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ESG momentum stalled by lack of common language

by Alice Murray 13 September 2018

Inconsistency with ESG definitions is holding back a global investor push to put responsible money to work, a large-scale new survey has found. [caption id="attachment_4163" align="alignright" width="350"] LP unease around the lack of ESG evidence, data and knowledge has been laid bare in recent polls[/caption] A poll by HSBC of 1,700 financial players, including private equity LPs, identified the lack of a shared language, a low GP appetite and perceptions of poor returns as key barriers to ESG progress.

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