In the evaluation
A criterion that weighs on every investment decision, across all platforms.
Sustainability
Principles of responsible investment
For Differen, sustainability is a criterion built into investment decisions, not a communication exercise separate from the group's activity.
Responsible investment◆Territories◆Conscious use of resources◆The long term◆Responsible investment◆Territories
01 / Principles
Responsible investment
The environmental and social implications of the initiatives the group supports are part of the evaluation, alongside economic and financial criteria.
Environment
The impact on energy, land and resource use is considered from the selection of each initiative, not corrected after the fact.
People and territories
Supporting local businesses and communities is part of the design: the value created must remain visible in the territories where it originates.
Responsible governance
The same discipline required of supported initiatives applies to the group itself: traceable processes, clear responsibilities, stated horizons.
02 / Circular economy
Circularity and life cycle
Sustainability is part of the organisation's DNA and extends to the supply chain: a circular business model, as an alternative to the throwaway logic.
Circular economy
Solutions designed to last, made with materials that can be reabsorbed by nature or recycled at the end of their use.
Life Cycle Thinking
For every product or process, a life cycle map (LCA) is drawn, considering the economic, environmental and social consequences of each phase.
Supply chain
Attention to sustainability does not stop at the group's perimeter: it involves suppliers and partners along the entire value chain.
03
Sustainability in the investment process
- Selection
- The environmental and social implications of each opportunity are examined together with the economic criteria, before capital is committed.
- Accompaniment
- The group follows the initiatives it supports over time, with patient capital and attention to how value is generated, not only how much.
- Verification
- Results are read with industrial rigour: what is declared must be matched by what is done.
- Transparency
- Principles and criteria are made explicit, so that investors and counterparts can assess the consistency between intentions and behaviour.
04 / Concrete expressionFrom principles
From principles
to platforms.
In the platforms
Ecological transition and vertical farming are its most direct expression.
Over time
Long horizons and patient capital: sustainability is measured over the duration.
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Local initiatives, global markets
The group pairs support for initiatives with local roots with a constant reading of global markets. This dual perspective guides how Differen selects the opportunities in which it decides to invest.
- Attention to the environmental and social implications of every supported initiative.
- Balance between local roots and a view of international markets.
- Independence in investment decisions.
Two of the four platforms — ecological transition and vertical farming — stem directly from this approach.
06
Reporting roadmap
This page describes the general principles followed by the group. Indicators, quantitative targets and detailed reporting will be published progressively.
07 / Next step
Where these principles become investments.
Explore the group's four platforms or write to us for a direct conversation.