Private equity

Responsible investment is naturally aligned to private equity through its long-term investment horizon and stewardship-based style.

To hear more about our private equity work, contact us.

Latest

Human rights in private markets: identifying and assessing negative human rights outcomes
2022-08-08T14:46:00+01:00
Key points from a workshop held on 30 June 2022 where private markets industry participants discussed how to identify and assess negative human rights outcomes
Incorporating climate change in private markets: An investor resource guide
2022-07-13T11:54:00+01:00
A guide on the publicly available resources and initiatives available for direct and indirect private equity and real assets equity investors to help them incorporate climate change considerations in their investment process.
Greenhouse Gas Accounting and Reporting for the Private Equity Sector
2022-05-09T13:02:00+01:00
A report developed by the Initiative Climat International (iCI) with ERM, enables GPs to establish processes for carbon footpring data collection and thereby improve the quality of their GHG emissions reporting.

Venture capital

Starting up: Responsible investment in venture capital

Venture capital plays a critical first role in the investment chain.

Introductory guide

An introduction to responsible investment: private equity

Due Diligence Questionnaire

Responsible investment DDQ for private equity limited partners

Case studies: Responsible investment in venture capital

This series of case studies on responsible investment in venture capital addresses themes ranging from climate change to DEI.

Private Equity Advisory Committee

New members added to the Private Equity Advisory Committee

Technical guides

Guide 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.

TCFD for private equity general partners

This guide sets out the actions that private equity general partners (GPs) can take to address the four-pillar framework of the recommendations proposed by the Task Force on Climate-related Financial Disclosures (TCFD).

Practical guides and tools

Incorporating climate change in private markets: An investor resource guide

A guide on the publicly available resources and initiatives available for direct and indirect private equity and real assets equity investors to help them incorporate climate change considerations in their investment process.

The PC-PE ESG Factor Map

The PRI has worked with signatories on a new private credit (PC)-private equity (PE) ESG Factor Map. The Map aims to streamline the environmental, social and governance (ESG) information shared during the investment process. It is designed to facilitate collaboration between sponsors, co-investors and lenders and integrates existing ESG standards ...

Guidance 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.