Managers

The ESG data tug-of-war between LPs and GPs is not yet resolved, despite the numerous frameworks and initiatives to standardise ESG data collection in private equity.

Village Capital-led research finds that more 'comprehensive and data-driven' decision-making materially reduces the gender fundraising gap.

Blackstone's Devin Glenn and Investcorp's Jordana Semaan discuss the challenges they’ve faced in navigating an industry where women, and especially women of colour, are still scarce among the highest decision-makers.

Managers warn that their ESG policies mean investors 'may decide to withdraw previously committed capital'.

The US trails the EU on adoption of ESG investment principles, with a consensus that more incentives are needed for momentum.

The ESG Data Convergence Initiative and other efforts to standardise ESG metrics in private equity neglect materiality, say panellists at PEI Group’s Responsible Investment Forum.

Novata, an ESG data software company for investment managers, is the latest to receive private equity backing – following the likes of Blackstone, CVC and KKR.

Real estate investors are finding that the most stringent sustainability classification under EU rules does not fit neatly with their environmental goals.

EQT, Blackstone and Tikehau Capital are among the firms celebrated by PEI Group's various publications for their achievements in sustainable investment.

A future in which portfolio companies are required to decarbonise poses 'a real risk for GPs', according to Bain's annual report.