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As LPs become increasingly demanding of GPs with respect to ESG data requests, the question of cost attribution is getting more acute.

Around half of impact funds in market have been on the road for more than a year, according to New Private Markets' newly launched database.

More than 90% of LPs say they require impact funds to perform in-line or better than their generalist private equity benchmark, according to a survey by Rede Partners.

Increasing transparency will leave greenwashers with nowhere to hide; the industry will be better for it.

10 red flags to watch for when assessing the manager of an impact fund, according to investment consultant bfinance.

SWEN’s Blue Ocean Fund has closed above target and joins a small group deploying capital to preserve ocean health.

As the collapse of SVB gets co-opted by proponents of the ‘ESG backlash’, expect managers to shy away from using the phrase.

Focusing on a fund rather than the entire portfolio means engaging with companies from day one, so the GP can align with management teams from the beginning, says head of ESG Adinah Shackleton.

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.

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.