Our driving force
Alder’s strategy for sustainability
Integrating sustainability – the Alder Natural Capital Framework
As the planet faces increasing climate instability, resource constraints and biodiversity loss, the need for more resource-efficient and resilient industries is becoming urgent.
Alder was founded on the conviction that the companies best positioned to succeed in this transition are those that solve real industrial and environmental challenges.
natural capital value created
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Alder’s strategy for sustainability
Our strategy for change is based on maximising the positive environmental outcomes (handprint) of our portfolio companies through growth and development, while simultaneously reducing the negative impacts (footprint) during ownership. How we select, develop and scale our investments is directly linked to their ability to contribute to green growth.
Integrating sustainability – the Alder Natural Capital Framework
We developed the Alder Natural Capital Framework as our core tool for integrating sustainability into investment decisions, active ownership and value creation.
It uses a common methodology across funds and portfolio companies to create transparency, comparability and accountability, while linking sustainability performance directly to commercial development and competitiveness.
The framework is built around five areas of natural capital where our investments have the greatest potential to create long‑term value: Energy & Climate, Materials, Water, Air and Biodiversity.
How we calculate natural capital value
One of our portfolio companies supports an industrial customer in redesigning a core production process to reduce waste, recover materials and lower energy use.
Measuring impact
We monitor our investments on two levels to ensure real impact and transparency:
Fund level
We measure the overall impact of each fund using the Natural Capital Framework.
Company level
Each company tracks its most relevant KPIs for positive impact as well as its footprint (scope 1, 2, and 3 emissions, energy, waste, water use). We also track the proportion of each company’s green turnover over time.
“As owners, we aim to develop our portfolio companies to be more resilient – financially and in their contributions to more sustainable societies.”
Eva Normell, Sustainability Officer at Alder
Regulations and standards
We align with several global and EU sustainability regulations to help guide our work and keep us accountable. These include, amongst others:
Sustainable Finance Disclosure Regulation (SFDR)
All Alder funds are classified as SFDR Article 9.
Principles for Responsible Investment (PRI)
Alder is a signatory to the UN PRI.
Greenhouse Gas (GHG) Protocol
We use the GHG Protocol to measure greenhouse gas emissions for each portfolio company.
UN Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs)
Together, our portfolio contributes to SDG 2, 3, 9, 11, 6, 7, 12 and 13.
Memberships
