Blogs About Investor Perspective
Is the Focus on Private Equity Giving Public Markets a Free Pass?
Aron Cramer, President and CEO
This year's U.S. presidential election season, like most, is dishing up more conflict than insight. One of the most distracting questions? Whether private equity is inherently good or bad. The more important question is whether the much larger public markets are functioning well and supporting an economy that delivers the kind of growth we want and need. Read more →
CSR in the EU: Time to Make It Mandatory?
Charlotte Bancilhon, Associate, Advisory Services
The European Commission’s third Communication on CSR has been a long time coming. With mid-October the new projected release date, it’s a good time to look at what may be on the table. Read more →
Responsible Private Equity?
Laura Gitman, Managing Director, Advisory Services
Stakeholder expectations, labor unions, conflict minerals, energy reduction, water scarcity. These terms are all commonplace in most of the sustainability or CSR events that I attend, but they are not the concepts usually discussed at a meeting for private equity firms–an industry which has historically been criticized for being ruthless, breaking up companies, and saddling others with debt. Yet last week, I had the opportunity to moderate a panel at the Responsible Investment Forum in New York hosted by the United Nations Principles for Responsible Investment and Private Equity International. There were more than 300 delegates in attendance, most of whom were either general partners (GPs) or limited partners (LPs) in major global private equity firms. More remarkable: most are actively engaged in ESG issues. Read more →
Sustainable Entrepreneurship Underway in the Middle East and North Africa
Guy Morgan, Director, Advisory Services
I recently had the opportunity to speak at a session on financing sustainable entrepreneurship during a unique “un”-Conference in Cologne, Germany, on future lifestyles and sustainable entrepreneurship. I joined experts from the socially responsible investment world, impact investors, and serial entrepreneurs to talk about availability of funds and how to mobilize more capital for the creation of new sustainable enterprises. Read more →
Debating the Future of Sustainability at the IFC
Julia Nelson, Former Manager, Advisory Services
This week marks the close of the third and final public consultation period for the review of the International Finance Corporation’s (IFC) Sustainability Framework. The policies, standards, and guidance notes in the Framework set expectations on social and environmental performance for the financial institutions and companies who receive funds from the IFC (the private sector investment arm of the World Bank Group). Read more →
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