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There is an opportunity to align closely with portfolio companies and investors to address global challenges such as food supply, climate change and poor health, say Kevin Schwartz, Renata Dinkelmann and Natalya Michaels at Paine Schwartz Partners.
Current macro challenges make impact investments even more compelling, says Ken Mehlman, co-head of KKR’s Global Impact strategy.
Impact performance benchmarks – like GIIN’s IRIS+ – are in their nascency, but there are those that believe they will enter the mainstream.
The private equity model is well suited to impact investing, but some additional considerations can help funds drive positive outcomes, say Travers Smith’s George Weavil and Henriika Hara.
Investor appetite for climate-orientated solutions is growing as a political push for action accelerates momentum.
Climate change and inequality are interconnected challenges that cannot be addressed in isolation, say Rekha Unnithan, David Haddad and Radhika Shroff
of Nuveen’s private equity impact team.
Having a shared vision is key when investing in impact funds, says Elleke Maliepaard at German development finance institution DEG.
The UK social impact investing market has grown almost 10-fold over the last decade and continues to accelerate, says Douglas Sloan, managing director at Big Society Capital.
The amount of dry powder dedicated to impact secondaries increased markedly in 2022 – if from a very low base.
The pandemic made existing inequities in healthcare harder to ignore.