Comment: Compliance and ESG - Overhead or value-driver?
Well-resourced and robust Compliance and ESG teams have for some time been important tools enabling PE firms and their portfolio companies to navigate an ever more complex regulatory landscape while addressing ever-growing institutional investor focus on integrating ESG criteria into investment programmes. As a result of the current pandemic, there are some reports of Compliance and ESG teams facing layoffs, budget reductions and furloughs.
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