measurement & reporting

Limited partners – particularly in Europe – are asking for 'opt-out' options in side letters, finds placement agent Capstone in its survey of investors.

The investment platform has channeled more than €900m of HNW money into private equity, it says.

The asset management firm thinks the SEC should apply ESG disclosure rules to private markets as well as public. ILPA disagrees.

Financial PR firm Prosek has invested in Blue Dot Capital, allowing the fledgling ESG consultant to expand its team and services.

The Northern European firm, an ESG early mover, has opted for an ESG-linked subscription credit line.

At the 20 largest private credit firms, fewer than 4% of investment or distribution professionals identify as either Black or Latinx, says executive search firm Jensen Partners.

Summa Equity calculated the financial cost of its portfolio’s CO2 emissions in Swedish kronor and as a percentage of its annual portfolio revenue in its 2020 portfolio report.

Two industry leading ESG frameworks combined to create a “more coherent” reporting system for private markets participants to track sustainable performance.

Sustainability lead Anne Simpson says all private equity managers for the $458bn pension have ESG policies in place, and 'financial markets are beginning to bring their full force to bear' on issues of sustainability'.

The CIO of Chicago Teachers’ Pension Fund explains what actions some LPs are expecting their managers to have taken after committing to diversity initiatives last year.