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 day-to-day work we are counseling our clients on ESG data collection and analysis best practices. We are committed to doing the same internally, setting a high bar for the performance we would like to achieve and maintain on sustainability issues.”

Lorraine Spradley Wilson

Chief Sustainability 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. We are in the process of analyzing our carbon inventory and becoming Climate Neutral certified.

Waste Reduction

Novata strives to reduce and divert the waste we generate in an effort to be more careful and thoughtful about consumption patterns, including a focus on in-office composting.

Certification & Recognition

Data Security

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.

Innovation & Service

Novata is proud to have received Private Equity Wire’s 2023 and 2024 “Best ESG Advisory“ and 2022 “Best ESG Solution Provider”, The Drawdown’s 2023 “Technology: ESG” award in the Service Category, and Network 20/20’s 2022 “Global Innovators Award for Governance and Institutions” and to have been named to the Climate FinTech 50.

Learn More About Novata

Our mission is to empower private markets to achieve a more sustainable and inclusive form of capitalism.

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We are committed to a culture that empowers our people.

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