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Partners Group believes human capital is central to ESG

The pandemic has propelled human capital to the forefront of the conversation on ESG priorities moving forward, says Partners Group’s Carmela Mondino.

7 min read · 31 January 2021

Four key trends in ESG

The past 12 months have shone a new light on what it means to be a responsible investor. Here are the ESG themes set to pick up steam in 2021.

7 min read · 31 January 2021

HarbourVest on how to open up access to private equity

LPs have a vital role to play in driving meaningful progress on diversity and inclusion in the industry, say HarbourVest’s Craig Fowler, Amanda Outerbridge and Sanjiv Shah.

8 min read · 31 January 2021

Paine Schwartz: Investing in sustainability along the food chain

Developing sustainable solutions to food production is an environmental and social imperative. It also makes good business sense, says Paine Schwartz Partners CEO Kevin Schwartz.

7 min read · 31 January 2021

IHS Markit: Readying for a step change in ESG data

As regulatory regimes tighten, managers need to think carefully about their ESG strategies and how technology and data can help, say IHS Markit’s Kevin Bourne and Rishi Kotecha.

7 min read · 31 January 2021

Will Leon Black stepping aside herald a shift in PE governance?

The Apollo chief's decision to relinquish the reins as chief executive is an opportunity for the industry to prioritise governance.

3 min read · 28 January 2021

Ares taps Wells Fargo for global diversity and inclusion officer hire

Indhira Arrington joins from Wells Fargo and will be responsible for 'enhancing the recruitment, development, retention and advancement of professionals from diverse backgrounds'.

2 min read · 28 January 2021

Apollo to focus on governance, reputational risk as Black steps aside

In a letter to LPs on Monday, Leon Black said the alternatives giant's approach to reputation risk until now had been 'conservative'.

4 min read · 26 January 2021

France's Cathay Capital founder: LPs are pushing us to launch impact fund

The firm held a final close on Cathay Innovation Fund II on €650m last month, more than doubling the firepower of its 2016-vintage Fund I, founder MingPo Cai tells PEI.

2 min read · 21 January 2021

LACERA board member slams ‘pejorative’ language about emerging managers

Wayne Moore also asked that staff and JP Morgan, which runs the private equity emerging manager programme, provide more information about the demographic make-up of its GPs.

3 min read · 19 January 2021

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