Our ESG Journey

Horizon has taken an active approach towards ESG and Responsible Investment at the beginning of 2020.

We have launched significant initiatives to integrate ESG practices across all stages of the investment cycle, showcasing a proactive approach towards the upcoming regulatory pressures that our industry is facing.

We understand the reponsibility firms like ours can have in educating and supporting ESG best practices at portfolio level, whilst elevating our own standards of conduct. We recognize the opportunity to mitigate risks and generate long-term financial returns for our investor by developing ESG practices that will not only ensure regulatory compliance, but will help us build leadingbusiness in their sectors that support their community, attract and retain best-in-class talent and protect our planet.

In the next few pages will look in detail at some of the key achievements of the last 2 years, summarised here:

Set up ESG Policy in 2020 and annually review it

Adopted a comprehensive ESG Framework to monitor and measure ESG KPIs during the holding period of a company

Partnered with Social Value Portal to measure the impact on Social Value across the Portfolio

Installed pre-deal ESG screening mechanism in 2021, implemented on all Fund II Assets Partnered with Carbon Responsible in 2021 to calculate portfolio carbon emissions (Scope 1,2 and 3)

Ran annual ESG training for the investment team

Confirmed our ongoing commitments to UNPRI, Initiative Climate International (iCI)

Sponsored upReach charity as part of our commitment to more social mobility and a fairer workplace