Facing a “new early”
The future of Europe’s environment, sustainability and prosperity will be highly influenced by societal, technological, economic, environmental and geopolitical change. The entrepreneurs who address this change will form the next big wave of innovation game-changers.
Recognising our responsibility as investors and beyond
At Lakestar, we are conscious of the impact we both as investors and individuals have on the ecosystem and society. Learn more about our current responsibility approach here
At Lakestar, we are committed to find, fund and grow the future technology leaders that will shape the societies of tomorrow. This is why we will be looking into ways to make sustainability investments part of our future strategy.
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DISCLAIMER
Responsible Investing
Lakestar has not currently classified its existing investment strategy against Article 6, Article 8 or Article 9 of SFDR however, Sustainability Risk management is embedded in the way Lakestar seeks to originate investments and make investment decisions, as well as in ongoing portfolio and asset management activities. Given the multiplier effect we can have through our investment activity, we recognise the importance of identifying, assessing and managing material sustainability risks as an integral part of conducting business.
Principal Adverse Impact
The SFDR requires Lakestar to make a "comply or explain" decision whether to consider the principal adverse impacts ("PAIs") of its investment decisions on sustainability factors, in accordance with a specific regime outlined in SFDR. Lakestar has opted not to comply with that regime, both generally and in relation to the Fund. Lakestar will keep its decision not to comply with the PAI regime under regular review. Lakestar has carefully evaluated the requirements of the PAI regime in Article 4 of the SFDR, and in the draft Regulatory Technical Standards which were published in April 2020 (the "PAI regime"). Lakestar is supportive of the policy aims of the PAI regime, to improve transparency to clients, investors and the market, as to how financial market participants integrate consideration of the adverse impacts of investment decisions on sustainability factors. However, Lakestar is concerned about the lack of readily available data to comply with many of the reporting requirements of the PAI regime, as Lakestar believes that companies and market data providers are not yet ready to make available all necessary data for the PAI regime. Notwithstanding Lakestar's decision not to comply with the PAI regime, Lakestar has implemented positive ESG-related initiatives and policies, as part of its overall commitment to ESG matters, as summarised in this section. For the avoidance of doubt, none of the following information is intended to suggest that Lakestar complies with the PAI regime.