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Lombard Odier acquires stake in Systemiq to enhance sustainable investment framework
Lombard Odier Group (“Lombard Odier”) today announces its investment in Systemiq, a leading system change firm that aims to embed sustainability across global economic systems through strategic partnerships with representatives of business, finance, policy and civil society.
The investment sees Lombard Odier become the first banking group to be a Strategic Capital Partner in the business. Lombard Odier has been a client of Systemiq for two years, working with the company to build out sustainability transition roadmaps for industries and using the company as an independent expert evaluator for the sustainable investment methodologies Lombard Odier has been building in-house.
The partnership will align the two companies more closely, allowing for greater collaboration and synergy in pursuit of the companies’ shared goal of understanding, advancing and investing in the global sustainability transition.
The investment will allow Lombard Odier to utilise Systemiq’s innovative platforms to verify and optimise its sustainable investment offering for clients. Through Systemiq’s comprehensive data, the group will be able to ascertain the alignment of potential investments to the sustainability transition earlier in the vetting process and in greater detail, therefore enhancing its ability to offer the best possible sustainable investment opportunities to clients, and in line with the ongoing transformation of the global economic landscape.
The investment will also support future initiatives to continue driving the sustainability transition in parallel with Systemiq’s own activity. The firms also share a sustainability ethos at the corporate level, with Lombard Odier and Systemiq both holding certified B Corp status.
Hubert Keller, Senior Managing Partner at Lombard Odier, said:“Sustainability is at the heart of our work at Lombard Odier; it is a fundamental component of our overall investment strategy, and underpins the returns we deliver for our clients. Our investment in Systemiq reflects the shared vision and values of the two organisations. Being a Strategic Capital Partner will enable us to further enhance our sustainable investment offering for our clients and will facilitate collaboration on the challenges presented by the sustainability transition.”
“I’m delighted that Lombard Odier has invested in Systemiq at such an important time in the company’s history; we look forward to continuing our close working relationship in the future.”
Jeremy Oppenheim, Founder and Senior Partner at Systemiq, said: “In the aftermath of COP26, global conscience is focused on the transition towards a just, prosperous and sustainable future. The next few years will be critical to our ability to meet these challenges; at Systemiq, we look forward to playing a key role in contributing to the system changes needed to deliver on these goals. With Lombard Odier as a Strategic Capital Partner, we are confident in our collective ability to drive meaningful change with the future in mind; let’s get to work.”
The investment in Systemiq follows the company’s recent structural reorganisation and capital raise, which was completed on November 24. Lombard Odier is the first bank to acquire an active stake in the business and will support as it continues to pursue avenues for international growth and the development of a new analytics hub and a network of affiliated initiatives called, EcoSystemiq.
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