ESG

Apollo, New York State Common Retirement Fund and other LPs and GPs discuss what makes good ESG data and the direction of travel for reporting.

A look inside Bay Bridge Ventures, a firm with grand plans founded by an ex-CalPERS portfolio manager and two venture capitalists.

Atomico has hired its first ESG and sustainability director. The news comes on the heels of a report by the Principles of Responsible Investment that found the VC industry's ESG efforts lag those of the rest of private markets.

Founder Jay Koh says investors are beginning to focus more systematically on physical climate risk to particular sectors and markets.

Harvard Management Company has a $18bn allocation to private equity – including venture capital – and has brought ESG into its recently redrawn risk tolerance levels in recent years.

Some top-performing VC firms show 'very little acceptance' of ESG, and LPs must understand the unique VC model to engage them, says UN PRI’s Peter Dunbar.

The multi-stage investor is the latest firm to roll out its ESG plans. Cathay's Matthieu van der Elst and Denis Barrier describe the importance of why Cathay has adopted an ESG approach to its investing practice.

As ESG becomes a more popular strategy, venture firms looked for ways to capitalize on it. Here are five stories of how ESG had a starring role in venture in 2021.

Multistage investor Norwest Venture Partners has raised $3bn for Fund XVI, its largest fund to date and its first to include a formal ESG policy.

The early-stage firm's sixth fund to focus on tech start-ups with ESG principles.