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The past year brought existential debate, some helpful regulation, and productive collaboration on climate and data matters, but a lack of urgency is still an issue.
Managers will need to focus on delivering alpha as the private equity industry faces a more volatile market, say Ares’ Matt Cwiertnia and Scott Graves.
Private equity’s adoption and integration of ESG has been rapid, but there is still some way to go before everyone is on the same page.
Investors are in the driving seat when it comes to GPs’ compliance with the Sustainable Finance Disclosure Regulation, say Debevoise & Plimpton’s Jin-Hyuk Jang and Patricia Volhard.
Data analytics, ESG and take-privates will all feature heavily as private equity firms seek to create value in the years ahead, say Glenn Mincey and Carole Streicher of KPMG.
European private equity has a long history of outperformance in challenging environments. Despite the current geopolitical and macroeconomic tumult, LPs should be prepared to maintain the momentum of their investment programmes.
As LPs continue to focus on ESG, there are signs GPs are getting better at meeting their demands.
Focusing on growth and operational improvement is the foundation for generating sustainable and consistent long-term returns, say Terry Miu Neeland, Alex Ovchar, Rosie Johnson and Tim Sims at Pacific Equity Partners.
Private equity’s resilience and innovation have allowed it to continuously meet the needs of GPs and LPs, say Proskauer’s Monica Arora, Howard Beber and Nigel van Zyl.
Scope 4 emissions and carbon-adjusted earnings were some of the cutting edge ideas on the menu at this week’s Responsible Investment Forum: Europe.