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CDC Group plc

PRI reporting framework 2020

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Organisational Overview
Basic information [OO 01 - 09] Asset class implementation gateway indicators [OO 10 - 12] Peering questions [OO LE 01 - HF 01]
Strategy and Governance
Investment policy [SG 01 - 04] Objectives and strategies [SG 05 - 06] Governance and human resources [SG 07 - 08] Promoting responsible investment [SG 09 - 11] Outsourcing to fiduciary managers and investment consultants [SG 12] ESG issues in asset allocation [SG 13 - 15] Asset class implementation not reported in other modules [SG 16 - 17] Innovation [SG 18] Communication [SG 19]
Indirect – Manager Selection, Appointment and Monitoring
Selection [SAM 02 - 03] Appointment [SAM 04] Monitoring [SAM 05 - 07] Outputs and outcomes [SAM 08 - 09]
Direct - Fixed Income
ESG incorporation in actively managed fixed income [FI 01 - 12] Implementation processes [FI 01 - 03] (A) Implementation: Screening [FI 04 - 06] (C) Implementation: Integration [FI 10 - 12] Fixed income - Engagement [FI 14 - 16] Outputs and outcomes [FI 17 - 18]
Direct – Private Equity
Overview [PE 01 - 02] Pre-investment (selection) [PE 05 - 08] Post-investment (monitoring) [PE 09 - 13] Outputs and outcomes [PE 14 - 15]
Direct - Inclusive Finance
Context [IFD 01 - 06] PIIF Principle 1: Range of services [IFD 07 - 10] PIIF Principle 2: Client protection [IFD 11 - 13] PIIF Principle 3: Fair treatment [IFD 14 - 17] PIIF Principle 4: Responsible investment [IFD 18 - 24] PIIF Principle 5: Transparency [IFD 25 - 27] PIIF Principle 6: Balanced returns [IFD 28 - 31] PIIF Principle 7: Standards [IFD 32 - 34]
Confidence building measures
Confidence building measures [CM1 01 - 07]
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成果および結果

SAM 08. Percentage of externally managed assets managed by PRI signatories

08.1. 組織では、RIに関するベストプラクティスが保有資産の運用に確実に適用されるようどのようにして万全を図っているその内容を説明してください

方策 

          In addition to CDC’s ESG training programme and regular monitoring, we encourage fund managers to update their ESG management systems on a regular basis. Indeed, a requirement to review a fund’s ESG management systems is typically included in legal agreements. When a GP is raising a new fund, the ESG management system for older funds is also often updated. CDC’s ESG Toolkit for Fund Managers and quarterly ESG newsletter also helps to keep fund managers up to date with the latest trends.

方策 

          It is very unusual for one of CDC’s fund managers to be replaced. In the rare occasions when this happens, ESG is a key consideration in the appointment of a new manager. In 2019, CDC worked closely with other LPs to transfer investments in funds managed by a GP  with deficient RI practices to other managers who committed to upholding our Code and standards in an improved manner.
        
          Improving quality of implementation through ESG workshops

方策 

          In 2019, CDC organized two multi-day ESG workshops for fund managers, hosting up to 150 people in Myanmar and London. Fund managers and portfolio companies were trained on how to integrate ESG, and more specific topics on job quality, climate and gender, amongst others.

08.2. 補足情報 [任意]

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SAM 09. Examples of ESG issues in selection, appointment and monitoring processes

09.1. 報告年度において、運用会社の選定、指名やモニタリングプロセスの過程で、ESG問題がどのように対処されているかを示す事例を挙げてください。

トピックまたは問題 
          Broadening and deepening ESG capacity at an established GP
実行者
資産クラス
対象範囲およびプロセス

During ESG due diligence, we identified that a fund manager had good awareness and implementation of ESG standards on the environmental side but could improve on social dimensions. We worked with the fund to develop a plan for addressing contextual and social risks, particularly in countries which were not previously part of the fund’s remit. The fund will be supported by local social specialists in such cases, enhancing commitment to better relationships.
結果

The fund has a plan and governance mechanisms which cover a broader range of ESG issues more thoughtfully. We will continue to work with the manager as they deploy capital to test these mechanisms in practice. Despite taking on new challenges in underserved markets in sub-Saharan Africa, the more considered approach should help the manager reach greater understanding of local social perspectives.
トピックまたは問題 
          Improving ESG outcomes through engaged monitoring
実行者
資産クラス
対象範囲およびプロセス

Over the period of monitoring, we built a relationship with this fund. Working in tandem, we supported the GP to think more strategically about climate risks, and to consider social risks more carefully. In terms of climate resilience, the fund has made significant progress in assessing, planning for and managing climate risks- for example working on climate-resilient crops, irrigation solutions, infrastructure to better conserve and manage water and capacity building programmes. Our engagement with the fund on social issues also has led to improved community relations and an ability to demonstrate proactive management of social risks as they may arise (particularly around land use which is a key consideration for the primary agribusiness sector).  These together have made the fund’s investments stronger and more resilient across ESG factors.
結果

An independent research report reviewing agribusiness practices in the country and region compared the companies of this fund to have more proactive social risk management systems in place than surrounding neighbours, which has assisted with protecting both the Fund and company’s reputation, as well as enable the Fund to engage more proactively with external stakeholder groups. Practically, the companies have improved resilience to the impacts of climate change, while implementing adaptation measures to support future-proofing agricultural areas especially. This active engagement has also led to the fund improving reporting and transparency measures.
トピックまたは問題 
          Setting an ESG precedent in a new market
実行者
資産クラス
対象範囲およびプロセス

One of the GPs we work closely with is an African country’s first domestic, single-country-focused fund. This is against the backdrop of a country that has presented several contextual risks making the implementation of international ESG requirements considerably challenging, and where the private sector is relatively nascent. We worked with this first-time fund manager to build their ESG practice, supporting the development of their Environmental and Social Management System and to hire in adequate capacity for managing ESG. We continue to work closely with the manager as they deploy.
結果

Working with this manager has allowed us to anchor an active approach to ESG in the development of the country’s PE market. Though a first-time fund, the GP has a framework for approaching ESG and internal capacity to do so. We have also continued to support the fund through initial deployment which has included provided expertise and support on addressing risks around and labour and working conditions, which has been flagged as a systemic and key challenge for private sector actors in the country. We will also continue to engage actively in monitoring ESG implementation within the fund’s forthcoming investments.

09.2. 補足情報 [任意]

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