Private Equity
While engagement remains patchy in some regions, Aberdeen Standard Investments’ Alistair Watson, Alan Gauld and Stephanie Kempton expect ESG integration to soon become the industry norm.
7 min read · 31 January 2021
As the drivers of an industry-wide focus on impact investing and ESG pick up pace, KPMG’s Tania Carnegie argues the opportunity for private equity is significant, particularly when players collaborate.
6 min read · 31 January 2021
Sharing best practice between investee businesses is the optimal way to embed ESG across a large and diverse portfolio, say Cinven’s Vanessa Maydon and Matthew Sabben-Clare.
7 min read · 31 January 2021
Understanding business and sector-specific exposure to climate change can help identify risks and opportunities in the transition to a low carbon economy, says Permira’s head of ESG, Adinah Shackleton.
7 min read · 31 January 2021
Responsible investment must be defined and quantifiable, say 3i private equity director Rupert Howard and infrastructure partner Tim Short.
5 min read · 31 January 2021
A new generation of private equity leaders look poised to revolutionise the industry’s approach to responsible investment.
7 min read · 31 January 2021
Investors, especially pension schemes with young beneficiaries, are starting to ask more of their managers when it comes to climate strategy.
5 min read · 31 January 2021
Private equity must set ambitious targets if it is to move the needle in areas such as gender equality, says Jun Tsusaka, founding partner at Japan’s NSSK.
5 min read · 31 January 2021
The new US president’s environmental agenda and plans for a ‘clean energy revolution’ could provide added impetus for ESG strategies in private markets.
5 min read · 31 January 2021
Close partnerships with management are key to building better business practices, says Katharine Preston, vice-president, sustainable investing at OMERS.
2 min read · 31 January 2021
