Our mission
statement

During our evaluation process of companies applying for funding on our platform, we check if the company is currently or at risk in the future of fulfilling any of our no harm criteria. If this is the case we don't offer them any funding. 

The criteria are the following:

• Participation in the production, marketing or sale of tobacco/nicotine related and recreational cannabis products
• Participation in / providing services to the gambling industry
• Production of weapons, specifically designed components for weapons and weapons-related services. Companies involved in the production or sale of dual-use technologies are subject to scrutiny as their products must not be designed to inflict physical violence on humans or contribute to it.
• Companies at high risk of using conflict minerals or who extract and supply such minerals and make no effort to procure conflict-free minerals. Invesdor demands the same from their suppliers.
• Companies operating in the sex industry providing services including pornography, films, photographs and performances that are sexually explicit and involve sex workers.
• Animal testing is only acceptable for legitimate medical purposes, and Invesdor does not place companies if they do not conduct carefully controlled animal testing in line with the 'principles of reduce, refine, replace'.
• Businesses that use animal products or ingredients and do not have animal welfare policies and practices that go beyond the legal requirements. We prefer companies that have clear objectives for improving animal welfare and actively promote improved animal welfare standards in the sector, as well as companies that provide plant-based alternatives to animal products.
• Fishing companies that don't contribute to sustainable fishing and aquaculture practices.
• Companies engaged in the production and sale of fur and special leather for which animals are raised.
• Companies that cause extensive or repeated damage to biodiversity, or businesses that face a high potential risk of causing such damage without managing these risks.
• Companies that don't show that they are aware that deforestation is a problem, that do not have sustainable forestry practices and do not source and use responsible forest products.
• Companies that are unaware of climate change and that don't make credible efforts to eliminate their emissions of greenhouse gases and find alternatives to non-reducible emissions as soon as possible.
• Companies actively promoting products harmful to the environment, climate change and/or biodiversity such as air travel and meat consumption.
• Companies that are unaware of the dangers of using hazardous substances, and do not contribute to introducing, developing and promoting less harmful alternatives.
• Involvement in accounting irregularities or irregularities relating to remuneration involving significant ethical/moral concerns.
• Excessive remuneration and compensation packages for directors that do not comply with local or international standards of best practices.
• Involvement in irregularities related to corruption, bribery or money laundering.
• Involvement in tax avoidance schemes that give rise to serious ethical or moral concerns and clearly violate local or international standards.
• Involvement in the violation of laws and legislation, codes of conduct or conventions, unless there is evidence of a structural change within the company leading to fundamental changes in behaviour.