We are pleased to publish our annual Sustainability Report, which you can read here.Â
Verdane’s partners with tech-enabled and sustainable European businesses. In this latest Sustainability Report for 2024, we share our approach to achieving this vision. We also showcase the latest highlights and details of our progress at Verdane and across our portfolio companies.
We continuously strive to be at the forefront of sustainability and impact. We welcome any feedback or questions you may have – our contact information is included at the end of the report.
Extract from our Managing Partner’s letter in the report:
At Verdane, we work every day to prove that it’s possible to generate world class returns for investors while nudging the economy to become more sustainable. We do this by backing some of the world’s most successful companies that are also helping to decarbonise our planet.
We’re rigorous in our investment approach, using our proprietary 2040 Test to measure whether all our prospective investments would thrive in a more sustainable economy. By only backing companies that pass this test, we ensure that we’re future proofing our returns.
Our rigour around measuring the impact of our portfolio extends to closely tracking the footprint of Verdane’s own operations through tools such as this annual sustainability report.
Click here to read the full report.Â
About Verdane
Verdane is a specialist growth buyout investment firm that partners with tech-enabled and sustainable businesses that help to digitalise and decarbonise the European economy. Verdane funds have the most flexible mandates in the industry. The firm can invest as a minority or majority investor, replacement or growth capital, in single companies or in portfolios of companies.
Verdane has over €8 billion in assets under management and its funds have made more than 200 investments in fast-growing businesses since 2003. Verdane’s team of over 150 investment professionals and operating experts is based out of Berlin, Munich, Copenhagen, Helsinki, London, Oslo and Stockholm, and combines deep sector expertise with deep local networks and presence in core European markets.
Verdane is also a certified B Corporation, the most ambitious sustainability accreditation globally. The firm only backs businesses that pass its 2040 test, which indicates whether the company can thrive in a more sustainable future economy.
Verdane is partly owned by the Verdane Foundation, which is focused on two areas: climate change and more equitable and inclusive local communities.
