ESG Principles Zater Capital has always viewed our mission as delivering strong absolute and risk-adjusted returns to our investors, and accomplishing this while always maintaining the highest ethical and professional standards.  We partner with management teams that we hold in high regard, both personally and professionally, at well run companies.  Zater Capital has been committed to investing/trading responsibly since its founding in 2017, working closely with our employees to positively influence ESG policy and practices.  We most recently set  forth our Responsible Investing Principles in 2017 and, consistent with these principles, in 2018 we initiated a wider, deeper, more rigorous approach to incorporating Environmental, Social as well as Governance considerations into our investment/trading process.  We believe that our ESG focus enhances our ability to produce strong returns for our investors.

ESG simply refers to a firm’s commitment to do more than make a profit; to actively strive to contribute positively to the environment or social causes and to conduct themselves responsibly. It’s an idea whose time has truly come, and even the most cynical among us cannot disagree that it is consumer pressure – people power – at work. The masses have been demanding it, and now the sheer economic stakes have caused big business to act.

The world is facing many ESG challenges, not least our use of energy and its impact on the climate. Data storage consumes 2% of the world’s energy today, and sustainable energy use in data storage will be a key factor in combating climate change.

Zater Capital recognises its duty to behave responsibly in its business activities and towards the entities its actions affect. A high standard of business conduct and a commitment to effective ESG policy makes good business sense.

Zater Capital has made it an objective to be a sound ESG business, actively managing ESG risks and also make positive impact on climate change.

The “E”

In terms of Environmental, the idea of ESG in the Digital assets world has to do with some of the major value propositions of of Blockchain, the publicly verifiable nature of all transactions and data.

Zater Capital has ESG goals of investing in renewable energy infrastructure in Asia and Europe, we will make that information publicly available.

Our strategy is to work towards net zero by sourcing renewable energy rather than offset with carbon credits, there is a big difference.

In our operations, Zater Capital pursues a sustainability strategy that seeks to decouple company growth from the firm’s impact on the environment, while increasing the efficiency and resiliency of  Zater Capital’s operations. Finding innovative ways to lower Zater Capital’s emissions through powering our operations with green, renewable energy, and reducing waste, among other efforts, reduces Zater Capital’s environmental impact.

The ”S”

Under Social, the Zater Capital has been structured to promote decentralization of control and amplify the diversity of product offering, as well as fostering and incentivising open participation globally.

Zater Capital will contribute to disrupting the surveillance capitalism business model which is embedded in the systems we work, play and live on, that takes our behavioural data to modify our behaviours towards their own commercial outcomes.

that will help restore balance to issues including data sovereignty, data persistence, censorship, and the efficiency benefits of storage optimized closer to the source.

The “G”

As for Governance, it may be the least fancy on our ESG reports, at Zater Capital we sees its importance, putting us in a unique position. We are committed to taking a lead, to set an example to deliver positive investment outcomes.

Zater Capital's corporate governance framework is a set of principles, guidelines and practices that support sustainable financial performance and value creation for our limited partners over the long-term. Our commitment to good corporate governance is integral to our business and reflects not only on regulatory requirements and broadly recognized governance practices, but effective leadership and oversight by our General partners and Limited partners.

We regularly conduct calls with our Limited partners to solicit feedback on our corporate governance framework. We make an effort to incorporate this feedback through enhanced policies, processes and disclosure.                                                           

As a large Storage Provider active participation is a demonstration of effective stewardship, and the best way to protect our investors’ investments.

This formalises our pledge to conduct business ethically, and to maintain good corporate governance, compliance and risk management practices.

The next steps: What we do with this ESG position is what matters

Zater Capital ESG report is unique in illustrating the collaboration between business and investor to drive and deliver positive ESG outcomes paired with traditional business goals that seeks aggressive growth primarily through cryptocurrencies and other blockchain technology-related assets. We use a wide range of proprietary fundamental and quantitative techniques to make investment decisions. While we are fundamentally long-biased on blockchain technology, invest into startups specialised in the Blockchain Distributed Ledger Technology (DLT) industry, we look to exploit the volatility during overbought and oversold conditions to provide the best returns for the fund. Zater Capital Fund LP aims to anchor ourselves in this new industry by being an early mover as well as staying hyper-focused on only a few, hand-picked coins/projects.