Sustainability
Principles
As SK’s sustainability experience has grown, the principles our strategy and approach are based on have evolved.
We start by acknowledging that as leaders in our sectors of focus, there are unique opportunities for SK and our portfolio companies to seize and imperatives we all must tackle:
- Specialty chemicals, advanced materials and pharmaceutical ingredients are essential to a healthy, more sustainable future. SK portfolio companies are uniquely positioned to meet demand for products that help enable a low-carbon, renewable, circular future in a world with a growing population and more constrained resources.
- To fully capitalize on the projected growth of our targeted sectors, we must strive to meet the highest standards of responsible, sustainable products and processes to limit the impacts of manufacturing on people and the environment.
All of SK’s sustainability efforts are built upon four principles
Sustainability and ESG factors are considered systematically from beginning to end of the investment life cycle.
We assess each company, starting with common priorities, to determine which opportunities and risks are most relevant.
We collaborate with company leaders, stakeholders, service providers and experts, to bring ideas, capabilities, and credibility to our work.
We build strategies and track progress so each company in our portfolio can continuously improve.
Going Beyond ESG
Like many investment firms we are incorporating ESG considerations into our investment processes and asset management operations. We believe that ESG and Sustainability are complementary, but not the same.
Our focus on ESG allows us to identify, manage and communicate environmental, social and governance related risks. ESG frameworks and processes are critical, but we strive to go further.