ESG’s value-creation argument has never been stronger
ESG teams are increasingly able to demonstrate how their efforts drive growth in portfolio companies. It is a welcome development.
“I’ve been a very long-time visitor at this conference, and it’s really the first time that I’ve heard so many tangible examples from GPs saying: listen, I did this decarb strategy, and this is the value brought.”
AlpInvest's head of responsible investment Maaike van der Schoot, speaking on stage at Private Equity International‘s Responsible Investment Forum: Europe in London last week, hit the nail on the head.
Following last year’s forum, we wrote that private equity was starting to look beyond data collection and towards the ‘real juice’ of value creation. Fast forward 12 months, and these labours have seemingly started to bear fruit...
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