Sustainability

Primo Capital has identified an ESG Leader who verifies compliance with ESG principles on all levels, coordinates the investment team on the monitoring of the ESG performance of portfolio companies and reports directly to the firm’s Board of Directors. Portfolio companies are expected to appoint a manager, responsible for the implementation of ESG objectives.

The firm adopts an ESG approach in all steps of the investment process, from the screening to the exit processes. Starting from the analysis of investment opportunities, the investment team had adopted a customized due diligence to evaluate companies’ ESG risks and opportunities. When finalizing an investment, the investment team evaluates with the prospect portfolio company the possibility of activating initiatives to remove any negative factors identified in the due diligence process.

Portfolio companies’ ESG performance is monitored through the identification and periodic tracking of specific KPIs, defined by the investment team and designed for each company on the basis of their business profile and the applicability of related ESG risks and opportunities. The investment team's activities also include monitoring the resolution of any deficiencies that emerged in the due diligence phase and the assessment of the overall ESG performance of the targets in the exit phase.