Mastering sustainable finance is crucial for innovative scale-ups. The client is a Dutch concrete recycling company aimed to attract impactful capital by enhancing its sustainability proposition. Sustainable Capital Group (SCG) helped structure their sustainability efforts to align with leading finance frameworks. Discover how our approach empowered our client to stand out to investors!

About the Company

This leading Dutch recycling company is revolutionising the concrete sector with its innovative recycling methods. Their mission is to contribute to circularity in high-impact sectors such as cement production and waste management.

Goal: Attracting Impactful Capital for Future Operations

The company aimed to present a strong sustainability proposition in their scaling financing round to attract impactful capital. They needed a clear sustainability strategy and impact measurement framework to appeal to sustainable investors.

The Challenge: Aligning with Sustainable Finance Requirements

Our client faced the challenge of aligning their business proposition with the expectations from sustainable and impact investors. Understanding and meeting the regulatory frameworks in terms of data gathering, reporting, and governance was crucial for their success.

SCG’s Approach: Comprehensive Gap Analysis and Materiality Scan

Sustainable Capital Group collaborated closely with the company to navigate the complexities of sustainable finance. Our approach included:

• Materiality and Regulatory Scan: Identifying key sustainability issues relevant to the company, based on their business activities and the relevant regulatory frameworks such as SFDR, UNGC, and EU Taxonomy.
• Gap Analysis: Assessing the company’s current sustainability proposition against the relevant frameworks.
• Sustainability Reporting Foundation: Establishing an ESG Datasheet for sustainability reporting purposes and a detailed roadmap outlining the necessary actions to achieve the company’s sustainability and financing goals.

Outcomes: An ‘Investor-Proof’ Sustainability Proposition and Reporting Structure

As a result of our collaboration, the company developed a comprehensive reporting structure, including an ESG Datasheet and a strategic roadmap. This clear sustainability proposition now positions the company to attract impactful capital and drive their sustainable innovation forward. Additionally, SCG assisted the company in the ESG Due Diligence phase of fundraising, helping them with the Investor Q&A from a sustainability perspective.

Conclusion

Through strategic collaboration with SCG, the company has strengthened its sustainability strategy and impact measurement, enhancing its appeal to sustainable investors. This partnership has paved the way for the company to receive sustainable financing and scale their significant contributions to circularity in the concrete recycling sector.

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