Environmental, Social and Corporate Governance
Signal acknowledges the importance of incorporating robust environmental, social and governance (‘ESG’) principles into it’s business and investment practices. In doing so, Signal believes it is acting in the long-term interests of it's investors, employees and investments.
ESG at Signal Capital Signal is committed to integrating ESG factors throughout its own corporate operations and focuses on matters that are meaningful to its employees and investors. Environmental Practices Signal endeavors to operate in an environmentally aware manner through a variety of sustainable corporate initiatives. Social Practices Signal values making a positive impact in the local community and actively encourages employees to volunteer their time to charity initiatives each year. Signal is committed to the creation of a non-discriminatory working environment where everyone is treated with dignity and respect. Signal promotes equal opportunities for all staff and job applicants, including working with recruiting partners to ensure fair representation across candidate pools. The firm strives to attract, nurture, and retain staff that are both talented and diverse. To that end, Signal is proud to have female representation across both junior and senior level roles. In addition to gender diversity, Signal comprises a range of cultural backgrounds and physical abilities. Governance Practices Signal complies with governance requirements as specified by the firm’s financial services regulators. Senior management sets the tone at the top by articulating the organisation’s strategy and values, and by maintaining the firm’s culture of transparency, respect, and honesty. ESG in the Investment Process Signal is committed to appraising ESG risks and opportunities at all stages of the investment lifecycle as appropriate and maintains strict adherence to a comprehensive ESG policy. In addition, Signal’s special situations Fund III is classified as Article 8 by the European Union Sustainable Finance Disclosure Regulation (SFDR) and seeks to promote social characteristics (the Fund does not have a sustainable investing core objective). For further information on the social characteristics promoted by the Fund or on ESG initiatives at Signal, please contact info@signalcapital.com |