Aqua Capital Earns Global ESG Recognition in 2024
January, 2025
In 2024, Aqua Capital received significant recognition for its sustainability initiatives, earning three prestigious awards at the Private Equity Wire AAA ESG Global Awards and being shortlisted for the 2024 PRI Awards in the Stewardship Systems category.
Key Highlights:
Private Equity Wire AAA ESG Global Awards 2024
Aqua Capital was honored in three categories:
- ESG Fund of the Year: Growth Equity for its Fund II.
- Corporate Sustainability Strategy of the Year: Portfolio Company awarded to Solubio.
- Most Innovative ESG Initiative of the Year: Portfolio Company awarded to Solubio.
The awards were received by Eli Ziskind during the October 2024 ceremony. Aqua Capital’s achievements underscore its leadership in embedding sustainability across its operations and portfolio companies.
In December 2024, in an interview with Private Equity Wire, titled “Moving the Sustainable Investment Needle with Aqua Capital,” Sebastian Popik discussed Aqua Capital’s approach to sustainability. The interview offers insights into the firm’s ESG journey and can be accessed here.
UN PRI Awards 2024
Aqua Capital was the only non-European investor shortlisted (top five) in the Stewardship Systems category for the case study “Embedding sustainability within the investment cycle.” This recognition highlights Aqua Capital’s efforts in 2023 and 2024 to integrate sustainability rigorously and transparently into its investment practices.
One of the judges commended Aqua Capital, stating:
“Aqua Capital’s stewardship of food and ag companies is rigorous, methodical, and integrated, and its theory of change is transparent and coherent. This year’s independent verification against the IFC impact principles—which explicitly consider investor contribution to those outcomes—takes stewardship accountability to a new level.” – Susheela Peres da Costa
The full case study is featured on the PRI website.
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These achievements reflect Aqua Capital’s commitment to advancing sustainability and delivering measurable impact within the private equity sector. Explore more about our award-winning initiatives and ESG strategy on our ESG+I section.