ESG

Tech platforms are helping PE firms to cope with increasing environmental, social and corporate governance reporting demands, but what are the limits to their effectiveness?

PE firms are investing in businesses plugging the gaps caused by a declining and ageing population, such as those providing staffing, health and elderly care services.

Climate+, a long-term asset fund aimed at DC pensions, will invest across private markets.

More than 90% of LPs say they require impact funds to perform in-line or better than their generalist private equity benchmark, according to a survey by Rede Partners.

Clear implementation gaps when it came to TCFD and lack of disclosure on how managers deal with conflicts of interest in their responsible investments was also flagged in analysis.

Board chairman Paul Cunningham discusses industry feedback on IPEV's latest valuation guidelines, ESG considerations and finding consensus around valuations.

Central banker-turned-climate advocate Mark Carney has accelerated the private markets’ response to the climate crisis

Reports published by the UK’s Private Equity Reporting Group this week could sharpen the industry’s focus on transparency and disclosure.

Virginie Morgon positioned the French firm as a sustainability leader, a role it looks set to continue.

Measurement has become one of the defining elements of impact investing. How do managers in impact’s most popular theme – climate – measure up?