Responsible business

Playing our part in achieving a brighter and more sustainable future for all

We seek to improve our environmental performance, cultivate a fair and inclusive workplace and collaborate with partners to maximise our impact.

Epic partnership

Empowering the next generation

17Capital’s long-standing partnership with Epic demonstrates our commitment to improve the lives of disadvantaged youths around the world.

Founded in 2014, the global charity aims to empower and protect children, young people and the environment.

We provide pro bono office space, sponsor their events and were the first private equity fund to sign the ‘EPIC Sharing Pledge’, donating 1% of carried interest from Fund 4 and all subsequent funds.

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Our collaborations with Epic and non-profits

Think forward

Since 2021 we have been involved in Epic’s ThinkForward programme, participating in mentoring programmes with young people based in the UK. Each year employees from the firm mentor students for six months to help get them ready for employment or further education.

Sport dans le Ville

Founded in 1998, Sport dans la Ville is France’s leading nonprofit serving youths from diverse, low-income neighbourhoods through sports and job-readiness training. Through free football/soccer and basketball programmes, they encourage the values of self-confidence, teamwork, dedication and hard work, leading 12,000 young people on the path toward a brighter future by re-establishing equal opportunities.

Diversity, equity and inclusion

At 17Capital, we are committed to creating a work environment in which employees are recognised, valued, and able to fulfil their full potential.

We appreciate and value the creative potential that individuals of different backgrounds and abilities bring and work hard to ensure an inclusive and supporting culture where differing views and experience are respected.

We firmly believe that such a culture significantly enhances our ability perform as a business.

Some organisations we work with

Girls Who Invest (GWI)

A non-profit organization dedicated to transforming the investment management industry by attracting and advancing women investors, change-makers, and leaders.

Each year the program serves over 550 graduates, places more than 200 women in front-line investing internships and to date 2 out 4 graduates remain in the finance industry.

Access Alternatives

17Capital is a founding sponsor of Access Alternatives, a programme in the UK that aims to attract and recruit female and diverse candidates into the private equity industry.

The programme provides young female students with a state school education, and who have recently started University, with a first and second year internship from the sponsor organisation.

ILPA

The ILPA Diversity in Action (DIA) initiative brings together limited partners and general partners who share a commitment to advancing diversity, equity and inclusion in the private equity industry.

The goal of the initiative is to motivate market participants to engage in the journey towards becoming more diverse and inclusive and to build momentum around the adoption of specific actions that advance DEI over time.

Improving environmental performance

17Capital is committed to improving its environmental performance, through a combination of reducing and offsetting the firm's operational greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions, cutting waste and increasing energy efficiency.

Employee volunteering

Earth Cubs

In 2023, 17Capital was the first financial services organisation to partner with Earth Cubs which aims to enhance sustainability learning opportunities in primary schools around the world.

We are supporting Earth Cubs' goal to enrol 300 schools across London and our employees have volunteered to lead assemblies, raising awareness about the platform.

The Felix Project

The Felix Project believes in a vision of a London where good food is never wasted and no-one goes hungry.

17Capital employees have volunteered to sort, pack and distribute surplus food to food banks, charities, primary schools and holiday programmes in London.

City Harvest

17Capital has volunteered with City Harvest, a New-York based charity addressing food waste and poverty by rescuing surplus food and delivering it to those in need across 375+ charities, including food banks, schools and soup kitchens.