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Responsible investment is now a priority for LP portfolio construction, and managers are responding with supply to meet that demand, say HarbourVest Partners’ Natasha Buckley, Carolina Espinal and Ian Lane.
As generalist funds build centralised teams and specialist GPs look to scale, certain professionals will be highly sought after, says Acre's Ian Povey-Hall.
Despite the challenges, there is much the private equity industry can do to improve gender diversity, and there are many good reasons to act, says RSM’s Kerensa Butler
The GP has three ESG-linked fund facilities and was behind 'the world’s largest sustainability loan in the healthcare sector'.
Industry stakeholders are recognising the advantages of working together to develop standardised frameworks for ESG target-setting, data collection and reporting.
The $1.2trn China Investment Corporation last year established its first ESG policy framework, as the country bids to reach peak carbon emissions by 2030 and carbon neutrality by 2060.
A series of sustainability-focused deals in 2021 gave fresh significance to a relatively young market.
Universities Superannuation Scheme is the latest in a series of LPs to create separate impact and climate investing allocations across private markets.
The soon-to-IPO firm has raised $49bn, 45% of its total AUM, since 2018.
More than 100 global investor views are represented in Coller Capital's 2021 winter barometer of LP sentiment.