All Private equity articles – Page 5
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PRI Web PageRoundtable: Human rights in private markets investing
A core focus of the PRI’s work in 2021 is to support investors in understanding and engaging on their human rights risks and impacts.
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Blog postLaunching the climate hub for private markets
By Peter Dunbar, CFA, Senior Specialist, PRI and Simon Whistler, Senior Specialist, PRI
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WebinarPEI Panel on ESG in Venture Capital
PRI co-hosted the PEI Responsible Investment Forum: New York in March 2021. Our private equity specialist, Peter Dunbar, moderated a panel discussing ESG in venture capital and was joined by panellists from the European Investment Fund, 500 Start Ups, Oxford Capital and a Former Fellow, Technology and Public Purpose Project, ...
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PRI Web PageNew members added to the Private Equity Advisory Committee
The PRI is delighted to announce the appointment of three new signatory representatives to the Private Equity Advisory Committee.
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WebinarPRI Digital Forum: Americas - Breakout 1B: Human rights
This session will focus on identifying and remedying human rights violations in private equity portfolios.
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Blog postAligning private equity investment practices and structures with ESG goals
By Peter Dunbar, Private Equity Senior Specialist, PRI and Delilah Rothenberg, Founder and Executive Director of the Predistribution Initiative
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Case studyAnalysis of the impact of an investment portfolio on society and on SDGs
Case study by VidaCaixa
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Case studyIncorporating the EU Taxonomy into investment management
Case study by SEB Investment Management
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WebinarUS directors’ duties: private equity backed companies and ESG
The PRI has commissioned a legal memorandum from law firm Debevoise & Plimpton on the duties of US directors, as they pertain to ESG. This piece follows from a similarly commissioned report in 2019 looking at UK directors’ duties. The US memo looks specifically at the law of Delaware, and ...
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ArticleGuidance for private equity signatories: US directors’ duties and ESG
The legal duties imposed on directors of US companies incorporated in Delaware require them to take into account material ESG factors and permit them to take other ESG factors into account when rationally related to stockholder interests when discharging their duties.
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WebinarTCFD reporting in private equity: a practitioner’s guide to GP reporting
Join the PRI and industry guests for a webinar on September 10th 2020, which will explore the benefits and challenges of disclosing climate-related financial risk through TCFD reporting in private equity.During this session, our guests will focus on each of the four elements of TCFD disclosure; governance; strategy; risk management; ...
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Blog postPrivate equity buyouts and employee health
By Pilar Garcia-Gomez (Erasmus University, Rotterdam), Ernst Maug (University of Mannheim), and Stefan Obernberger (Erasmus University, Rotterdam)
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Blog postCOVID-19 should serve as a wake-up call on supply chains for private equity investors
By Peter Dunbar, CFA, Private Equity Senior Specialist, PRI
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WebinarThe initiative Climat International – private equity action on climate change
The PRI is delighted to invite you to learn more about the fast growing private equity climate initiative: initiative Climat International, and how private equity players can take action on climate change towards COP26.
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WebinarResponsible investing in private equity: ESG integration for LPs
Following the recent release of the 3rd edition of PRIs – Technical Guide for LPs: Responsible Investment in PE, join us for this webinar on Thursday, May 21st. We will be hosting three LPs signatories who will discuss both their experience integrating leading RI and ESG practices within the LP ...
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Blog postThe critical role of limited partners in driving responsible investment in private equity
By Peter Dunbar, CFA, Private Equity Senior Specialist, PRI
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Technical guideGuide for limited partners: responsible investment in private equity - Section 3
Section 3: Integrating ESG
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Technical guideGuide for limited partners: responsible investment in private equity - Section 2
Section 2: Recent developments
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Technical guideGuide for limited partners: responsible investment in private equity
The appetite for ESG integration in private equity has grown strongly since the 2nd edition of this guide in 2011.
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Blog postHow private equity can address the TCFD recommendations
By Jack Balsdon, Climate Policy Analyst
