Sustainability

MV Credit aims to achieve long-term and sustainable returns through responsible investing.

Monitoring environmental, social and governance risks in the portfolio is an important aspect of our risk management. We assess risk at the market, sector and company level.

We work to promote good business practices, and we believe there are opportunities for investing in companies and technologies that enable more environmentally friendly economic activity.

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Exclusion list

Sectors excluded from investment by MV Credit

As part of its Sustainability Policy, MV Credit applies negative screening across all the funds it manages and does not invest in any of the sectors, industries and activities outlined in its Exclusion list

MV Credit publishes its first TCFD* report

2024 Report is available

MV Credit’s commitment to sustainability is summarised in this insightful report

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MV Credit publishes its first Sustainability Report

Following the implementation of its ESG Engagement Policy in 2022, the company has adopted a series of new measures during the last two years, these, along with a comprehensive range of initiatives to protect the environment are outlined in the new report.

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MV Credit continues our partnership with Raise Your Hands in 2024

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Back to school support

MV Credit's partnership with charity Raise Your Hands in action

To support families in need of school supplies, MV Credit volunteers filled nearly 40 backpacks, with the best quality stationery and equipment.

September, 2023

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MV Credit renews its partnership with Raise your Hands

After a successful partnership in 2022, we couldn’t be more delighted to renew our charity partnership with Raise Your Hands.

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Climate scientist Dr Tamsin Edwards addresses delegates at Investor conference

Pictured with Dr Edwards is MV Credit’s ESG Officer Emilie Huyghues Despointes.

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Wearing our colours with Pride

MV Credit is proud to announce our membership of LGBT Great, the global LGBTQ+ financial services and business member community.

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MV Credit support for survivors of Turkey-Syria earthquake

In February 2023, a devastating earthquake struck southeast Turkey and northern Syria

MV Credit saw the unfolding and heart-breaking footage and has since donated to the DEC to support the relief efforts.

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The A-Z of ESG

MV Credit’s ESG Officer Emilie Huyghues Despointes is interviewed in the December issue of Private Equity International’s A-Z of ESG.

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Our ESG Engagement Policy

MV Credit’s Engagement Policy is now available and highlights engagement commitments we make to ensure good communication with our borrowers and other stakeholders. Click below to see the policy.

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MV Credit announces partnership with Raise your Hands charity

MV Credit is excited to partner with the charity Raise Your Hands in 2022, to support marginalised children and young people around the UK.

Raise Your Hands finds and selects 12 small charities working with young people. They carry out rigorous due diligence to ensure any donations will be well spent.

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MV Credit’s ESG Policy Statement

We have recently updated our ESG Policy.

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MV Credit is delighted to support Pride

You may have noticed our logo became rainbow coloured in June.

Well, it’s just one of the ways MV Credit is embracing Pride. At MV Credit we really are committed to Diversity and Inclusion.

MV Credit Partners Announces Support for the Task Force on Climate-related Financial Disclosures

MV Credit joins more than 1,500 organizations around the world in publicly supporting the TCFD recommendations.

06/10/2020 – Today, MV Credit declared its support for the Task Force on Climate- related Financial Disclosures (TCFD), joining more than 1,500 organizations in demonstrating a commitment to building a more resilient financial system and safeguarding against climate risk through better disclosures.

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MV Credit Partners LLP is proud to be a certified CarbonNeutral® company!

We calculated and offset all emissions associated with our business (scopes 1,2 & 3 required by the CarbonNeutral Protocol). This certification reflects the focus towards MV Credit becoming a more sustainable organisation by improving environmental performance and sustainable growth.

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MV Credit achieves A score from UNPRI!

MV Credit is proud to announce the achievement of a score of A in all relevant modules of the 2020 UNPRI Assessment

Delivering on aspects related to social corporate responsibility and ESG (environmental, social and governance) is key to us at MV Credit. Being ahead of the reported median score of B in our Fixed Income I Private Debt module is a testament to our continued efforts to cultivate progress within the vast realm of ESG.

Integrating ESG risks in private debt

Strong case for including non-financial information in investment decisions

ESG is desirable both from a moral and ethical viewpoint, and also from a risk-return standpoint. Management of ESG risk has been shown in many academic and asset management practitioner studies to reduce losses, particularly in longer-term investments.

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Sustainable corporate actions (Corporate level ESG)

MV Credit looks at ESG concerns from all angles

MV Credit looks at ESG concerns from all angles and strives to incorporate these values at a firm level.

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Gender Diversity

MV Credit prides itself on being a diverse investment manager

We are committed to ensuring we have an inclusive workforce with 48% of the firm made up of female employees, compared with an industry average of 19%.

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‘Improving prospects – aspire higher’ programme

MV Credit is proud to support Groundwork, a London-based charity that, amongst other initiatives, works with people living in London’s most vulnerable communities...

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Commemorating a century of the women’s vote

MV Credit believes that diversity is fundamental to a successful business.

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