ESG

Embedding decarbonisation into wider corporate strategies can yield positive knock-on impacts and strengthen buy-in, say Allegra Day at Cinven and Romain Barral and Márta Zincsenko-Záhorszki at Cinven portfolio company, Partner in Pet Food.

ESG opportunities outweigh the challenges as sustainability initiatives boost top lines and cut costs, say Winna Brown and Elisa Pirani at EY.

While compliance with regulation needs diligent preparation, these efforts can be harnessed to create sustainable value from a greater focus on climate change, say 3i’s Céline Maronne and Sophia Walwyn-James.

Embarking on the Science-Based Targets initiative can seem like a huge undertaking, but you can make significant progress by taking it step by step, say CVC’s Jean-Rémy Roussel and Chloë Sanders.

Allocating human resources to impact reporting could be a distraction for younger businesses, Tao Zhang, founder of cross-border venture consortium Dao Ventures, tells the Asian Financial Forum.

Vidia Equity comprises a team of industrial mittelstand private equity specialists looking for 'hidden climate champions' in German-speaking Europe and the Nordics.

PEI spoke to managers from across the private equity landscape to learn what changes are in store over the next 12 months.