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Khalida Ali, director of diversity and inclusion at Vista Equity Partners, goes into detail on how the tech investor is trying to reinforce an inclusive and welcoming culture.

When it comes to diversity and inclusion, middle-aged white men have to be 'vulnerable and open', HGGC's Lance Taylor tells members of PEI's CFO All Access networking community.

Black leaders in institutional investment reflect on the social justice movement sparked by George Floyd’s killing, which has brought diversity in finance into the mainstream of ESG.

Representatives Maxine Waters of California and Joyce Beatty of Ohio included the two big private equity players among a list of 31 investment managers who received the letter.

The PE heavyweight’s GP platform, which aims to back the next-generation of diverse managers, will provide both seed capital and working capital of more than a year to its GPs.

CalSTRS’ ‘long debate’ with ESG laggards The $283.4 billion California State Teachers’ Retirement System is by all accounts a progressive pension when it comes to sustainability. This month it agreed to invest $150 million per year in sustainable private equity co-investments to focus on “low carbon solutions” to the climate crisis (details here). It’s significant, […]

The competition for senior-level investment execs is 'extremely fierce', the firm said as it updated the market on sustainability initiatives.

More than half of UK and continental investment teams were all-white last year and 12% featured no women, according to analysis by the two organisations.

Building back better requires more than just capital; it requires social change and good governance, write Joe Baratta, global head of private equity, and Kathleen McCarthy, global co-head of real estate, at Blackstone.

Funds that champion women-led businesses and gender-balanced deal teams are among the innovations as well as a mentorship scheme.