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In the second episode of our Disruption Matters miniseries, sponsored by AlixPartners, PE leaders share how they’re weathering operational and financial challenges.

The first in a special five-part series, sponsored by AlixPartners, where we ask private equity operators how they're responding to today’s myriad challenges.

A successful ESG strategy requires focus on the voices that matter and assembling cross-functional teams to take action, says Chris McClure, partner and ESG services leader at Crowe LLP.

Financial returns and positive societal impact can go hand in hand, say Mona Sutphen, partner and head of investment strategies, and Jon Samuels, partner, head of impact and co-head of Vistria PRG, at The Vistria Group

As ESG moves from niche to mainstream, the discussion is shifting from ‘intentions’ to ‘actions.’ Sarah Borg-Olivier, George So and Morty White of Instar Asset Management discuss how businesses can make a real difference.

Demand for ESG and impact talent is on the up as generalist funds build centralized teams and specialist GPs look to scale, says Acre’s Ian Povey-Hall.

A generation of nimble and ambitious Australian businesses represents an exciting investment opportunity, say Pacific Equity Partners’ Evan Hattersley and Rosie Johnson.

In a high-valuation environment, healthcare investors must push value creation harder than ever, says Guillaume Jabalot, director at Montagu.

Data has a key role to play in identifying diversity and inclusion priorities and tracking progress across business levels and jurisdictions, say Sanne Group’s Karlien De Bruin, Catherine Law and Stacey Relton.

The industry can help build better businesses, create jobs and deliver returns, while working together to drive meaningful progress on ESG and DE&I, says EBRD’s Anne Fossemalle.