Sustainable Investing
Latest News & Reports
Private Equity Principles
Historically, the private equity partnership structure has been effective in aligning the interests of investors...
International Private Equity and Venture Capital Valuation Guidlines
Private equity managers may be required to carry out periodic valuations of investments as part of the reporting proccess to investors in the funds they manage....
Sub-Saharan Africa Recovery and New Risks
Sub-Saharan Africa's recovery from the crisis-induced slowdown is well underway, with growth now back fairly close to the high levels of the mid-2000s...
ESG.
Disclosure on Economic, Social and Governance (ESG) performance, known as ''sustainability reporting'', is at the heart of private equity investing in Africa where the underlying managers' goal is the building of successful, sustainable, world class businesses.
SSC believes that environmental, social and governance practices are core to the ''value-add'' process that African private equity brings. All of our managers must adhere to international best practices when reporting and dealing with ESG issues. Emphasis is also placed on full transparency and accountability.
South Suez believes that the developmental input of our investments extends far beyond job creation and skills transfer. We fully endorse the concept that being a good corporate citizen and enhancing the social development of the communities in which we invest simply makes business sense.