ESG

Ambitious firm and industry-wide changes are needed to address the scale of the diversity and inclusion challenge, say Aberdeen Standard Investments’ Karen Hill, Karin Hyland and Shelley Morrison.

Investing in the energy transition yields a wealth of opportunity, but oil and gas still have a role when executed in the cleanest, most efficient way, say EnCap Investments CFO Craig Friou and managing partner Jim Hughes.

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.