Responsible investment in private equity

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

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Assessing physical climate risk in private markets: A technical guide
2025-03-28T10:30:00+00:00
This guide details a three-part process for private markets investors to assess physical climate risk.
Stewardship in private equity: A guide for general partners
2024-03-27T12:00:00+00:00
This guide aims to help private equity general partners execute stewardship of their portfolio companies, partly by highlighting best practices for both beginners and leaders in stewardship.
Human rights in private markets: access to remedy
2023-07-13T09:55:00+01:00
Key points from a workshop on 31 January 2023 where private markets industry participants discussed their role in providing access to remedy.
Human rights due diligence for private markets investors: a technical guide
2023-06-07T08:00:00+01:00
This guidance aims to help private markets investors adopt consistent human rights practices and make more informed investment decisions

An introduction to responsible investment: private equity

2019-10-15T09:00:00+01:00

A guide to managing ESG issues in private equity

Venture capital

Starting up: Responsible investment in venture capital

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

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.

Due Diligence Questionnaires

Responsible investment DDQ for venture capital limited partners

2022-11-15T08:00:00+00:00

This due diligence questionnaire (DDQ) has been developed to help investors understand and evaluate a general partner’s (GP) responsible investment practices and the material environmental, social and governance (ESG) risks and opportunities their investments may be exposed to.

Responsible investment DDQ for private equity limited partners

2021-11-09T06:00:00+00:00

The Limited Partners’ (LP) Private Equity Responsible Investment Due Diligence Questionnaire (DDQ) has been developed to help investors understand and evaluate a general partner’s (GP) processes for incorporating material environmental, social and governance (ESG) risks and opportunities into their investment practices and to understand where responsibility for doing so lies.

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

Stewardship in private equity: A guide for general partners
This guide aims to help private equity general partners execute stewardship of their portfolio companies, partly by highlighting best practices for both beginners and leaders in stewardship.
Human rights in private markets: tracking and communicating performance
Key points from a workshop on 15 November 2022 where private markets industry participants discussed how to track and communicate performance relating to human rights.
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.