With Environmental, Social, and Governance (ESG) and climate change disclosure requirements on the rise, asset managers are expected to be transparent in their investment process. To prevent greenwashing, firms and funds must certify to the market that their ESG commitments are trustworthy and valid. Integrity 2 ESG takes a trust but verify approach to validate that funds are actually doing what they say they’re doing.
To prevent greenwashing, firms and funds must certify to the market that their ESG commitments are trustworthy and valid.
Integrity 2 ESG has pioneered a first-of-its kind solution for the independent certification of ESG strategies for funds and fund managers. The firm’s dedicated ESG team embeds K2 Integrity’s global reputation, its risk and regulatory skills, and its proprietary framework and scoring methodology into the certification, adding long-term financial and reputational value.
The Integrity 2 ESG certification assures a fund and its investors that the fund has a systematic approach to ESG and a demonstrated institutional commitment to that approach. Using information gained from a fund’s voluntary self-disclosures, an independent review, and publicly available information, Integrity 2 ESG is able discern if the fund is providing accurate and measurable evidence regarding its ESG initiatives. Taking the highest U.S. industry standards and global regulations into consideration, Integrity 2 ESG certifies the fund’s ESG initiatives as one of the following:
Funds that use ESG principles in their decision-making process
Integrated Article 6
Funds that have a specific industry or metrics used to build investment strategy and/or policy
ESG Focused Article 8
Funds that measure environmental, societal, or governmental impacts with a focus on ESG-centric performance
ESG Impact Article 9
Integrity 2 ESG’s certification is more than just a seal of approval; it validates to the marketplace that a fund and its managers are committed to ESG best practices and aligned to relevant standards and guidelines. It also helps expedite your ESG and climate journey by providing timely insights and strategic recommendations.
Proprietary technology platform and scoring system
Integrity 2 ESG is backed by a modern technology stack allowing us to efficiently deliver insights into both what funds are saying and what they are doing. Our proprietary risk scoring framework uses machine learning and natural language processing to sift through large amounts of data and provide a comprehensive certification result.
Integrity 2 ESG has partnered with Novata, an ESG technology platform that enables private companies to collect, analyze, benchmark, and report relevant ESG information. Our clients can securely and easily provide fund information via Novata’s innovative data collection platform.
Integrity 2 ESG externally validates and conducts research via RepRisk, a Swiss data science and intelligence company, to further understand a fund’s investment portfolio and its alignment with ESG priorities.
In collaboration with select leading global firms and world-renowned academics, we have established a team of experienced subject-matter experts.
In collaboration with select leading global firms and world-renowned academics, we have established a team of experienced subject-matter experts.
Senior Advisor, ESG & Impact Solutions
Chief Business Development and ESG Officer
Managing Director, ESG
Managing Director, ESG
Director of Business Development
Client Relations Executive
Kalmus Capital Founding Partner
Managing Principal, Herbst AG and Elgin Crescent LLC
Founding Partner, Schulte Roth & Zabel
Professor of Law, University College London’s Faculty of Laws
Professor and Chair in Corporate Governance, Western University
Kester and Byrnes Professor of Accounting and Auditing, Columbia Business School
Adjunct CERT Faculty at the Heinz College, Carnegie Mellon University
Faculty Co-Director for the Center for Business and Environment at Yale (CBEY), Co-Director of the Yale Initiative on Sustainable Finance (YISF), Yale School of Management
Honorary Professor, University College London’s Faculty of Laws
ESG Tech Associate
ESG Associate
Associate
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