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The fact the ESG teams often sit as a separate function means they have to work hard to be ‘everyone’s favourite phone call’.

Technology can give the private markets industry the leg up it needs to compete with listed equity markets in ESG data collection and accurate benchmarking, writes Hamilton Lane's Paul Yett.

Measures in the US to incentivise investment in the energy transition will benefit the clean tech industry, the US economy and the average American, writes Joe Blair of Bay Bridge Ventures.

Proponents of private markets – and private equity in particular – have always praised the ownership model for its superior governance compared to publicly listed companies; it is time to prove it.

Some things are certain in this world; one is that the urgent need for standardised ESG data must be part of any serious conversation about sustainability in private markets.

The scarcity of quality greenhouse gas emissions data means a lot of investors are 'flying blind', writes Rhyadd Keaney-Watkins, head of ESG for Arjun Infrastructure Partners. Change, however, is coming.

In a world of imperfect data, LPs will search for visual evidence of diversity. They should take care when doing so.

It’s a private fund innovation that could be a force for good, but some investors may struggle with it.

While the energy transition can seem like an insurmountable task, innovations in private markets give reason for hope.

These increasingly popular assets’ environmental impact and vulnerability to climate change merit closer attention.