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Investors, especially pension schemes with young beneficiaries, are starting to ask more of their managers when it comes to climate strategy.
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.
The new US president’s environmental agenda and plans for a ‘clean energy revolution’ could provide added impetus for ESG strategies in private markets.
Close partnerships with management are key to building better business practices, says Katharine Preston, vice-president, sustainable investing at OMERS.
The pandemic has propelled human capital to the forefront of the conversation on ESG priorities moving forward, says Partners Group’s Carmela Mondino.
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.
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.
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.
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.
The Apollo chief's decision to relinquish the reins as chief executive is an opportunity for the industry to prioritise governance.