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Electrification is exciting, but the real challenge is decarbonizing while still keeping reliability high and the lights on, say ECP managing partners Pete Labbat and Tyler Reeder and founder and senior partner Doug Kimmelman.

ESG investment requires a focus on long-term value creation for both business and society, says Ernst & Young LLP Americas Climate Change and Sustainability Services managing director Chris Hagler.

With roots in manufacturing, not investment banking, MiddleGround Capital believes it has a role to play in bringing diversity of thought to the PE industry, say Monica McClinton, Viswa Maramreddy and Kristen Baily.

There are so many underappreciated complexities of harnessing data, and the upsurge in PE interest in ESG is shedding light on the benefits, say PwC’s ESG director Abigail Paris, ESG deals leader Aaron Gilcreast and private equity advisory leader Eric Janson.

Many private equity firms are working hard to attract more women, but they need to take a multi-faceted approach to retain their best female talent, say EY’s Liz de Freitas and Level 20’s Cheryl Potter.

The law firm’s Emily Clark, Stephanie Biggs and Sacha Gofton-Salmond examine how GPs are showing their commitment to gender diversity.

Private equity fundraising and investment remain defiantly active in the wake of the pandemic, say Neuberger Berman’s Susan Kasser, Joana Rocha Scaff and Patricia Miller Zollar

Investors' focus on diversity, equity and inclusion is beginning to have real impact, says Kim Evans, North America head of private capital fund services at Northern Trust.

Teams that are diverse across dimensions may be more important than ever as private equity seeks to build for a post-pandemic future, say Sarah Kim, Diana Moraru and Sandra Peterson.