Page 5 - Admaius 2023 ESGI report

Our Commitments Our Strategy
Foreword from our Managing Partner
We remain excited about
the opportunity to deploy
capital responsibly
and partner with
leading founders and
management teams in
our core African markets.
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We are delighted to share with you our instigate and advance climate strategy at through the multiplier effect of a
second annual ESGI report. the portfolio level. Following our inaugural burgeoning ecosystem of local suppliers
firmwide TCFD disclosure last year, we will and business partners. While the business
Across Africa and the world, we continue refine this analysis and begin measuring already provides high quality, affordable
to witness growing income and wealth our own baseline carbon footprint. products to an 80% female customer base,
inequalities, gender inequity, and the we see further opportunities for innovation
firsthand impacts of a worsening climate. We are also strengthening our in developing the company’s brand
commitment to SDG 5 gender equity, portfolio to better serve women’s needs.
While some countries have shown through promoting equal opportunities Our post investment stewardship will focus
resilience and growth, 2023 has been a for women in participation and leadership. on this, as well as broader initiatives linked
year of growing geopolitical instability, Leading by example, we have made four to sustainable packaging and climate
high inflation, and an ongoing cost of senior female appointments in the past impact.
living crisis. As responsible investors, we 12 months, bringing our gender diversity
remain steadfast in our commitment to at the senior level to 40%* and 45% at the Since the end of this reporting cycle,
deliver industry-leading returns to our overall GP level. We are exploring the 2X we have also announced two new
Limited Partners while playing our part initiative as a means to structuring our investments in Tres Infrastructure a leading
in addressing these global challenges by approach to gender lens investing. Rwandan Towers and Telecommunications
driving positive socioeconomic change. player, and St Christopher’s, a leading
We remain excited about the opportunity medical education institution based in
Internally and within our sphere of to deploy capital responsibly and partner Dakar, Senegal. Both investments are
influence, we strive to deliver on SDG- with leading founders and management fully aligned to our Firm’s impact thesis,
aligned impact objectives. Anchoring teams in our core African markets. meeting critical gaps in connectivity, and
our goals to the SDGs we believe helps fostering access to higher education and
galvanize and socialize our commitment In November we announced a new healthcare respectively.
to achieving positive impact while also investment in Parkville, one of the We look forward to sharing more with you
fastest growing medicated cosmetics
facilitating buy-in from our investors
and investee companies. To support this companies in Egypt, who manufacture on our journey and responsible investment
process, we are drafting our first firmwide over 125 healthcare and wellness products. practices over the coming year.
Our investment in the company aligns
OPIM disclosure which will document
how impact considerations are integrated closely with our Fund’s impact thesis: Marlon Chigwende
throughout each stage of our investment to support sustainable and innovative on behalf of Admaius Capital Partners
businesses, that promote self-sufficiency
lifecycle.
Around climate we already exclude and job creation in their local economies.
companies highly exposed to climate risks Already employing over 400 people, the
company’s new in-house manufacturing
from our opportunity set, and will continue facility will further stimulate job creation
to undertake stewardship efforts to
*Includes Managing Directors, Officers and IC members