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S&P Global: Private equity and venture capital-backed deals in the energy efficiency sector totaled $31.79 billion across 280 deals worldwide as of Nov. 14, according to S&P Global Market Intelligence data.
PitchBook: While private equity firms aren't required to disclose their environmental, social, and governance practices, they have increased their transparency voluntarily over the last two decades, and it has led to better returns for investors.
FCA: As financial services firms integrate ESG into their activities and expand their ESG-focussed products, they are increasingly reliant on third party ESG data and ratings services.
Funds Europe: Morgan Stanley Investment Management (MSIM) launches 1GT growth-oriented private equity platform focused on companies aiming to mitigate climate change.
ESG Clarity: Fund general partners (GPs) in Asia are putting themselves at risk of greenwashing accusations, according to a new report from law firm Morrison & Foerster in conjunction with private equity intelligence provider AVCJ.
Harvard Business Review: The largest mainstream institutional investors and the rating agencies that serve them now say they consider high quality Environmental, Social, and Governance (“ESG”) practices by corporations to be necessary for sustainable, long-term wealth creation—a position that has generated academic and political controversy.
Private Equity Wire: The report cutes sources familiar with the matter as saying that Carlye began raising capital for Carlyle Renewable & Sustainable Energy Fund II earlier this year, which it achieves its target size, will be twice the size of its $800 million predecessor fund.
Financial Post: Environmental concerns have dominated the conversation when it comes to ESG risks, but the growing focus on the “social” component is prompting a search for ways to better assess corporate performance on issues ranging from diversity to employee mental health to human rights.
Funds Europe: Russell Investments' latest ESG survey indicated that data limitations and non-standardised reporting frameworks constitute the biggest challenges for investment managers.
BNN Bloomberg: A Bloomberg News survey of ESG-related issues found that 53% of 550 Terminal users want more rules to help them tackle environmental issues. The picture varies across regions, with Europeans more in favor of extra regulations than Americans, while both regions gave green issues priority over social or governance matters. In Asia, where efforts to regulate ESG are trailing those in Europe and the US, a majority of survey respondents wanted more rules across the board.
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