Sustainability at Pontos Group
Pontos Group places a high priority on socially, ecologically and financially sustainable investments, operations and partnerships. We recognize that sustainable practices are vital for the well-being of the environment and communities and also contribute to the long-term value creation, which is at the core of our business.
We are committed to
- making investments that meet the sustainability criteria set forth in our investment strategy and developing our existing portfolio companies according to our sustainability principles,
- slowing down climate change by reducing greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions and energy consumption in each of our investments and our own operations,
- conducting business in a manner that delivers lasting social value and respects human rights, and
- practicing good governance in our own operations and promoting it in our portfolio companies.
Sustainability work highlights 2025
Our focus areas in environmental & social responsibility and good governance
Pontos has carried out an impact assessment of its sustainability themes and used it to define Key Performance Indicators (KPIs), which measure our impact in environmental responsibility, social responsibility and good governance. This work is based on an analysis on the impacts, risks and possibilities of Pontos’ operations.
From the perspective of impact, environmental responsibility KPIs are the most significant, and two new indicators were added to this area: biodiversity and nature footprint, and compliance with the Guidelines for Responsible Construction. KPIs for social responsibility and good governance were reduced.
Environmental responsibility
As a real estate and private equity investor, Pontos has a significant responsibility in reducing the environmental impact of its investments. The real estate and construction sector is a significant source of greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions. CO₂ emissions from property lifecycles consist of both use-phase emissions and emissions related to construction and the production of materials, with the majority being formed from the building’s energy consumption, such as heating, cooling and lighting.
We actively manage real estate and private equity investments where we have an active role in decisions impacting the carbon footprint.
| Focus area | Our approach | KPIs |
|---|---|---|
| Reducing GHG emissions | We focus on reducing emissions across all our portfolio companies and group services. We monitor the carbon footprint of our portfolio and calculate greenhouse gas emissions for all our investments and our own operations. Our emissions calculation is based on the GHG protocol. | • Carbon footprint, i.e. the amount of CO₂e emissions (Scopes 1, 2 and 3). |
| Reducing energy consumption | We measure the energy consumption of our portfolio companies and our own operations, as well as changes in energy sources. We report the share of renewable energy in the total energy consumption of our own operations and our portfolio companies. | • Energy consumption (MWh). • Energy source – the share of renewable energy in total consumption. |
| Biodiversity and nature footprint | We monitor how many of our portfolio companies have policies concerning biodiversity or nature footprint or defined actions for promoting biodiversity and reducing their nature footprint. | • Percentage of companies that have biodiversity, natural footprint or equivalent policy or defines measures in place. |
| Sustainability in Construction and Property management | We have implemented our Guidelines for Responsible Construction in all new construction and renovation projects we are involved in. | • Percentage of companies that have sustainable construction guideline in place which include actions for circular economy and for construction and operational phase green building certification. |
Social Responsibility
We are committed to conducting business in a way that delivers lasting value for society and respects human rights. We place particular emphasis on wellbeing – investing in the employee experience and talent development – and diversity of thought.
| Focus area | Our approach | KPIs |
|---|---|---|
| Promoting wellbeing | We monitor the state of our employee wellbeing regularly and also encourage our portfolio companies to measure it and consider setting eNPS goals. We engage in active dialogue on wellbeing topics with our portfolio companies and promote the matter when working with boards and management teams. | • eNPS figure for group services. • Percentage of portfolio companies that measure eNPS or an equivalent metric. |
| Talent development | We have implemented a 360-degree feedback process and encourage our portfolio companies to do so as well. The process helps the employee to get feedback on their performance from stakeholders more extensively instead of only their team leader or team. It also helps to set concrete goals for talent development. We also emphasize the importance of personal professional development plans, training and the experience of support. | • 360-degree or equivalent comprehensive employee feedback on employees of group services. • Percentage of portfolio companies applying 360-degree or equivalent comprehensive employee feedback. • Percentage of portfolio companies using personalized professional development plans or systematic talent development guidelines. |
| Diversity, equity and inclusion | Pontos is committed to promoting a diverse, equitable and inclusive work environment, as it enables individuals to succeed in their work and teams to achieve the best results, which in turn contribute to the organization’s success in the competitive market. Diversity of thought and views leads to results and innovations. | • Percentage of portfolio companies and fund managers using a diversity policy or guideline. |
Good Governance and Ethical Business
As a real estate and private equity company and an active owner, Pontos has a significant impact on and responsibility for exercising good governance. This particularly concerns the portfolio companies where we participate in board work and work with the management. Our internal governance serves as a good baseline for recommendations we give to our portfolio companies.
| Focus area | Our approach | KPIs |
|---|---|---|
| Executive and key employee compensation linked to sustainability goals | We view the actions of our own key employees and portfolio companies’ management as critical in driving our sustainability strategy. For this reason, we track the percentage of (1) our own key employees and (2) our portfolio company executives that have sustainability-linked incentive compensation. | • Percentage of key employees in group services that have sustainability-linked incentive compensation • Percentage of portfolio companies that have sustainability linked incentive compensation |
| Material policies in place | Policies provide a framework for ethical decision-making and clear expectations for behavior, thereby promoting a positive work environment and culture. We encourage all our portfolio companies and asset managers to adopt a sustainability policy, regardless of the size of the organization. | • Percentage of portfolio companies and fund managers that have a sustainability policy or defined actions regarding sustainability in place |
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