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Responsible and sustainable business practices

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Sustainability

We support responsible and sustainable business practices through our investments and operations.

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Sustainability and People Report

Our latest and historical ESG reports and disclosures

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Benchmarks and ratings

All scores valid as at 6 February 2025

UN PRI Assessment

2023 ratings ⭐/5 ^[1]

Policy, Governance and Strategy:
⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐
Indirect – Private Equity:
⭐⭐⭐⭐
Direct – Private Equity:
⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐
Fixed Income – Corporate:
⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐
Fixed Income – Private Debt:
⭐⭐⭐⭐
Confidence Building Measures:
⭐⭐⭐⭐

61/100

S&P Global Corporate Sustainability Assessment ^[2]

In December 2024, ICG retained membership in the DJSI Europe Index.
_{(2023: 60/100; 2022: 65/100; 2021: 59/100; 2020: 40/100)}

Member

FTSE4Good Index ^[3]

We retained our membership in 2024, for 7th consecutive year.

Industry Leader (AAA)

MSCI ESG Ratings ^[4]

In 2024, ICG maintained its Industry Leader rating of AAA (on a scale of AAA-CCC) in the MSCI ESG Ratings assessment
_{(2023: AAA; 2022: AAA; 2021: AAA; 2020: BBB)}

Leadership (A-)

CDP ^[5]

ICG retained its CDP Climate Change Leadership band with an A- score in 2024
_{(2023: A-; 2022: A-; 2021: B; 2020: A-)}

Low risk (13.0)

Sustainalytics ESG Risk Ratings ^[6]

ICG's 2023 ESG Risk Rating places us in the top 98th percentile among Asset Management and Custody Services companies assessed by Sustainalytics.
_{(2023: Low risk - 14.9; 2022: Low risk - 15.8; 2021: Low risk - 18.6/100; 2020: Medium risk – 21.6/100)}

_{As a signatory to the United Nations Principles for Responsible Investment (UNPRI), these scores were received by ICG on the 22 December 2023 covering the 12-months to 31 March 2023 from the UNPRI. ICG did not pay any compensation to obtain the rating, but pays dues customary for signatories.}
_{Scores received from S&P CSA in November 2024, based on publicly available information at the end of July 2024. ICG did not pay any compensation to obtain the rating.}
_{FTSE4Good index is managed by the FTSE Russell – a LSEG business. ICG does not pay any compensation to FTSE Russell. More information on the methodology that FTSE Russell undertakes to establish membership of the index can be found on LSEG website.}
_{2024 Score received from MSCI on 25 October 2024 (updated 29 January 2025), using publicly available information at that date. ICG did not pay any compensation to obtain the rating.}
_{Scores received from the Climate Disclosure Project (CDP) in February 2025, covering the period 1 April 2023 to 31 March 2024. ICG did not pay any compensation to obtain the rating, but is a discloser under the Climate Disclosure Project and, as such, pays dues customary to be part of the Project.}
_{Score received from Sustainalytics on 7 Mar 2024 and updated 23 May 2024 (due to a change in Sustainalytics methodology), using publicly available information at that date.}