For the second consecutive year, we organized our “Ergon Challenge”, an internal running event throughout Europe to finance sport equipment for children with cancer.
In total, 1,500 people participated from 26 companies (including 100% of our current portfolio companies, but also previous invested companies as well as LPs) in 12 different countries. 9 hospitals located in all our geographies received sport equipment.
To promote and drive the discussion on gender diversity at Apheon, we joined Level 20 in 2022. Level 20 is a non-profit organization founded in the UK in 2015 with the aim to improve gender diversity in the private equity industry through several specific initiatives, such as networking events and mentoring programs.
Level 20 has “chapters” located in the IJK, France, Belgium, the Netherlands, Germany, Italy, Spain, Poland, and the Nordic countries, therefore covering all Apheon’s core locations. Apheon’s female employees have enrolled in the program. As an active member, Apheon was instrumental in the opening of the Belgian chapter in 2022.
As a private equity manager, we acknowledge the importance of exchanging best practices with our peers. Since 2016, we have been an active member of Invest Europe, the association representing Europe’s private equity, venture capital and infrastructure sectors, as well as their investors.
As of 2023, Apheon has been part of Invest Europe’s ESG working group, to promote responsible investment practices and the consideration of ESG issues amongst members and the broader private equity community.
Initially launched by a collective of French private equity firms in 2015, ICI members share a commitment to reducing carbon emissions of private equity-backed companies.
Through knowledge share, experience and best practice, we work together with our peers to develop resources that Will help standardize practices across the industry.
Apheon became a signatory in 2023.