Sectors & commodity chains
Sustainability themes

Projects

To illustrate our broad expertise, covering many different economic sectors, commodities, sustainability themes and countries, this page gives an overview of the different projects executed by Profundo over the years. In the menu, you can filter the projects by thematic area. Each project is described briefly and where available the project portfolio - such as reports, brochures or presentations - is provided. Attention is also given to the exposure generated by the project in the media, in politics and elsewhere.

We analyse the financial parameters of companies and assess how companies and their financiers could be affected in different scenarios by Environmental, Social and Governance (ESG) risks related to deforestation, climate change emissions, human rights abuses, resource depletion, health impacts and other sustainability issues.

We analyse the various human rights and other sustainability risks in international commodity supply chains and identify what different stakeholders can do to foster sustainable development of value chains in agriculture, forestry, livestock, energy, fisheries and mineral sectors.

We analyse how companies are financed by banks, shareholders and others financiers, to assess what financiers could do to foster sustainable corporate practices. Also, we dig into ownership structures and the schemes companies have set up to minimise tax payments.

We assess and benchmark responsible investment and credit policies of banks and investors and we advise on how policies can be improved and implemented through screening, voting, engagement and exclusion strategies.

March 2024

March 6, 2024

Alliance contre le tabac

Financing the Tobacco Industry

Despite the human, societal and environmental disaster that the tobacco industry represents, it continues to benefit from financial support to continue its activities, including from French institutions. Profundo conducted financial research for Alliance Contre le Tabac revealing that since 2018, more than $5 billion in loans have been granted by French players to tobacco companies. In terms of investments, as of November 2023, there were still $733 million placed in the sector by domestic financial institutions. These amounts come directly from actors who publicly committed to stop all tobacco financing a few years ago.