BPI marks five years of ESG leadership with this year’s ESG report
ESG & Sustainability
We’re proud to publish our 2024/25 ESG Report, marking five years since the start of our ESG journey at BPI. What began in 2020 as a strategic initiative has since become a core pillar of how we operate, invest, and support companies across the globe.
Today, ESG is deeply woven into our identity – from governance frameworks and investment processes to how we build culture internally and help our portfolio scale responsibly. This year’s report reflects a significant step forward in both internal maturity and external impact, and we’re excited to share some of the highlights.
ESG at BPI: A culture, not a checklist
Over the past five years, we’ve made deliberate and measurable progress in embedding ESG across BPI, seen through
- A 29% increase in average ESG score across the portfolio since 2021
- 40+ ESG-focused meetings with our portfolio companies
- 15+ internal ESG team challenges
- A gender-balanced employee base (50:50) across all our offices in Munich, Berlin, London, and Singapore
- ESG ambassadors integrated into each investment office to drive engagement
- Thorough carbon measurement and offsetting through the Hubert Burda Media Group
With ESG now integrated into our due diligence process, term sheets, portfolio monitoring, and internal training, our goal is simple: ensure that responsible practices drive performance, not follow it.
ESG across our portfolio
We’re proud to work with founders who view ESG not as a reporting requirement, but as a foundation for long-term business success. This year’s report features ESG highlights from across our portfolio:
- Oddbox not only focuses on reducing food waste through their product but also uses smart logistics and low-packaging product innovation to align cost efficiency with carbon reduction.
- Uluu uses seaweed to produce sustainable alternatives to plastic, applying a data-driven model that simultaneously optimises for costs and environmental impact.
- Stegra continues to advance its green steel production, running a full double materiality assessment in line with CSRD standards and hiring an in-house lifecycle assessment expert to further their carbon strategy.
- Nord Security engaged more than 5,000 stakeholders in a comprehensive materiality assessment process, aligning internal risk frameworks with ESG goals to improve reporting, communication, and long-term planning.
- Moneybox continues to embed ESG across its operations from top to bottom– from inclusive financial access and carbon neutrality to strong governance and public environmental reporting.
- Bloom & Wild leads by example with cross-functional sustainability objectives, B Corp certification, and a deep focus on ethical supply chains, water stewardship, and biodiversity.
A more connected portfolio
We also intensified collaboration across our portfolio – helping companies learn from one another on key ESG topics like carbon measurement, DEI practices, and responding to new regulatory frameworks. Through peer exchange and shared toolkits, companies are increasingly aligning their ESG ambitions with practical, scalable action. Our continued partnership with VentureESG plays a key role here, ensuring we stay connected to a community of best practice and cutting-edge thinking.
Looking ahead
As we move through 2025, we aim to further deepen ESG integration across everything we do. One priority is streamlining ESG data collection through more standardised and quantitative formats – making reporting easier for portfolio companies while improving our ability to analyse and support. We’ll also continue facilitating peer learning across the network and embedding ESG even more proactively in the investment process, empowering our team to drive sustainable value creation at every stage.
This report is not just a reflection of progress – it’s a commitment to what comes next. We believe ESG is not only about mitigating risk, but about building businesses which are more resilient, inclusive, and impactful.
Click here to read the full report.