All Private equity articles
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Blog postFrom New York to Belém: Private capital in the global net zero transition
Climate Week NYC is an opportunity for investors, policy makers and other stakeholders to build momentum on the road to COP30.
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News and pressThe iCI launches foundational guidance for private markets on the Voluntary Carbon Market
The Initiative Climat International (iCI), a PRI-supported initiative, together with sustainability consultancy Anthesis, have announced the launch of a comprehensive guide on the Voluntary Carbon Market (VCM)
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News and pressUpdated Private Markets Decarbonisation Roadmap released: PMDR 2.0
The new PMDR 2.0, from the iCI and the Sustainable Markets Initiative’s Private Equity Task Force, incorporates key insights and feedback from adopters.
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News and pressThe iCI and the Sustainable Markets Initiative’s Private Equity Task Force launch the Private Markets Decarbonisation Roadmap (PMDR)
Supported by Bain & Company, the PMDR provides private markets firms with a common language to communicate their portfolio’s decarbonisation status.
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News and pressInitiative Climat International publishes new guidance on GHG accounting for tech and software companies
Initiative Climat International (iCI), together with ERM, launch today a new guidance document to help software companies account for their indirect or “value chain” greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions, referred to as Scope 3 emissions.
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Blog postResponsible private equity: Our data reveals some emerging best practices but there is more work to do
By Daram Pandian, Associate, Private Equity & Venture Capital, and Peter Dunbar, Head of Private Equity, PRI
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Blog postAnd now the hard part… implementing climate commitments
By Toby Belsom, Director, Investment Practices, PRI
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Blog postVenture capital investors must take ESG due diligence seriously – our new DDQ can help
By Daram Pandian, Associate, Private Equity & Venture Capital, and Peter Dunbar, Head of Private Equity, PRI
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Blog postAI-related ESG risks: What investors need to know
By Ravit Dotan PhD, independent AI Ethics Consultant & Researcher, and Daram Pandian, Associate, Private Equity & Venture Capital, PRI
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News and pressiCI launches Asia-Pacific chapter to extend global push for private market climate ambition
Initiative Climat International (iCI), the global private equity climate initiative, today announces the launch of its Asia-Pacific chapter, bringing together private market investors across the region to continue the global drive to reduce greenhouse gas emissions and accelerate the transition to a zero-carbon, climate resilient economy.
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News and pressPRI releases ESG factor map to support collaboration between Private Equity and Private Credit Investors
The Private Credit (PC) - Private Equity (PE) ESG Factor Map is designed to facilitate collaboration between sponsors, co-investors and lenders.
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News and pressInitiative Climat International publishes new standard for GHG accounting and reporting in private equity
Monday 9 May 2022 Initiative Climat International (iCI), together with ERM today launches a new standard that for the first time sets out a consistent approach to GHG emissions disclosure across the private equity sector. The standard represents a practical application of the GHG Protocol and the Partnership for Carbon ...
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News and pressCredit Trade Associations join forces with PRI on ESG Credit harmonization
The Alternative Credit Council (ACC), the Loan Syndications and Trading Association (LSTA) and the Principles for Responsible Investment (PRI) are joining forces to align lenders and private equity sponsors to support material and consistent ESG data disclosure within the credit markets.
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News and pressiCI launches North American chapter to drive private equity action on climate change
The Initiative Climate International (iCI) has today launched its North American chapter, joined by leading private equity investors across the region.
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Blog postThe mainstreaming of ESG in private equity
Using an ESG lens to identify risks and value creation opportunities is becoming more mainstream in private equity. The use of impact methodologies will also increase, answering stakeholders’ demands for evidence of the real-world impacts of ESG programmes.
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OtherPRI Private Markets Climate Series - Partners Group
In this video, Carmela Mondino outlines a TCFD-aligned climate change strategy, which Partners Group has developed to address climate change in their investment process.
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OtherClimate change initiatives for private markets investors
Various initiatives have formed to offer guidance and support for investor action towards positive climate change outcomes. This page highlights key initiatives and their resources. css Tab system
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Blog postEuropean private equity firms push ahead on ESG agenda
By Peter Dunbar, Senior Specialist, Investment Practices, PRI, Marie Luchet, Director of Continental Europe, PRI, Federica Rampinini, Relationship Manager Italy, Greece, Malta and Eline Sleurink, Head of UK and Ireland
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Blog postPrivate equity sponsors and lenders align to standardise ESG disclosure during due diligence
By Sanaz Raczynski, Head of ESG at Kohlberg & Company; Allison Spector, Head of ESG at One Rock Capital Partners and formerly at Churchill from Nuveen; Peter Dunbar, Senior Specialist and Carmen Nuzzo, Head of Fixed Income, Investment Practices, PRI
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OtherClimate change resources for private markets investors
Resources aimed at increasing investor education and awareness on climate change have proliferated as the topic has grown in importance in recent years. On this page, we highlight a range, by no means exhaustive, of key resources in this area, produced by both the PRI and external authors.
