Setting Your
ESG Strategy

Rising demand for ESG data continues to push these environmental, social, and governance criteria to the top of the agenda in private markets. According to Bain, LPs consider ESG additive to investment performance, and 70% say their organization’s investment policies include an ESG approach.  

Novata recently hosted a webinar on the topic “How to Build an ESG Strategy for Private Equity.” This post includes insights from the webinar. Watch the replay here.

With ESG considerations gaining traction in private markets, a documented plan around ESG can help general partners (GPs) demonstrate…

Driven by rising scrutiny from regulators, investors, and other stakeholders, private equity firms are strengthening their focus on ESG. In private markets, a focus on these environmental, social, and governance factors is a differentiator for general partners (GPs) interested in attracting limited partner (LP) investments and building sustainable companies…

In private markets, environmental, social, and governance (ESG) considerations are increasingly influential in how limited partners (LPs) assess and evaluate investment decisions. For instance, in a survey from INSEAD’s Global Private Equity Initiative, 89% of limited partners said that ESG criteria play a role in investment decisions. And 77% consider it as a criterion when screening fund managers…

Regulators across the globe have been increasingly mandating ESG disclosures for publicly traded and large organizations. These requirements inevitably will trickle down to their suppliers and actors in the private markets. In May, for instance, the SEC proposed climate disclosure requirements for public companies…

Environmental, social, and governance (ESG) issues have become key considerations for private equity firms amid pressure to incorporate these factors into business practices. From investors to consumers, stakeholders of all sorts are increasingly using ESG data to evaluate businesses and inform decisions…

Are you new to the term “ESG”, wondering what it is, and what you should be doing? Are you getting what seems like sudden pressure from investors to report on ESG performance? We are here to help. The reality is that ESG refers to a broad range of topics. All organizations already are responding to many ESG related concerns and have put in place ESG policies, especially with regards to Social practices. The question is therefore how to map existing efforts to a broader strategy and to track progress…