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Private equity’s active ownership model means firms are uniquely positioned to help generate positive societal and environmental impacts, says Nordic Capital’s Elin Ljung

The pandemic has served as a reminder that simple pleasures and rights should not be taken for granted, and that has fundamentally changed perceptions of ESG, says Jun Tsusaka at Japan’s NSSK.

Innovative technology and business models mean the opportunity set around climate risk is expanding, say StepStone Group’s Suzanne Tavill and Bhavika Vyas.

New carbon emissions guidance tailored to the private equity industry’s needs will help firms set science-based targets and drive measurable improvements, says Astorg’s Viviana Occhionorelli

Investors are now looking for complete private markets solutions that are aligned with their financial and non-financial objectives, say Emily Pollock and Jack Wasserman at Schroders Capital

GPs’ focus on responsible investing should not just be about targeting the right assets, but also on improving the ESG performance of businesses they already back, say EY’s Winna Brown and Matthew Harold.

From identifying opportunities to help customers decarbonise to driving systemic change, GPs must assist companies in setting and achieving ESG goals, say 3i’s Oscar Tylegard and Sophia Walwyn-James

Aligning investment strategies with the UN’s Sustainable Development Goals provides a compelling route for value creation, says Blue Wolf Capital’s Adam Blumenthal

Private equity firms and management teams can work together to develop relevant ESG strategies and targets, say Cinven’s Allegra Day and TK Elevator’s Dr Paula Casares Medrano

Responsible investment is now a priority for LP portfolio construction, and managers are responding with supply to meet that demand, say HarbourVest Partners’ Natasha Buckley, Carolina Espinal and Ian Lane.