diversity

The $53.5bn pension would like to find a way to better measure the full workforces of potential investment managers, among other concerns.

More than 500 attendees gathered virtually for our flagship diversity event last week gaining insight into topics ranging from progress on D&I issues and creating an impact to trends shaping the infrastructure industry. Here are some key highlights.

Kara Helander and Anna Edwin discuss how they are building diversity, equity and inclusion within their firms, and how the racial justice movement and pandemic have generated momentum for sustained action.

Investors cannot afford to ignore a GP set that has largely outperformed industry benchmarks, even during a pandemic.

Eric Duchon joined the mega-manager this week to oversee efforts to reduce carbon emissions and improve diversity in the firm and its portfolio companies.

'Many millennia of bias' make it vital that PE firms actively promote candidates from underrepresented groups, said Nic Humphries.

Value for Women’s Rebecca Fries explains how investors can improve their opportunities to innovate and their impact, particularly in the wake of covid-19.

Impact is no longer a distinct asset class but is being embraced as an investment style, says Michael Etzel, partner at impact consultancy Bridgespan Group.

The private equity industry must decide how its long-established fiduciary duty fits with a crisis like this.

Women make up about one in four of senior investment professionals at Neuberger Berman, which employs 'concrete measures' on recruitment and retention.