74% of participating private equity general partners (GP) increased their ESG commitments in the previous 12 months. GP action focuses heavily on opportunities to mitigate… Continue Reading
Malk Partners Releases its Second Study: ESG in Private Equity – 2013
(June 10, 2013) – Today, Malk Sustainability Partners (MSP) released ESG in Private Equity – 2013. The study is distinct because it draws on primary source research from extensive conversations with senior members of global private equity general partners (GP) and limited partners (LP) to identify year over year trends in drivers of ESG adoption, communication of management efforts, and organizational structure of responsibilities across the investment cycle.
ESG Disclosure Framework for Private Equity
As institutional investors display greater desire to invest in private equity funds that consider environmental, social, and governance (ESG) issues throughout their investment cycle, there… Continue Reading
Why are Investors Placing Pressure on Companies to Report on Carbon Emissions and other ESG Issues?
Investors are mounting pressure on the world’s largest companies to embrace sustainability management and report on carbon emissions, according to the Carbon Disclosure Project (CDP)…. Continue Reading
Andrew Malk Featured in recent BGL Publication
Investment bank Brown Gibbons Lang & Company (BGL) has recently featured Andrew Malk in their publication. In its issue of Environmental Services Insider, BGL spotlights… Continue Reading
Four Years Wiser and The Savings Show It: How KKR Saved $644 million through Environmental Initiatives
by Justin Vertongen With December 2012 marking the fourth year of its Green Portfolio Program, Kohlberg Kravis Roberts & Co. L.P. (KKR) released its annual… Continue Reading
MP’s Sustainable Supply Chain Study Covered on CBS MoneyWatch
MP Announces New Study Showing Supply Chain Managers at IT Companies Value Sustainability As public pressure mounts for companies to increase transparency of their efforts… Continue Reading
Product Takeback and e-Waste Recycling: A Growing Business Opportunity
As global economic trends increase natural resource costs, complicate production networks, and concentrate specialized manufacturing in geographic hubs, supply chains are becoming increasingly exposed to… Continue Reading
Exposing Hidden Risks through Integrated Reporting
Growing concern from stakeholders for the environmental and social impacts of companies has brought the reporting challenge of communicating intangible risk to the forefront of… Continue Reading
MP’s ESG Study Featured on The Wall Street Journal
As Fund Investors Demand More, PE Tries To Become More Responsible By Jonathan Shieber. Private equity firms are trying to be more responsible with their… Continue Reading
ESG in Private Equity℠ – 2012
92% of private equity general partners (GPs) expect to increase their focus on managing environmental, social, and governance (ESG) issues in the next 3 to… Continue Reading
Private Equity Sees Green: New Survey Finds Fund Managers and Their Investors Increasingly Focused on Environmental, Social, and Governance Issues
Many of the most recognized names in the private equity industry are currently leveraging environmental, social, and governance (ESG) tools to create financial value for… Continue Reading