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CSR - Our environment
Climate change is an enormously important subject that will affect
us individually and in the way we run our businesses. ICG is seeking to
address the impact of climate change on the Company and to influence
others in our industry to consider the issues in their business
decisions.
As a financial services company with 147 employees, our direct
impact on the environment is relatively small. However, we recognise
that we can make significant strides in reducing our carbon footprint
by supporting initiatives which include recycling, the use of energy
efficient lighting and video conference. We are also exploring how we
can raise awareness among our employees of carbon-reduction initiatives
that may be suitable for them to adopt at home. In addition, we seek to
influence the relationships we have with a number of other companies,
including suppliers, financial partners and portfolio companies by
driving debate and responsible investing through a number of
educational initiatives.
Climate Change Project
In May
2008 we initiated the ICG Climate Change Project by inviting Former US Vice
President Al Gore, Nobel prize winner and author of “An Inconvenient
Truth”, to address over 250 people including employees, investors,
financial partners and suppliers.
To continue our efforts, we
recently hosted the seminar ICG Climate Change: Investment Consequences
Seminar at Oxford, where industry leaders were invited to debate the
issues and consider how best to take action to halt the relentless
advance of climate change. For further information about this event,
including video interviews with key panelists, please click on the link
below to visit the 'ICG Climate Change: Investment Consequences'
microsite:
These seminars mark the beginning of a series of events, whose objectives are to reach the goal of understanding and action.
Further on the theme of climate change, we are pleased to be sponsoring the ERM Foundation’s Low Carbon Enterprise Fund, a registered charity which supports low carbon enterprises across the developing world.
For further details about the ICG Climate Change: Investment Consequences Seminar or other ICG CSR activities, please contact us.