research & reports

Of GPs, 62% say they have declined an investment in the past year due to ESG factors, compared to 55% the year before, according to Investec’s survey of private equity managers.

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

The main investor concern was that companies may be able to reap the benefits of 'greenium'-style interest savings while avoiding meeting, or even testing, key performance indicators.

For the second year in a row, research firm Global SWF has assessed the world's largest state-backed investors on issues of sustainability.

Available to susbscribers only: an Excel spreadsheet containing details of LP commitments to funds managed by members of our Impact 20 ranking.

If mid-market firms are doing nothing on diversity, they are not alone... but they are in the minority.

PE exit activity is on the up following a year of pandemic-induced market slowdown, with almost $600bn of exits in the 12 months to March, according to a report from EY.

What we can learn about how private equity firms respond to climate risk from PwC’s 2021 responsible investment survey.

Investors have focused more on ESG over the past year, will prioritise social issues as a result of the pandemic and use a wide range of frameworks to establish their goals and measure their performance in sustainable investing.

More than half of UK and continental investment teams were all-white last year and 12% featured no women, according to analysis by the two organisations.