We believe that it is essential to create opportunities for transformation as we invest in South Africa’s future. An understanding of key Environmental, Social, and Governance (ESG) concepts and their impacts is a critical concept and business practice that Thuso promotes and adheres to.
We mitigate ESG Risks and maximise opportunities at every stage of the investment cycle.
Impact forms the foundation of our investment process. Thuso upholds and is a signatory to the United Nations Principles for Responsible Investments (UNPRI).
We create value for our investors across our portfolio and uphold the integrity of the private market capital we provide.
Thuso creates sustainable value within private markets by promoting responsible business practice through our ESG framework. We do this by incorporating the United Nations Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) criteria into our investment decision-making and our ownership practices. This framework is further aligned with the National Development Plan (NDP) in ensuring a contribution to transforming gender and education inequalities.
We use the IFC Performance Standards as a benchmark for environmental and social risk management and as a means to measure ESG risk in these areas.
The topics encompassing these standards are:
We want retirement fund members to retire into a world that is worth living in. Sustainability is crucial and sustainability must come with impact that touches lives. Over and above supporting empowerment and new business growth in private markets, Thuso enables businesses to uplift communitiesby providing access to affordable, accessible and reliable services like healthcare, education, finance and digital infrastructure.
“We construct our portfolios through the lens of the ESG mindset.”
