Carbon reduction Health & safety Innovation Labour management Natural Resources Community Policies Biodiversity & land use Stakeholder engagement Legal & regulatory environment Fuel management Social Inclusion Bribery & corruption Sourcing of raw materials Healthcare Money laundering Water management Education Transparency Weather events Pollution Toxic emissions & waste Packaging materials & waste ESG GOVERNANCE Table 2 maps out our approach to ESG Governance in terms of accountability for decision-making and performance. Table 2: ThomasLloyd’s ESG Governance Model Owner Role ThomasLloyd Fund Board • Overall responsibility for the implementation of the investment objectives of the fund, including the sustainable investment objective ESG Monitoring and Stewardship Committee • Reviews ESG performance • Determines implementation and stewardship strategies with management and adjudicates on disputed matters Investee Company Board Member • Responsibility for overall ESG performance and stewardship at an investee company level Internal specialists • Ensure company policies are aligned with international standards and regulatory requirements • Propose methodologies to monitor ESG risks and outcomes • Perform analysis of ESG risks and opportunities • Engage with external ESG experts and consultants APPROACH TO EXCLUSIONS Our investments are made to deliver economic and social progress, help build resilient communities and to support purposeful activity, whilst protecting natural resources and the environment. Investment decisions are both top-down, based on review of the macro-economic, legal and regulatory frameworks, and bottom-up on a detailed assessment of the investee company’s ability to meet the selection criteria. Exclusion criteria are used to eliminate certain investments on both a top-down and bottom-up basis. Top-down exclusions are made by screening potential investments on a country and sector basis. Countries are screened against criteria including, but not limited to: Transparency International Corruption Perceptions Index World Bank Ease of Doing Business Index Bertelsmann Stiftung’s Transformation Index (BTI) Certain sectors are also excluded from investment if they are not considered consistent with a socially and environmentally responsible investment approach. These include, but are not limited to, the production and trade of armaments and weapons of war, illegal and outlawed products, and activities in gambling and pornography. Bottom-up exclusions are made by screening at the level of the potential investment. This includes analysis of the operational activities of the company and the track record, affiliations and good-standing of the investment sponsors. The criteria include but are not limited to: Good corporate governance including: Compliance with international accounting and reporting standards HR policies, including non-discrimination and fair pay Health and Safety standards and worker protection Social impact of goods and services Anti-Money Laundering and prevention of bribery and corruption policy Environmental criteria including: Greenhouse gas emissions Energy performance Biodiversity protection Water preservation Waste reduction THE THOMASLLOYD INVESTMENT PROCESS (TIP) ALIGNMENT WITH INTERNATIONAL STANDARDS ThomasLloyd must adhere to the legal, regulatory and governance frameworks of the investment jurisdiction. We must also adhere to the IFC/World Bank performance standards. Our achievements and future commitment to Responsible Investing were recognised in July 2020 by the Board of LuxFLAG which resolved to grant the use of the LuxFLAG Environment Label to ThomasLloyd SICAV - Sustainable Infrastructure Income Fund. The LuxFLAG Environment Label is recognized for its high standards and rigorous assessment of applicant investment funds’ investment strategy, ESG integration into the investment process as well as an affirmation of their transparency to investors, which are all key components of the eligibility criteria of the LuxFLAG Environment Label. The incoming EU Sustainable Finance Disclosure Regulation (SFDR) regulations are designed to improve and standardise ESG disclosure. SFDR requires investment managers with financial products targeting sustainable investments as part of their investment objective to disclose how the sustainable investment objective is met and provide details on the “Sustainability Indicators” used to measure this. ThomasLloyd reports under Article 9 regulation which is the most stringent in terms of pre-contractual disclosures and ongoing transparency. We have adopted the Principal Adverse Impacts framework and a set of sustainability indicators which are used to measure the ESG performance of our investee companies and the attainment of the sustainable investment objectives of our financial products. We work with management teams to analyse and monitor the risks in the framework shown in Table 3. TABLE 3: ESG RISK MANAGEMENT FRAMEWORK ALIGNED WITH SFDR Indicators applicable to investments in investee companies Adverse sustainability indicator Metric Impact {year n} Impact {year n-1} Explanation Actions taken CLIMATE AND OTHER ENVIRONMENT RELATED INDICATORS Greenhouse gas emissions 1. GHG Emissions Scope 1 GHG Emissions Scope 2 GHG Emissions From 1 January 2023 Scope 3 GHG Emissions Total GHG