Quantum is Committed to Creating Positive Change

Quantum strives to build sustainable companies for the long-term that help to ensure a responsible transition to net-zero emissions. We amplify our impact by donating our time and resources to make a lasting difference in this world.

Read more about our commitment and progress in the 2024 Quantum ESG Report (and see previous reports here: 2023, 2022).

Environmental, Social And Governance (ESG)

Systematic integration of ESG factors as part of our decision-making is not just the right thing to do, it’s the smart thing. Identifying and analyzing ESG factors enhances our portfolio’s resilience to the evolving landscape of regulatory, environmental, and social priorities.

Quantum’s ESG strategy is consistent with our hands-on investment style. We integrate ESG factors into our investment decision-making, and we encourage our business partners to do the same. We provide our companies with expectations, guidelines, incentives, and resources to incorporate, measure, and manage ESG elements embedded in their operations.

Avoid

exposures that conflict with principles and values

Identify

ESG risks and opportunities

Invest

integrating ESG analysis

Steward

outcome-oriented investments

Influence

through engagement
and results

Quantum ESG Program Objectives

Deal Sourcing

Due Diligence

Investment
Decisions

Ownership

Exit

Inputs

Qualitative:

Societal megatrends
Stakeholder engagement
Regulatory technology

ESG INTEGRATION

DEAL LIFECYCLE

ESG OBJECTIVES

Quantitative:

Material ESG factors
Risk assessments
Scenario analysis
Liabilities

Asset Level ESG Implementation / Development

Monitoring & evaluation
Implementation support
Risk mitigation and continuous improvement

Financial
Integration

Cost benefit analysis
Growth/discount rate adjustment
Portfolio performance

Identifying Material ESG Factors

Our ESG framework employs both bottoms-up and top-down approaches to identify high probability and high impact material risks and opportunities for current and prospective portfolio companies. We leverage the factors recommended by organizations such as The Sustainability Accounting Standards Board, The Task Force on Climate-related Financial Disclosures, The Global Reporting Initiative and The International Petroleum Industry Environmental Conversation Association.

Environmental

Greenhouse gas emissions from operations (scopes 1 & 2)
Greenhouse gas emissions from products (scope 3)
Climate resilience
Biodiversity and habitat
Air emissions
Water consumption
Wastewater
Waste
Spill prevention
Well closure and site decommissioning

Social

Health and safety
Labor standards and human rights
Asset integrity and process safety
Diversity, equity and inclusion (DEI)
Community engagement
Indigenous people and first nation rights
Land acquisition, use and resettlement

Governance

ESG performance monitoring, evaluation and reporting
Stakeholder engagement
Business ethics and code of conduct
Cybersecurity
Executive incentives tied of ESG performance

ESG Frameworks And Collaborations

Quantum became a signatory of the United-Nations supported Principles for Responsible Investment (PRI) in 2020, and we utilize its Principles to inform our ESG integration strategy.

Quantum utilizes the Task Force on Climate-Related Financial Disclosures (TCFD) framework and recommendations for effective climate-related disclosures to assess and analyze our exposure to climate-related risks and opportunities and integrate climate considerations across our investments.

Quantum leverages the Sustainability Accounting Standards Board (SASB) Standards to identify, evaluate and manage material sustainability factors.

ILPA ESG Data Convergence Initiative = Quantum is participant of the ESG Data Convergence Initiative and has reported on standardized and comparable ESG metrics for year 2021.

ILPA Diversity in Action Initiative = Quantum is a signatory of the Diversity in Action Initiative and is committed to advancing diversity, equity and inclusion and utilizes the Initiative’s Roadmap to advance DEI over time.

Quantum became a signatory of the United-Nations supported Principles for Responsible Investment (PRI) in 2020, and we utilize its Principles to inform our ESG integration strategy.

Quantum Co-sponsors EDF’s Methane Solutions Summit 2020

In both 2020 and 2021, Quantum participated in a virtual summit with The Environmental Defense Fund (EDF) to engage private equity companies on the business and climate importance of methane mitigation. More than 50 companies attended the summits, which included remarks by Wil VanLoh and Sean O’Donnell from Quantum as well as a presentation from KODA Resources, a Quantum portfolio company.

More on the EDF summit can be found here.

“If oil and gas companies cannot effectively collaborate on regulation and help design workable solutions for improving methane management, then ultimately all sides lose in a very big way.”
– Wil VanLoh

Charitable Organizations We Support

Our commitment to making a difference in the lives of individuals and families extends from the streets of Houston to communities around the world. We focus on education of inner-city youth, eradicating poverty, eliminating sex trafficking, and providing clean water and sanitation training. Quantum currently supports the following organizations: