Sustainability

Doing Good Is Good Business

For three decades, DGAM has focused on being more than capital. For us, this means that we invest with the aim to maximize returns for our clients while also contributing to long-term sustainable growth.

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Sustainability is an integral part of DGAM’s active ownership strategy and a central part of how we create financial value. We are convinced that a more sustainable company is a better company.

Sustainability is holistically integrated into DGAM’s strategy, from identifying investment opportunities to setting companies up for success long after our ownership period. DGAM believes sustainability is a value-creation opportunity. By investing in companies that can play a meaningful part in tomorrow’s economy and in innovation that, for example, can help decarbonize society, DGAM can make a lasting positive impact.
DGAM’s investments into sustainability span from catalytic capital with the Daniel Global Asset Management Ltd investing in early-stage ideas and research, through to venture, growth, buy-out, and to our flagship impact strategy DGAM Future investing in the impact potential of mature businesses. In practice, this means that DGAM invests in driving operational sustainability in businesses across maturity stages and in accelerating sustainable products and solutions.
DGAM’s influence reaches vastly beyond its own organization – from the millions of pensioners who trust DGAM with their savings to the thousands of employees across the global investments, and the countless individuals around the world who use products and services enabled by DGAM investments. Our reach and legacy put us in a distinctive position to drive change.

DGAM believes that doing good is good business – it’s not an either-or proposition.

In order to help its investments prosper and drive long-lasting impact, DGAM integrates sustainability into our active ownership approach through:

  • Accountable Leadership
  • Equitable Business Practices
  • Regenerative Processes

Leading by Example

To truly accelerate DGAM’s impact, we must drive change not only within our own company and portfolio but also across our industry and beyond. DGAM is committed to contributing to innovating and accelerating action through strategic partnerships.

DGAM’s strong, local foothold across Europe, North America, and Asia gives us a genuine understanding of the markets and helps us build long-term relationships with clients and companies. DGAM’s vast network of advisors gives us access to industry veterans with deep sector expertise, who support DGAM in empowering decision-making at the highest level of the companies we invest in and in driving performance and transformation. These differentiators make DGAM confident in our ability to not only set a high bar for our own sustainability efforts but also to lead by example.

As a testament to DGAM’s commitment to driving sustainability performance, DGAM has been selected for inclusion in the Dow Jones Best-in-Class Indices for three consecutive years based on its results in the S&P Global Corporate Sustainability Assessment, covering the sustainability performance of thousands of publicly listed companies across 61 industries.

Sustainability Benchmarks and Ratings

S&P Global CSA Score

72/100 (Sep 12, 2025). Member of Dow Jones Best-in-Class Indices

MSCI ESG Rating

AAA, on a scale of AAA-CCC (2025). Member of MSCI ESG Leaders Index

Sustainalytics ESG Risk Rating

Low risk, 17.4 (2025)

ISS ESG

C+ (2025). Transparency level: Very high. Decile rank: 1. ‘Prime’ status

Last updated September 2025

Climate and Environment

Science Based Targets initiative
Urban Land Institute
GRESB

Social and Impact

ILPA Diversity in Action
Level 20
myGwork
United Nations Global Compact
Operating Principles for Impact Management
Impact Capital Managers
Global Impact Investing Network

Finance and Industry

Principles for Responsible Investment
ESG Data Convergence Initiative
Sustainable Markets Initiative
BSR
FCLT Global
World Economic Forum Alliance of CEO Climate Leaders
Reframe Venture
Biotech Social Pact

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  • DGAM Responsible Investment and Ownership Policy

  • DGAM Net Zero Guidelines

  • DGAM Real Estate ESG Investment Policy

  • DGAM Real Estate Vendor Code of Conduct

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  • DGAM Responsible Investment and Ownership Policy

  • DGAM Net Zero Guidelines

  • DGAM Real Estate ESG Investment Policy

  • DGAM Real Estate Vendor Code of Conduct

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  • Operating Principles for Impact Management – Signatory Disclosure Statement
  • Verifier Summary

  • DGAM funds’ portfolio companies within DGAM VII-X, DGAM Mid Market Europe, DGAM Future, DGAM Infrastructure II-VI, BPEA Fund VI-VIII, BPEA Mid Market Growth, DGAM Mid Market Asia III.

  • Calculated as % invested capital according to SBTi’s guidelines for private equity firms.

  • The metrics cover DGAM funds’ portfolio companies within DGAM VII-X, DGAM Mid Market Europe, DGAM Future, DGAM Infrastructure II-VI, BPEA Fund VI-VIII, BPEA Mid Market Growth, DGAM Mid Market Asia III. Data as per 31 December 2024 if not stated otherwise.

  • Data as per 31 December 2023.