20 February 2023
Sequoia Economic Infrastructure Income Fund Limited
(the "Company" or "SEQI")
ESG award and investment into ESG expertise
The Board of SEQI is delighted to have been informed by its investment adviser, Sequoia Investment Management Company ("Sequoia"), of two important recent developments regarding Sequoia's approach to fulfilling our ESG strategy.
First, the appointment of Leah Dean, Sequoia's first dedicated ESG Associate. Leah previously worked at one of Europe's leading hedge funds, as an ESG Investment Analyst. There, her wide-ranging responsibilities included integrating ESG into the investment process and advising on client reporting and company engagement.
Second, that Sequoia has been awarded the 2022 global award for Best ESG Infrastructure Investment Strategy by Capital Finance International (CFI), in recognition of its progress against its ESG commitments and framework. CFI's announcement of the award win can be seen at the following link: https://bit.ly/3YpNDzt.
Further information regarding Sequoia's ESG policies and strategy may be found here: https://www.seqimco.com/about/esg/.
Robert Jennings, SEQI Chairman, commented: "I am delighted that Leah has joined the Sequoia team, reflecting their continued commitment to improve their expertise and professionalism in this critical lending discipline. We are also proud that Sequoia's progress against our ESG strategy has been formally recognised as market leading by the CFI in this award. We are committed to continually refining and improving our ESG strategy and we look forward to updating investors on further progress in the future."
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For further information please contact:
| Sequoia Investment Management Company Steve Cook Dolf Kohnhorst Randall Sandstrom Greg Taylor Anurag Gupta
| +44 (0) 20 7079 0480
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| Jefferies International Limited (Corporate Broker & Financial Adviser) Gaudi Le Roux Stuart Klein
| +44 (0) 20 7029 8000 |
| Tulchan Communications (Financial PR) Martin Pengelley
| +44 (0) 20 7353 4200 |
| Sanne Fund Services (Guernsey) Limited (Company Secretary) Matt Falla Shona Darling
| +44 (0) 1481 755530
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About Sequoia Economic Infrastructure Income Fund Limited
The Company is a Guernsey registered closed-ended investment company that seeks to provide investors with regular, sustained, long-term distributions and capital appreciation from a diversified portfolio of senior and subordinated economic infrastructure debt investments. The Company is advised by Sequoia Investment Management Company Limited.
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