Emissions 2. Carbon Footprint Carbon Footprint 3. GHG Intensity of Investee Companies GHG Intensity of Investee Companies 4. Exposure to companies active in the fossil fuel sector Share of investments in companies in the fossil fuel sector 5. Share of non-renewable energy consumption and production Share of non-renewable energy consumption and non-renewable energy production of investee companies from non-renewable energy sources compared to renewable energy sources, expressed as a percentage 6. Energy consumption intensity per high impact climate sector Energy consumption in GWh per million EUR of revenue of investee companies, per high impact climate sector Biodiversity 7. Activities negatively affecting biodiversity sensitive areas Share of investments in investee companies with sites/operations located in or near to biodiversity sensitive areas where activities of those investee companies negatively affect those areas Water 8. Emissions to water Tonnes of emissions to water generated by investee companies per million EUR invested, expressed as a weighted average Waste 9. Hazardous waste ratio Tonnes of hazardous waste generated by investee companies per million EUR invested, expressed as a weighted average SOCIAL AND EMPLOYEE, RESPECT FOR HUMAN RIGHTS, ANTI-CORRUPTIONAND ANTI-BRIBERY MATTERS Social and employee matters 10. Violations of UN Global Compact principles and Organisation for Economic Cooperation and Development (OECD) Guidelines for Multinational Enterprises Share of investments in investee companies that have been involved in violations of the UNGC principles or OECD Guidelines for Multinational Enterprises 11. Lack of processes and compliance mechanisms to monitor compliance with UN Global Compact principles and OECD Guidelines for Multinational Enterprises Guidelines for Multinational Enterprises 12. Unadjusted gender pay gap Average unadjusted gender pay gap of investee companies 13. Board gender diversity Average ratio of female to male board members in investee companies 14. Exposure to controversial weapons (antipersonnel mines, cluster munitions, chemical weapons and biological weapons) Share of investments in investee companies involved in the manufacture or selling of controversial weapons Indicators applicable to investments in sovereigns and supranationals Adverse sustainability indicator Metric Impact {year n} Impact {year n-1} Explanation Actions taken Environmental 15. GHG Intensity GHG intensity of investee countries Social 16. Investee Companies subject to social violations Number of investee countries subject to social violations (absolute number and relative number divided by all investee countries), as referred to in international treaties and conventions, United Nations principles and, where applicable, national law Indicators applicable to investments in real estate assets Adverse sustainability indicator Metric Impact {year n} Impact {year n-1} Explanation Actions taken Environmental 17. Exposure to fossil fuels through real estate assets Share of investments in real estate assets involved in the extraction, storage, transport or manufacture of fossil fuels Social 18. Exposure to energy-inefficient real estate assets Share of investments in energy inefficient real estate assets ThomasLloyd is a signatory to UN Principles of Responsible Investment and supporter of the Task force on Climate-related Financial Disclosures (TCFD). We map our impact outcomes against the UN’s 17 Sustainable Development Goals (SDG’s) and measure our contribution to environmental improvements using internationally agreed standards. We play an active part in the transition to a low-carbon future and fully support the aims of the Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change (IPCC). EXTERNAL REPORTING We produce quarterly investor reports which detail activities at all the projects within our investment set. These reports are published and are publicly available on our website, and we aim at all times to inform our investors of the outcomes of our investment practices with utmost transparency. On an annual basis, we publish comprehensive Impact Reports which evidence the socio-economic impact of the investments we have made. As a developer of infrastructure projects, we are a large employer in the construction and operational phases of our renewable energy plants. We insist on the highest standards of health and safety, workers’ rights and employment conditions. We are well-regarded in the communities in which we invest and have very good relations with civic and municipal leaders. We analyse publicly-available, but rarely viewed, official data on local tax revenues and the public works they finance. We know the transformation our investments have made because we see it with our own eyes, are told of it by local political leaders and can evidence it through robust data-reporting from official statistical agencies. Our Impact Reports tell a powerful story of economic partnership and social progress. Privacy policy Privacy Policy GDPR Privacy Center Terms and conditions Imprint © 2021 ThomasLloyd Group. All Rights Reserved. WELCOME TO THOMASLLOYD We use and store cookies on your device. By clicking "Accept All", you consent to the use of cookies as described in the Privacy policy. 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