KEY ESG recognised by Invest Europe as a supported technology vendor, enabling PE/VC firms to streamline sustainability reporting
Executive summary
KEY ESG now supports the Invest Europe ESG reporting template, shared with its 650 members and available to their portfolio companies along with all private equity and venture capital (PE/VC) firms. The Invest Europe template aims to harmonise sustainability reporting for PE/VC firms, aligning with global standards such as the SFDR, CSRD and the EDCI. This announcement reflects KEY ESG’s desire to streamline and optimise sustainability reporting for the PE/VC industry.
Invest Europe recognises KEY ESG
KEY ESG, a leading provider of sustainability management software, is proud to announce that it has been recognised as an Invest Europe supported technology vendor. This designation highlights KEY ESG’s role in helping investment firms and portfolio companies collect, manage and report sustainability data in line with industry best practice. The Invest Europe ESG reporting template aligns – among others – with the Sustainable Finance Disclosure Regulation (SFDR), the Corporate Sustainability Reporting Directive (CSRD), and the ESG Data Convergence Initiative (EDCI), therefore providing one of the most comprehensive and relevant sustainability reporting frameworks for investors and companies in private capital.
The Invest Europe ESG reporting template provides a standardised way for general partners (GPs) and portfolio companies to share consistent, comparable sustainability data with limited partners (LPs), further enhancing transparency and building a valuable reference data source on private equity’s impact. By supporting this framework, KEY ESG enables firms to streamline their reporting processes, reduce manual effort and meet growing regulatory and stakeholder expectations with confidence.
Leadership commentary
“We are delighted to be recognised as an Invest Europe supported technology vendor. We recognize the value of the important work done by Invest Europe to capture high-quality ESG data, covering a broad set of sustainability topics and are keen to support this work. This will further drive transparency and provide the data to identify sustainability opportunities across the PE/VC sector. This partnership underscores the value KEY ESG brings in making sustainability reporting both rigorous and efficient,” said Heleen van Poecke, CEO of KEY ESG.
“Our platform allows GPs and their portfolio companies to deliver transparent, high-quality data that aligns with the Invest Europe template and strengthens data-driven decision-making capabilities.”
“We are pleased to recognise KEY ESG as a supported technology vendor. The Invest Europe ESG reporting template was developed to bring greater consistency, efficiency and transparency to the way our industry reports on sustainability.
"By supporting the template, technology providers like KEY ESG help GPs and portfolio companies more easily adopt the framework and join the growing number of firms using it to communicate their sustainability performance to investors.”
said Invest Europe’s Senior Public Affairs Manager and Head of Sustainability, Erika Blanckaert.
This recognition reinforces KEY ESG’s position as a trusted partner for investors and portfolio companies navigating the complex sustainability reporting landscape.
About KEY ESG
KEY ESG provides cloud-based software to streamline sustainability management processes for investment firms and their portfolio companies.
Through its intuitive platform, KEY ESG helps firms:
- Automate data collection and reporting, reducing the time and resource burden of sustainability reporting
- Ensure consistency and quality of data collection process and enhance auditability of data
- Improve transparency and comparability of sustainability performance for investors
- Support compliance with evolving EU sustainability regulations such as SFDR and CSRD
About Invest Europe
Invest Europe is the association representing Europe’s private equity, venture capital and infrastructure sectors, as well as their investors. It has over 650 members, split roughly equally between private equity, venture capital and limited partners – with some 110 associate members representing advisers to our ecosystem. Those members are based in 57 countries, including 42 in Europe, and manage 60% of the European private equity and venture capital industry’s €1.25 trillion of assets under management. Businesses with private capital investment employ 11.2 million people across Europe, 5% of the region’s workforce.
Press contact:
Iola Hopkinson,
Growth Marketing, KEY ESG
ihopkinson@keyesg.com
FAQs
What is the Invest Europe ESG reporting template?
A standardized reporting template aligned with SFDR and EDCI (among others), enabling PE/VC firms to collect and share consistent sustainability data with their investors.
Why was KEY ESG recognized?
KEY ESG’s software supports the framework, helping firms automate and improve ESG reporting.
How does this benefit PE/VC firms?
It enhances transparency and harmonises both ESG data collection and reporting to investors, as such reducing manual effort and freeing up time to focus on value creation.
