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ESG is the private equity industry’s next frontier

Corporate Knights

But PE is well placed to lead sustainable investing. found that 90% of limited partners factor ESG into their investment decisions, and 77% use it as a criterion in selecting general partners. InBC Investment Corp. Two years prior, in 2020, KKR announced an investment in Q-Park, a leading European parking garage operator.

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Effective Corporate Persuasion 

Chris Hall

According to research recently published by the Cambridge Institute for Sustainability Leadership (CISL) and global law firm DLA Piper, the worlds largest asset management companies increased their ESG-specific engagement by 39% between 2020 and 2023, driven in no small part by the sustainability objectives of their asset owner clients.

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KKR 2021 Sustainability Report: Climate

3BL Media

We see climate as a global challenge that requires solutions at all levels, and we are thinking about how we invest, where we invest, and what we do to drive value creation. INTEGRATING climate considerations in our investment process. SCALING UP: OUR 2022 PRIORITIES. KKR CLIMATE ACTION STRATEGY.

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Which banks are financing the clean energy transition?

Corporate Knights

-based financial publication The Banker to produce the world’s first list of green-ish banks ranked by the percentage of revenues they earn through sustainable lending, underwriting and investments.

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Focus on Outcomes

Chris Hall

While global sustainable investments reached US$30.3 trillion in 2022, at the same time greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions have hit an all-time high. It has proved the high-level economic logic that more sustainable businesses are more valuable,” explained Byrns. Plus, we have aligned the KPIs with value creation,” he added.

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Surfing the Sustainability Wave

Chris Hall

CalSTRS Sustainable Investment Director Kirsty Jenkinson talks about taking a hard line on companies failing to disclose emissions properly and treating proxy voting as seriously as portfolio investments. A key aspect under the net zero transition category for CalSTRS, is methane mitigation.

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Integration of Social Issues Critical to Confront Climate Change

Chris Hall

It also pointed to a lack of tools for investors to integrate social issues into their investment strategies and an “overwhelming focus” from international bodies and investor initiatives on climate and nature-related issues. trillion and US$14.2 trillion and US$14.2