At the same time, EMZ has introduced a number of initiatives in recent years that confirm the importance of ESG principles in our investment policy and management.
EMZ’s ESG policy
A long-term partner
A long-term partner
Vision
EMZ Partners (“EMZ”) has been active in the French unlisted investment market since 1999 and has gradually carved out a unique position among the various market players by recognising the key role that entrepreneurs and management teams play in value creation.
By entering into transactions that enable these officers, executives and family or founding shareholders to become or remain the main shareholders in their companies, EMZ contributes to the creation of stable long-lasting shareholder structures that keep the company’s leading stakeholders involved over the long term.
This enduring and balanced partnership with management teams, and the quality of governance within the portfolio companies, are at the core of EMZ’s ESG policy.
As a
management company
EMZ has set up a dedicated ESG team that includes the Chief Executive Officer, the Company Secretary and the ESG Director.
It works closely with the investment teams and the finance and risk teams, from the pre-investment phase to the disposal phase, and is supported, depending on specific needs, by external service providers chosen for the quality of their expertise.
EMZ places great emphasis on raising team members’ awareness and providing them with training on ESG issues.
- Internally: compliance with the Code of Conduct, waste recycling, prioritising service providers who are committed to ESG issues, and supporting sponsorship initiatives of the portfolio companies that address social and cultural issues through the Donations and Sponsorship Committee created in 2018
- In their role as investors, in order to ensure that ESG issues are taken into account in investment decisions (based on a dual risk and opportunity approach) and the monitoring of portfolio companies
As an
investor
EMZ takes ESG criteria into account throughout the investment cycle and aims to actively raise portfolio company officers’ awareness of sustainability issues, through an ongoing consultation and consensus process.
Lastly, EMZ communicates with investors on the ESG practices and performance of portfolio companies, by systematically covering these issues in annual reports.
