Private Equity
As the industry’s focus on diversity deepens, ILPA’s Jennifer Choi says the association will continue to evaluate how it ‘sets the bar in defining what good looks like’.
4 min read · 01 February 2022
New collaborations and burgeoning areas of interest will continue to make ESG a growing focus of the industry.
6 min read · 01 February 2022
Investors seeking opportunities under the EU’s Sustainable Finance Disclosure Regulation regime should be wary of taking a fund’s classification as gospel, advisers say.
5 min read · 01 February 2022
Innovative technology and business models mean the opportunity set around climate risk is expanding, say StepStone Group’s Suzanne Tavill and Bhavika Vyas.
7 min read · 01 February 2022
Natural capital, human rights and tax concerns: What sustainability themes will dominate private markets this year? Toby Mitchenall, Jordan Stutts and Snehal Shah share their thoughts
5 min read · 01 February 2022
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
7 min read · 01 February 2022
With major EU regulations on the horizon, Ben Jackson asks if human rights will emerge as the next key ESG issue for private equity firms.
7 min read · 01 February 2022
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
7 min read · 01 February 2022
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.
8 min read · 01 February 2022
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
5 min read · 01 February 2022