Investing Responsibly
WE PROMOTE
TRANSPARENCY THROUGH
OUR INVESTMENT DECISIONS
AND BUSINESS PRACTICES
WE PROMOTE
TRANSPARENCY THROUGH
OUR INVESTMENT DECISIONS
AND BUSINESS PRACTICES
We are committed to acting in the long-term interests of all our stakeholders. This philosophy drives us to invest responsibly, operate our business with integrity, and build a diverse, equitable, and inclusive workplace where our employees can thrive.
$26B
Sustainable Investments AUM
Sustainable and impact investments are implemented through sustainably themed, socially constructive, impact strategies.
$6B
Energy Transition/Climate Solutions AUM
We support the transition to clean energy through select environmentally focused client solutions and our corporate actions.
$16B
Diverse Manager AUM
Investing with diverse managers is consistent with our firm’s commitment to diversity as well as our focus on seeking the best possible risk-adjusted investment returns for our clients.
$2B
Workforce Standards / Labor Impact AUM
Our Infrastructure Advantage Strategy is founded on the belief that attractive infrastructure investment opportunities are more likely to be unlocked through close partnership among labor, government, and private capital.
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Responsible Investment Spotlights*
Horizon Telcom
The Infrastructure Advantage Strategy (IAS) invested $125 million and committed to additional growth capital to Horizon Telcom, an owner/operator of a Midwest regional fiber network. Horizon is a leading fiberoptic broadband provider in the Midwest and, with more than 5,000 route-miles of fiber, it is well-positioned to benefit from growing demand for data services.
Horizon adopted key provisions of the IAS’s Responsible Contractor Policy and 41 of Horizon’s employees are represented by IBEW under a Collective Bargaining Agreement with Local 578. The project is projected to provide over 380,000 union work-hours through 2023.
Read more in our 2022 Labor and Economic Impact Report.
Data as of December 31, 2021.
Hours are actual union workhours created, as reported by portfolio companies. On this page, to estimate the economic impacts associated with its investments, the Infrastructure Advantage Strategy utilized the IMPLAN InputOutput model. For more information on IMPLAN, please review the notes at the end of our 2022 Labor Impact Report.
Ethos Real Estate
Ethos is a woman- and diverse-led real estate manager that focuses on affordable housing solutions in the Los Angeles area. In 2022, Ethos closed its second multifamily acquisition as part of a joint venture with GCM Grosvenor, investing on behalf of its clients. The investment comprised a $76 million purchase of a property in an area considered to be among the most expensive markets in the country.
Ethos will convert the formerly market-rate property into affordable housing through a unique public-private partnership that leverages a California statutory property tax exemption. 60% of units will be restricted for rent to families who need it most.
We believe through this investment, Ethos can generate value-add returns with a low risk profile, driven by strong demand due to affordability and non-reliance on rent growth for value creation.
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Our Impact
It is our belief that by investing and running our business responsibly, promoting a sustainable environment, fostering a more diverse industry and workforce, and staying active in our communities, we truly can make a positive impact.
Reporting and Policies
AUM Data as of December 31, 2023.
*Past performance is not indicative of future results. No assurance can be given that any investment will achieve its objectives or avoid losses.
The data regarding sustainable and impact investments (and sub-strategies) presented above, and otherwise contained herein, is based on the amount of AUM in investments by GCM Grosvenor managed portfolios as of the dates above, based on the assessment of each such investment by GCM Grosvenor investment team members. The relevant investments are placed into categories that are generally consistent with the categories presented in the UN PRI Impact Investing Market Map. Primary fund assessments are based on whether a significant part of the expected strategy of the primary fund falls into a sustainable or impact investment category. Co-investment categorizations are based either on categories represented by the co-investment sponsor or the underlying portfolio company. There is significant subjectivity in placing an investment in a particular category, and conventions and methodologies used by GCM Grosvenor in categorizing investments and calculating the data presented may differ from those used by other investment managers. Diverse managers are firms in which women or minority professionals account for a significant percentage of the management company or economics, depending on the strategy.