Press Release ID: KEYESG-INVESTEUROPE-2025-01
KEY ESG recognised by Invest Europe as a supported technology vendor, enabling PE/VC firms to streamline sustainability reporting
Executive summary
KEY ESG now supports the Invest Europe ESG reporting template, shared with its 650 members and available to their portfolio companies along with all private equity and venture capital (PE/VC) firms. The Invest Europe template aims to harmonise sustainability reporting for PE/VC firms, aligning with global standards such as the SFDR, CSRD and the EDCI. This announcement reflects KEY ESG’s desire to streamline and optimise sustainability reporting for the PE/VC industry.
Invest Europe recognises KEY ESG
KEY ESG, a leading provider of sustainability management software, is proud to announce that it has been recognised as an Invest Europe supported technology vendor. This designation highlights KEY ESG’s role in helping investment firms and portfolio companies collect, manage and report sustainability data in line with industry best practice. The Invest Europe ESG reporting template aligns – among others – with the Sustainable Finance Disclosure Regulation (SFDR), the Corporate Sustainability Reporting Directive (CSRD), and the ESG Data Convergence Initiative (EDCI), therefore providing one of the most comprehensive and relevant sustainability reporting frameworks for investors and companies in private capital.
The Invest Europe ESG reporting template provides a standardised way for general partners (GPs) and portfolio companies to share consistent, comparable sustainability data with limited partners (LPs), further enhancing transparency and building a valuable reference data source on private equity’s impact. By supporting this framework, KEY ESG enables firms to streamline their reporting processes, reduce manual effort and meet growing regulatory and stakeholder expectations with confidence.
Leadership commentary
“We are delighted to be recognised as an Invest Europe supported technology vendor. We recognize the value of the important work done by Invest Europe to capture high-quality ESG data, covering a broad set of sustainability topics and are keen to support this work. This will further drive transparency and provide the data to identify sustainability opportunities across the PE/VC sector. This partnership underscores the value KEY ESG brings in making sustainability reporting both rigorous and efficient,” said Heleen van Poecke, CEO of KEY ESG.
“Our platform allows GPs and their portfolio companies to deliver transparent, high-quality data that aligns with the Invest Europe template and strengthens data-driven decision-making capabilities.”
“We are pleased to recognise KEY ESG as a supported technology vendor. The Invest Europe ESG reporting template was developed to bring greater consistency, efficiency and transparency to the way our industry reports on sustainability.
"By supporting the template, technology providers like KEY ESG help GPs and portfolio companies more easily adopt the framework and join the growing number of firms using it to communicate their sustainability performance to investors.”
said Invest Europe’s Senior Public Affairs Manager and Head of Sustainability, Erika Blanckaert.
This recognition reinforces KEY ESG’s position as a trusted partner for investors and portfolio companies navigating the complex sustainability reporting landscape.
About KEY ESG
KEY ESG provides cloud-based software to streamline sustainability management processes for investment firms and their portfolio companies.
Through its intuitive platform, KEY ESG helps firms:
- Automate data collection and reporting, reducing the time and resource burden of sustainability reporting
- Ensure consistency and quality of data collection process and enhance auditability of data
- Improve transparency and comparability of sustainability performance for investors
- Support compliance with evolving EU sustainability regulations such as SFDR and CSRD
About Invest Europe
Invest Europe is the association representing Europe’s private equity, venture capital and infrastructure sectors, as well as their investors. It has over 650 members, split roughly equally between private equity, venture capital and limited partners – with some 110 associate members representing advisers to our ecosystem. Those members are based in 57 countries, including 42 in Europe, and manage 60% of the European private equity and venture capital industry’s €1.25 trillion of assets under management. Businesses with private capital investment employ 11.2 million people across Europe, 5% of the region’s workforce.
Press contact:
Iola Hopkinson,
Growth Marketing, KEY ESG
ihopkinson@keyesg.com
FAQs
What is the Invest Europe ESG reporting template?
A standardized reporting template aligned with SFDR and EDCI (among others), enabling PE/VC firms to collect and share consistent sustainability data with their investors.
Why was KEY ESG recognized?
KEY ESG’s software supports the framework, helping firms automate and improve ESG reporting.
How does this benefit PE/VC firms?
It enhances transparency and harmonises both ESG data collection and reporting to investors, as such reducing manual effort and freeing up time to focus on value creation.
Press Release ID: KEYESG-INVESTEUROPE-2025-01
