Sustainability
Doing Good Is Good Business
For three decades, EQT has focused on being more than capital. For us, this means that we invest with the aim to maximize returns for our clients while also contributing to long-term sustainable growth.
Sustainability is an integral part of EQT’s active ownership strategy and a central part of how we create financial value. We are convinced that a more sustainable company is a better company.
Sustainability is holistically integrated into EQT’s strategy, from identifying investment opportunities to setting companies up for success long after our ownership period. EQT believes sustainability is a value-creation opportunity. By investing in companies that can play a meaningful part in tomorrow’s economy and in innovation that, for example, can help decarbonize society, EQT can make a lasting positive impact.
EQT’s investments into sustainability span from catalytic capital with the EQT Foundation investing in early-stage ideas and research, through to venture, growth, buy-out, and to our flagship impact strategy EQT Future investing in the impact potential of mature businesses. In practice, this means that EQT invests in driving operational sustainability in businesses across maturity stages and in accelerating sustainable products and solutions.
EQT’s influence reaches vastly beyond its own organization – from the millions of pensioners who trust EQT with their savings to the thousands of employees across the global investments, and the countless individuals around the world who use products and services enabled by EQT investments. Our reach and legacy put us in a distinctive position to drive change.
EQT believes that doing good is good business – it’s not an either-or proposition.
In order to help its investments prosper and drive long-lasting impact, EQT integrates sustainability into our active ownership approach through:
- Accountable Leadership
- Equitable Business Practices
- Regenerative Processes
Leading by Example
To truly accelerate EQT’s impact, we must drive change not only within our own company and portfolio but also across our industry and beyond. EQT is committed to contributing to innovating and accelerating action through strategic partnerships.
EQT’s strong, local foothold across Europe, North America, and Asia gives us a genuine understanding of the markets and helps us build long-term relationships with clients and companies. EQT’s vast network of advisors gives us access to industry veterans with deep sector expertise, who support EQT in empowering decision-making at the highest level of the companies we invest in and in driving performance and transformation. These differentiators make EQT confident in our ability to not only set a high bar for our own sustainability efforts but also to lead by example.
As a testament to EQT’s commitment to driving sustainability performance, EQT has been selected for inclusion in the Dow Jones Best-in-Class Indices (previously Dow Jones Sustainability Indices) for three consecutive years based on its results in the S&P Global Corporate Sustainability Assessment, covering the sustainability performance of thousands of publicly listed companies across 61 industries.
Sustainability Benchmarks and Ratings
S&P Global CSA Score | 72/100 (Sep 12, 2025). Member of Dow Jones Best-in-Class Indices |
MSCI ESG Rating | AAA, on a scale of AAA-CCC (2025). Member of MSCI ESG Leaders Index |
Sustainalytics ESG Risk Rating | Low risk, 17.4 (2025) |
ISS ESG | C+ (2025). Transparency level: Very high. Decile rank: 1. ‘Prime’ status |
Last updated September 2025
Partnerships
Climate and Environment | Science Based Targets initiative |
Social and Impact | ILPA Diversity in Action |
Finance and Industry | Principles for Responsible Investment |
Documents and Policies
Document name
- EQT Responsible Investment and Ownership Policy
- EQT Net Zero Guidelines
- EQT Real Estate ESG Investment Policy
- EQT Real Estate Vendor Code of Conduct
Sustainability Reports
Document name
- EQT Responsible Investment and Ownership Policy
- EQT Net Zero Guidelines
- EQT Real Estate ESG Investment Policy
- EQT Real Estate Vendor Code of Conduct
Disclosures
Document name
- Operating Principles for Impact Management – Signatory Disclosure Statement
- Verifier Summary
Footnotes
1) EQT funds’ portfolio companies within EQT VII-X, EQT Mid Market Europe, EQT Future, EQT Infrastructure II-VI, BPEA Fund VI-VIII, BPEA Mid Market Growth, EQT Mid Market Asia III.
2) Calculated as % invested capital according to SBTi’s guidelines for private equity firms.
3) The metrics cover EQT funds’ portfolio companies within EQT VII-X, EQT Mid Market Europe, EQT Future, EQT Infrastructure II-VI, BPEA Fund VI-VIII, BPEA Mid Market Growth, EQT Mid Market Asia III. Data as per 31 December 2024 if not stated otherwise.
4) Data as per 31 December 2023.
