Protection of human dignity can be promoted and materialized through several leverages such as : people development (including education) ; access to basic healthcare services ; decent job.
First and foremost, BACKBONE takes care that the investment targets promote the human dignity through their staff. The main indicators measured are : compliance with labor law, access to training, extra-financial advantages, staff turnover rate.
Additional impact indicators (from the GIIN-IRIS database or specifically developed on a case-by-case basis) are used, depending on the nature and goals of each investment projects.
Our approach is embedded into the UN Sustainable Development Goals that BACKBONE has chosen to target.
Any investment target must comply with the stake of “Sustainable economic growth” (SDG 8) and with at least one of the 4 business sectors listed below