The Candriam Institute
for Sustainable Development.

Throughout the year, the Candriam Institute for Sustainable Development diligently selects and initiates projects that drive meaningful change.

In 2023, we proudly supported 43 projects across more than 20 countries, guided by our four core pillars: Protecting the Environment; ESG Education, Research & Entrepreneurship; Social Inclusion & Solidarity; Fight Against Cancer.

This 2023 report highlights our achievements and celebrates our dedicated partners, whose invaluable efforts transform our contributions into tangible, on-the-ground benefits.

The Board of the Candriam Institute oversees a rigorous selection and validation process of organizations and initiatives to be supported . A Due Diligence process seeks to ascertain the quality of supported initiatives, taking into account following criteria:

• Creation of positive social impact through educational, research, social and environmental projects
• Local or global initiatives, primarily in Candriam’s operating countries
• Alignment with the Institute’s objective and values
• Pragmatic and relevant allocation of resources (in financial and organisational terms)
• Reliability and quality of the organisation, including in terms of governance

Candriam’s Compliance department supervises the analysis of the organizations/initiatives from AML-TF, Corruption, Conflict of Interest and reputational risks point of view. Compliance formalizes its opinion for the Institute Board.
For grass-roots, social projects (global commitment across projects around € 200 K per annum), the Institute Board has delegated the selection and follow-up process to Candriam’s staff-sponsored “ Helping-Those-Who-Help (“HTWH” ) Selection Committee”