Jade Invest’s Responsible Investment Guidelines are fully integrated into the firm’s overall screening, due diligence and monitoring protocols and cover environment, corporate governance, labour rights, human rights as well as tax and regulatory compliance. In the pre-due diligence phase, Jade Invest conducts a top-level assessment of the potential target company to determine whether a) the the business model and industry are compatible with the RI guidelines, i.e. if it is deemed possible to reach a satisfactory level of compliance with adequate support and guidance. In the later stages of the underwriting process, a more detailed evaluation is being carried out as part of the overall risk assessment, along with an initial action plan focusing on areas of particular concern.