Our commitment
Symmetry Role
At Symmetry Capital, the General Partner to the Medicus Funds, we operate as a Woman Owned Business. We look to hire and retain the best possible people regardless of age, gender, race, or lifestyle preference. We believe that a diversified team allows us to maximize returns and minimize risk through broad interactions and a variety of life-experiences.
We are all committed to acting as stewards of our resources and the resources of the planet. Included in this commitment are:
- operating our headquarters "off the grid". We have a zero-carbon footprint and add power to the grid though solar power and battery storage.
- utilizing virtually zero plastics and other energy inefficient resources
- practicing social equity individually and collectively
- minimizing travel while acknowledging the necessity to conduct preliminary and ongoing due diligence on-site
- minimizing paper in our work and communications
- recycling
Impact Investing
We screen prospective investments through a rigorous ESG analysis. A prospective recipient of investment funds must have, at a minimum, an ESG plan in place or being implemented.Included in their plan should be sections addressing:
- Climate Change
- Carbon Asset Risk
- Energy Survey
- Environmental Management
- Waste & Hazardous Materials
- Agriculture Guidelines
- Water Management
- Social Issues
- Corporate Political Activity
- Work- pay disparity, benefits, working conditions
- Diversity in the Workplace; Discriminating and Diversity
- Ethical Finance
- Health
- Human Rights
- Sustainable Governance
- Board Governance- diversity and board oversight
- Sustainability Disclosure and Management
- Executive Pay
- Employee Pay
- Options Plans
- Review of 401(k) plan options to include ESG screening of investment choices
We work with the prospective recipients of investment capital to gauge their commitment to implementing and living an ESG life.
We report to our stakeholders; Limited Partners, Service Providers, Recipients of Medicus investment dollars, our ESG adherence on an annual basis.