Sustainability

Our purpose is to enable a more sustainable and inclusive form of capitalism. Operating as an environmentally and socially responsible company has been a core focus for Novata from the start.

Novata is B Corp Certified

The B Corp certification means that Novata has reached the highest standards of verified social and environmental performance, public transparency, and legal accountability to balance profit and purpose. Learn more about our certification and score here.

Sustainable from the Start

For Novata, demonstrating a commitment to sustainability meant incorporating relevant policies early on in our company’s journey. Read how we’re focused on building a sustainable and equitable company here.

Public Benefit Corporation

Central to our incorporation as a Public Benefit Corporation is our commitment to ensure that all our corporate decisions balance the interests of our various stakeholders, including establishing an independent board & independent chair, avoiding founder control, and building a diverse leadership team.

Women’s Awareness Initiative

Novata is a signatory of the Women’s Awareness Initiative (WAI), which is committed to advancing gender diversity in the asset management space.

In our daily operations, we guide our clients on the best practices for ESG data collection and analysis. We are equally dedicated to upholding these standards internally, striving to set and maintain a high benchmark for our performance on sustainability matters.

Beth Meyer

Chief Legal Officer at Novata

Sustainability Highlights

Novata engages in responsible environmental, social, and governance practices to drive progress and improve the future.

People

Community Engagement

In the spirit of social responsibility, Novata offers employees paid volunteer time off to engage with eligible charitable organizations during business hours.

DEIB

Novata has a DEIB Policy that outlines efforts to foster, cultivate, and preserve a diverse and inclusive culture, including anti-harassment and anti-discrimination policies, as well as accommodations for pregnant persons and people with disabilities.

Planet

Carbon Footprint

Novata is committed to adopting best practices to minimize the environmental impacts of our operations.

Waste Reduction

Novata strives to reduce and divert the waste we generate, including a focus on in-office composting.

Certification & Recognition

Data Security Certification

Novata has implemented the necessary policies and controls to achieve ISO-27001 and SOC 2 Type II compliance across the trust principles of Security, Confidentiality, and Availability. This certification is an industry-recognized, independent assessment of a business’s structure to safeguard customer data.

Industry Recognition

Novata is proud to have received The Drawdown’s 2024 ESG Technology Award, Private Equity Wire’s 2023 and 2024 “Best ESG Advisory“ and 2022 “Best ESG Solution Provider” awards, and has been named to Inc. Magazine’s “Best Workplaces” list of 2024, as well as the 2024 Climate FinTech 50 list.