"Fully assume our role as a responsible shareholder by promoting sustainable and lasting value creation."
Therefore, we encourage all our portfolio companies to act responsibly, convinced that an active policy on environmental, social and governance issues contributes to lasting value creation for the company and all stakeholders.
As a responsible investor, we are committed to :
- Systematically integrate environmental, social and governance dimensions into our investment strategy, in particular by excluding non-ethical sectors.
- To encourage portfolio companies to take these issues into account and to disseminate best practices between brands.
- Communicate transparently, particularly to our investors, on the actions taken and the progress still to be made.
- Leading by example by implementing concrete actions within the management company
- Promoting CSR within the private equity industry
Since December 2019, Experienced Capital has been a signatory of the United Nations Principles for Responsible Investment (PRI), affirming our ambition to integrate extra-financial criteria into our management and investment strategy.
In order to meet all these commitments, we have implemented a CSR policy, based on :
- A dedicated and multidisciplinary team on the matter, in charge of coordinating and promoting the policy within our management company and the brands
- CSR processes to ensure that the issues are taken into account throughout the life of the investment
- At the time of investment, by validating the target's positioning in relation to CSR issues and conducting the necessary audits
- During the holding phase, by ensuring the formalization and implementation of a CSR policy within the portfolio companies, reviewed at least once a year by the Supervisory Committee
- At exit, by ensuring that initiatives put in place to show the durability and sustainability of the brand are highlighted
- An active watch on the subject with the institutions that refer to the matter
We believe it is essential to support brands, particularly by :
- Supporting and encouraging CSR initiatives in the brands
- Disseminating best practices within the brand portfolio
- Encouraging the implementation of a global CSR strategy for the brand
All the brands in ECP's portfolio have taken the measure of the stakes and are already engaged
- Since 2014, Le Slip Français supports the AFM-Telethon : more than 650 000€ donated since the beginning of the partnership. In 2019, the donations represented approximately 1% of the annual turnover
- Le Slip Français has been a pioneer in supporting the French textile industry since 2011 by having all of its products, from thread to packaging, manufactured in France
- The challenge today is to develop a recycled yarn made in France, derived from old clothes and thus create a circular and local economy (Moncoton project in partnership with EcoTLC and 1083)
- The first fitness and wellness company in Europe to be awarded the B-Corp label
- Choice of suppliers according to CSR criteria (Oh My Cream ! for beauty products, Girlfriend Collective for technical clothing, ...)
- Recruitment of staff in professional reintegration in partnership with the Ares association
- Strict policy of selective sorting and zero waste in the studios
- 99% of the products are of plant origin
- Donation of furniture from old collections to the House of Martha and Mary, a shared housing association for pregnant women in difficult situations
- Supply of reused wood and recycled fabrics
- Systematic audits of suppliers before manufacturing, then every 3 months
Over 50% of our management company is made up of women. Among our portfolio companies, more than 60% are founded and / or managed by women.
We are convinced that gender parity within a company promotes emulation, with a diversity of ideas necessary to meet tomorrow's challenges. With this in mind, we reaffirm our commitment to actively promote gender parity within the management company and the companies we support.
In order to achieve a sustainable gender balance at all levels, we take proactive measures to improve equality, with particular emphasis on the career progression of all employees - through coaching, mentoring and adoption of work-from-home policies.