Equilibrium invests a significant portion of its annual corporate budget to proprietary research in each of our sectors and thematics. We look “below the headlines” for both the hidden value not seen by others, and the barriers that may hinder adoption or growth. Our research looks for trends where resource availability and demand are causing shifts in market prices and relative power in the supply and value chain. We seek market, capital, and informational inefficiencies.

We look for systematic changes in the value chain, driven by technology or sustainability that create a long-term change in the economics of a sector.

We screen for market growth, operating risk, and opportunities for scale.

Lastly, we build a best-in-class team of investors and operators with on-the-ground operating experience and clear understanding of the untapped sustainability value in the asset.

Insights for new strategies can come from many sources, including our current portfolios, our network, our on-the-ground partners, and the next generation innovators in these sectors. We combine these raw insights with disciplined methodical research to determine the repeatability, scalability, returns characteristics, risks, and maturity of the assets and the managers in that sector and thesis.

Our proprietary research informs our product development decisions, and helps us clearly understand the difference between market enthusiasm and investable substance.

Our intensive sector research and our “four phase product development process” helps us develop our broad and deep network in each sector, understand the regulatory levers and challenges, and build our asset/transaction pipeline and sources.

We actively share our research and insights with our investors and network. We believe the best actionable insights are built on collaboration, feedback, connecting-the-dots, and iteration.

• • Consistent and enhanced current income
  • Uncorrelated to other major asset classes
  • Long-term risk-adjusted returns
  • Source of inflation hedge