Social Impact and ESG
We believe long-term value is created when businesses operate responsibly and with purpose.
Our approach to ESG is rooted in transparency, accountability, and a commitment to creating a positive impact.
Indigenous-Owned and Led
Videre is an Indigenous-owned and led firm. Our founder is a citizen of the Métis Nation of Ontario. We regard building a durable, institutional-grade Indigenous-owned investment platform as a concrete contribution, not a label.
Our ESG Pillars
Environment
- Metering what was never metered: most of the communities we buy were built decades ago on a single master meter, with water and utilities bundled into lot rent and invisible to everyone. Submetering puts consumption back in view, and consumption that becomes visible falls. It is the least glamorous improvement we make and one of the most effective.
- Lower costs as we lower consumption: this work cuts operating costs and emissions, and it reaches the agency lending programs that reward measured efficiency improvements with better financing terms. Improving communities that already exist is higher-impact than building new, because the most carbon-efficient home is usually the one already standing, made better.
- Measured and published: we work toward responsible water use, less waste to landfill, and sustainable procurement. As communities come online, we will publish water and energy use per home and our progress against these targets.
Social
- Housing people need: manufactured housing is the most affordable unsubsidized housing in the United States, and we own and improve it at rents people can afford. Paved roads, working utilities and a maintained common area are not amenities to the households who live there. They are the difference between a community and a park.
- Our people and our giving: we treat residents, employees, partners, and capital partners fairly and with respect. Rather than directing our partners' capital to causes we have chosen on their behalf, we focus on making them successful so they can give as they choose, while our own team gives its time to the communities we work in.
Governance
- Alignment by structure: no asset management fee, and we are paid only on performance above an 8% return per year, with our own capital committed beside yours.
- Transparency and fair valuation: we publish our models, expenses, and independent appraisals on a regular cadence, our year-end valuations are anchored to independent third-party appraisals, and we maintain a conflicts-of-interest policy.
- Integrity and no hidden costs: the property managers and contractors we work with confirm anti-bribery, anti-money-laundering, sanctions, and data-privacy standards, and we charge no hidden fees or loads, only cost recovery.
ESG Is Integrated into Every Deal
ESG is not a report we write after the decisions are made. We screen every opportunity before it advances, and we will decline a transaction outright for a serious problem connected to the asset or the seller, such as a connection to human-rights violations, to corruption, or to significant unaddressed environmental harm. For deals that pass, we build a specific, costed environmental and social plan during diligence, document it in the investment decision, and deliver it in operation through annual property plans, the partners we select, regular site-level reporting, and manager incentives tied to specific ESG targets.
This is underwriting, not virtue signaling. Efficient, healthy, well-run communities hold their residents, support their ability to pay rent, and preserve value, which is why we are confident the commitment will last. We maintain a Responsible Investment and ESG Policy, and we will publish our ESG reporting as the platform begins operating.
Better decisions.Stronger communities.A more sustainable tomorrow.
The targets, estimates, and intended certifications described on this page are forward-looking, are not guarantees, and may change. See Legal.