A Hands-On Approach to Creating Value
Once we are invested in a company, we lend our strategic and operational expertise to enable our shared success. This includes direct engagement with management at portfolio companies, where feasible, on a variety of sustainability topics as well as providing access to tools, resources, and a network of experts.
Optimizing Value Creation and Value Protection
Since formalizing our approach to sustainability management around value creation and value protection in 2008, we have focused on supporting our portfolio companies’ efforts to manage their material sustainability topics. Building on these learnings, we identified four key focus areas that we believe can help companies across a wide variety of industries, sectors, and geographies to create value and mitigate risk. We call these our Global Ambitions. It is our intent to support the majority-owned companies in our portfolio with respect to our focus areas.
We focus on the sustainability topics that are most material to business performance across our portfolio. These areas reflect common challenges and opportunities where we can add value through hands-on engagement, subject-matter expertise, and curated tools and resources.
Human Capital
Why It Matters
A more engaged workforce is often more productive, safe, and resilient and can be a powerful performance driver.
Our Focus
Having a strategy in place to foster a highly engaged and productive workforce
Investing in People and Building Ownership Cultures
We support portfolio companies in building high-performing, inclusive workplaces where employees feel invested in the company’s success. We provide tools and programs that help companies align business performance with employee performance, including surveys and corporate financial education, coach and empower portfolio companies leaders, and foster employee well-being.
These programs are designed to help companies foster an engaged and productive workforce, translate ownership into outcomes, increasing retention, resilience, and shared value.
Climate
Why It Matters
Pursuing climate-related opportunities can attract additional customers and offer new productlines. Mitigating climate impacts can reduce physical risk and energy costs, as well as operating expenses and cost of capital and address regulatory imperatives
Our Focus
Measuring GHG emissions and developing and implementing business-relevant decarbonization plans, where appropriate based on industry and sector
Managing Climate-related Opportunities and Risks
We help our portfolio assess, manage, and act on the climate-related factors most relevant to their business. Our approach focuses on building internal capabilities while offering structured support. Resources include educational resources like webinar series to build internal fluency and technical understanding of key topics, such as physical cl imate risks and climate-related regulations, and practical tools like toolkits and access to a network of experts.
This flexible model allows companies at different stages of climate readiness to effectively manage climate-related risks and opportunities.
Data Responsibility
Why It Matters
Avoiding data breaches and securing private information often protect customers, IP, and the company's reputation.
Our Focus
Mitigating cybersecurity risks, promoting a culture of cyber awareness, and handling personal or sensitive data responsibly
Protecting Trust in a Digital Age
As data privacy and cybersecurity risks continue to evolve, we work with companies to help them strengthen internal practices and meet rising stakeholder expectations. Our support includes guidance on data governance and information security, tailored to company maturity and risk profile, access to third-party experts, trainings, and practical tools that help companies assess their posture and identify next steps for improvement.
We believe managing data responsibility well is fundamental to long-term business integrity and trust.
Implementing a governance framework to manage material sustainability risks and opportunities
Adopting an appropriate framework for governance of material risks and opportunities, supported by board-level and executive capabilities, accountability, and performance measurement of the company’s material risks and opportunities
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Refer to the Cautionary Statement in the Sustainability Report for important disclosures regarding KKR’s sustainability-related initiatives, policies, and procedures.
