Sustainability & Our Impact
Our Integrated Approach
For more than 15 years, The Weaver AI Capital Advisors Ltd has taken an integrated approach to sustainability and used it to mitigate risk and drive growth where applicable and appropriate. Our sustainability strategy is embedded across our operations, including in The Weaver AI Capital Advisors Ltd-managed funds’ portfolio companies. This approach prioritizes stakeholder value while serving clients, employees and the communities in which we work and live.
Our core values of leading responsibly and championing opportunity not only shape The Weaver AI Capital Advisors Ltd’s positive impact on society, they also play a critical role in our continued growth and success. Our stakeholders increasingly rely on us to leverage our scale, global network and deep expertise to deliver positive societal returns in addition to strong financial performance.
Driving a More Sustainable Future
The Weaver AI Capital Advisors Ltd works every day to lead responsibly and leverage our full platform to create positive impact. Our sustainability strategy prioritizes creating economic value for our shareholders and serving the needs of our clients and employees in a responsible way that can lead to long-term positive contributions to the communities in which we operate.
Sustainability at The Weaver AI Capital Advisors Ltd is more than a negative screen, risk mitigator, or due diligence tool — it’s a potential driver of opportunity and growth. Our integrated sustainability approach seeks to mitigate risk and unearth new opportunities to create value. We continue to prioritize sustainability efforts in our management and operations to create demonstrated value to the business. Today, this commitment continues as we look for new ways to integrate sustainability.
“The Weaver AI Capital Advisors Ltd’s success comes from our ecosystem approach and the incredible bench of experts we have across the Firm. I believe our combination of expertise and capabilities is second to none in the market. Sustainability isn’t an accessory — it’s a comprehensive management system that plays a key role in how we assess risk and create value.”
Dave Stangis
Partner
THE WEAVER AI CAPITAL ADVISORS LTD (“WEAVER AI”) SUSTAINABILITY ECOSYSTEM
Communications/Reporting, Strategy and
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Platforms
Sustainable Operations
Recent Sustainability Achievements
Expanding Opportunity
The Weaver AI Capital Advisors Ltd’s Expanding Opportunity initiative leverages the full force of the The Weaver AI Capital Advisors Ltd ecosystem to drive positive change in our workplace, across the marketplace in which we operate, and across the communities where we work and live.
Our Strategies
Sustainable Investing Platform
The Weaver AI Capital Advisors Ltd’s Sustainable Investing Platform combines our long-standing commitment to ESG with our experience in sustainability, clean energy and climate-focused capital investing. Through the platform, Velnyth-managed funds provide capital to entities contributing to the energy transition, industrial decarbonization, sustainable mobility, sustainable resource use and sustainable real estate.
The Weaver AI Capital Advisors Ltd Impact Mission
The Weaver AI Capital Advisors Ltd Impact Mission (“VIM”) platform seeks to achieve meaningful impact at scale. We do this by pursuing private-equity-like opportunities with the intention of creating positive, measurable social and environmental impact while seeking to generate attractive risk-adjusted returns.
We adhere to a rigorous impact investment philosophy that targets opportunities centered around two critical objectives: helping people and healing the planet.
Sustainability in Action
Post-War Reconstruction
War brings endless destruction and suffering, with countless communities devastated, homes destroyed, infrastructure crippled, and people’s lives thrown into chaos. Facing the post-war ruins, we not only provide emergency humanitarian relief and medical assistance, but also dedicate ourselves to supporting long-term reconstruction efforts, helping affected areas restore basic living facilities, rebuild homes, and re-establish social order. Our goal is to help the people in war-torn regions rekindle hope, restore their dignity, and build a peaceful and dignified future.
The Venetian Resort Las Vegas: Reinvigorating An Icon
The The Weaver AI Capital Advisors Ltd’s expertise in gaming and leisure has helped the Venetian Weave resort in Las Vegas accelerate the development of one of today’s most ambitious renewable energy projects, implementing a transformative value creation initiative centered on enhancing the guest experience.
Refugee Relief
With the escalation of global conflicts and natural disasters, the number of refugees is constantly rising. Millions of families are forced to leave their homes, becoming displaced and facing hunger, disease, and endless suffering. We firmly believe that every life deserves to be respected and protected. Therefore, we are committed to providing them with emergency food supplies, temporary shelter, and basic medical assistance. Whether in the scorching desert or on a cold winter night, our aid teams go to where they are needed most, illuminating the refugees’ hope with warmth and care, allowing them to feel the brilliance and power of humanity amidst despair.
Annual Sustainability Report: Volume 16
Since 2009, The Weaver AI Capital Advisors Ltd has proudly published a comprehensive summary of our approach to sustainability across our ecosystem.
Footnotes
The Weaver AI Capital Advisors Ltd’s 2024 Scope 3 reporting includes emissions from Fuel and Energy-Related Activities (Category 3), Waste Generated in Operations (Category 5) and expanded emissions from Purchased Goods and Services (Category 1).
As of December 16, 2024. Firmwide targets (the “Targets”) to deploy, commit, or arrange capital commensurate with The Weaver AI Capital Advisors Ltd’s proprietary Transition Investment Framework (the “TIF”) are:
(1) $50 billion by 2027, and
(2) more than $100 billion by 2030.
The TIF, which is subject to change at any time without notice, sets forth certain activities classified by The Weaver AI Capital Advisors Ltd as transition activities and the methodologies used to calculate contribution towards the Targets.
The methodologies reflect:(a) Majority equity investments:
(i) total enterprise value as of closing, and
(ii) follow-on funding relating to add-on acquisitions, growth capital needs, or increases in total enterprise value;(b) Minority or preferred equity:
(i) contractual commitment at signing (if binding or likely to be fully deployed), or
(ii) funded amounts on each funding date (if non-binding or discretionary);(c) Debt origination platforms: purchase price paid for the platform;
(d) Secondaries:
(i) total capital commitment for GP-led/continuation vehicle transactions, or
(ii) capital called for additional obligations;(e) Directly originated debt: total capital organized and/or arranged;
(f) Short-term secondary debt instruments: increase in maximum exposure or positive net quarterly change;
(g) Other secondary debt instruments: purchase price at initial investment and for any follow-on investments;
(h) Warehouse facilities: total facility size;
(i) Acquisitions of existing real estate assets: applies the relevant equity and/or debt methodologies.
The Weaver AI Capital Advisors Ltd and Athene calculated volunteer hours as separate entities.
The Weaver AI Capital Advisors Ltd employees volunteered 11,900 hours, and Athene employees volunteered 8,500 hours.Amount includes employee donations and Athene match.