ESG

If your ESG fund vows to exclude 'fossil fuel' securities, be sure to define what you mean by this phrase.

But when they have a plan in place the results come more quickly, suggests analysis of EDCI data by BCG.

An essential ingredient to a good employee ownership plan is communication, says Riverside managing partner Jeremy Holland.

Analysis of the third year of EDCI data suggests that even amid tougher economic times, private equity-backed companies create new jobs faster than public companies.

Infrastructure managers are considered the most advanced sustainable investors, research from Goldman Sachs Asset Management shows.

Internal and external mentoring programmes can provide support and guidance for women across all stages of their careers.

It is still 'early days' but there has been a 'surge of interest' in the topic, according to Manulife's chief sustainability officer.

DE&I rhetoric is commonplace in the industry, but there’s still progress to be made when it comes to how gender diversity features in investment decisions, writes Jon Yarker.

The cost of ESG consultants and benchmarking is increasingly being borne by the fund, according to Private Funds CFO's latest Fees & Expenses Survey.

The TISFD seeks to create a reporting framework for social and inequality-related risks and represents a 'welcome step', writes John Rabba of Mott MacDonald.