ESG

Conference panels underlined that ESG pressure from large US LPs will only increase, writes Natasha Buckley of UN-supported Principles for Responsible Investment.

Cheryl Potter has taken over as chair of the British Private Equity and Venture Capital Association, the third woman to hold the role since 1983.

Junior and mid-level employees are widely regarded as attractive targets, while more senior personnel may find themselves on the receiving end of tough questions from future business partners.

LPs are asking questions about diversity and inclusion within private fund firms; how do you make sure you have the right answers?

A firm’s level of transparency will affect its portfolio, exits and ability to raise capital, treasurer Kurt Summers tells delegates at the PEI Responsible Investment Forum in New York.

The PEI Awards 2018 will be announced tomorrow and this year impact plays a bigger role than ever.

The founder and chief executive of the Rise Fund takes the award amid rapid progress for impact strategies.

Sixth Swedish National Pension Fund (AP6) sustainability manager Anna Follér highlights the significance of voicing a commitment to ESG and sharing best practice

David Russell, head of responsible investment at USS Investment Management, part of the UK’s largest pension scheme, outlines his ESG priorities

Diversity and climate change are two of the issues that investors are most likely to focus on when scrutinising a fund’s responsibility record.