ESG regulation
5 October 2022
IPEM 2022: “We need to act with intentionality”
Johnny El Hachem, CEO, Edmond De Rothschild Private Equity, discusses the origins of their conviction investment approach
3 October 2022
IPEM 2022: “We have to fight the fight”
FRANCE INVEST's Claire Chabrier discusses PE's role in tackling climate change and social inequalities
3 October 2022
Invest Europe releases new ESG reporting guidelines
New guidelines aim to be user friendly and include a voluntary reporting template
5 September 2022
Daring to be different
Having enjoyed several years of stellar growth, have Asian fund managers done enough to ensure their firms are operating in a robust enough manner to weather the gathering global macroeconomic storm?
30 August 2022
PRI among consortium calling for ESG standardisation
The WBCSD, PRI and IFA have been endorsed by 65 organisations, calling for aligned regulatory and standard-setting efforts around sustainability disclosure
30 August 2022
Novata partners with Frazier & Deeter
The partnership aims to support identification of ESG metrics and disclosure requirements
26 August 2022
TDA 2022: ESG Professional of the Year: Robert Sroka, Abris Capital Partners
Sroka expresses his passion for ESG, and why he always tries to go the extra mile - a quality which won the judges' vote
17 August 2022
Maples launches ESG fund services solutions
They aim to support fund managers and institutional investors with ESG and impact investing credentials
15 August 2022
TDA 2022 Technology: ESG winner: Greenstone
Toby Robertson, head of InvestorPortal explains why being a specialist in the ESG space won the judges vote
11 August 2022
Apex Group expands Global Compliance Solutions to Singapore
It aims to address local clients’ risks and concerns around ESG, sustainability, AML, digital assets and fintech
10 August 2022
TDA 2022 Advisory/Consultancy ESG winner: ITPEnergised
Katie Jeffery, associate at ITPEnergised discusses how the firm remains focused on building real value in a rapidly evolving ESG landscape
8 August 2022
eFront partners with Clarity AI
The partnership will integrate Clarity AI’s platform into eFront, enabling GPs and LPs to generate sustainability data on alternative investment portfolios
18 July 2022
Legal lowdown: Sam Kay, Travers Smith
Partner and head of investment funds discusses PE’s evolution since 1998, the importance of carry, along with the challenges of labelling funds in relation to SFDR and the Taxonomy Regulation
12 July 2022
FCA delays consultation on SDR
The FCA has delayed its internal consultation period from Q2 2022 to autumn 2022
8 July 2022
Reed Smith launches global ESG practice
The practice builds on the support and advice the firm has provided for its clients around ESG for a number of years
5 July 2022
Key reporting deadlines for Q3 2022
Need to know dates for private equity filings in the third quarter of 2022
30 June 2022
TNFD releases v0.2 beta framework
This second release builds on and incorporates the core components of the first v0.1 framework, makes several enhancements and introduces three new features
27 June 2022
More signal, less noise: enhancing the UK’s position as a fund domicile
Despite housing the largest asset management industry in Europe, the UK ranks behind other jurisdictions as a domicile of choice for UCITS and AIFs
24 June 2022
Höppner named as Riverside CSO
Newly-formed role sees Höppner overseeing and driving the GP's ESG initiatives globally
23 June 2022
One in four LPs refusing investments on ESG standards
New findings show 25% of LPs are turning down investments based on a manager’s ESG standards
23 June 2022
ESG Book raises $35m series B
The new funding, led by Energy Impact Partners, will advance ESG Book’s next-generation technology
23 June 2022
Column: Ukraine and ESG
The humanitarian crisis in Ukraine has put ESG into sharp focus for private equity firms, writes Riverside Europe’s COO Dörte Höppner
22 June 2022
Gen Z call for PE to boost ESG credentials
Private equity firms should better highlight their ESG credentials if they want to secure the next generation of top talent within a fiercely competitive candidate market, new research finds.
22 June 2022
Luchet joins ACA to lead European ESG Advisory
Marie Luchet was previously the director of Continental Europe with Principles for Responsible Investment (UNPRI)
20 June 2022
Comment: Keep your head in the cloud to track ESG
To be good at ESG investing you need an exceptional ESG tracking system, which requires the power of the cloud, writes Ben Harrison of Intapp
13 June 2022
Zeidler launches digital sustainable finance module
The module provides practical guidance on sustainable finance regulations, disclosure and reporting obligations
8 June 2022
LPs to start requesting SBTi adoption
New research reveals the majority of European LPs will soon be asking managers to adopt the Science-Based Targets initiative
7 June 2022
Comment: ESG and PE in Asia: rules of attraction
Stephanie Keen, leader of Hogan Lovells’ corporate & finance practice in Asia Pacific and associate Amelia Lee detail regulatory developments putting ESG firmly on the map in Asia.
7 June 2022
ESAs clarify SFDR and Taxonomy Regulation compliance
Recent statement aims to clear up confusion over the application of SFDR and the Taxonomy Regulation ahead of their adoption
6 June 2022
Force of nature
The TCFD has put action to prevent climate change to the forefront of investing, now a new nature-related framework aims to put the spotlight on biodiversity
30 May 2022
Human vs nature
People are messy and unpredictable - trying to fit them into one third of an acronym isn’t working
25 May 2022
Broadridge launches ESG reporting solution
The solution aims to help ESG asset managers to manage their SFDR compliance
23 May 2022
Legal lowdown: James Oussedik, Sidley Austin
To kick off our legal insights series, James Oussedik, investment funds partner at Sidley Austin discussed his thoughts on AIFMD II and fund domiciliation challenges
23 May 2022
Zeidler launches SFDR disclosures tool
The tool aims to streamline and simplify asset managers’ adherence to the ESG regulation
16 May 2022
BlackRock to streamline ESG reporting
Consortium of LPs will use ESG Outreach, an extension of eFront’s Insight platform, for ESG data collection, analysis and reporting
29 April 2022
400 PRI signatories used EU taxonomy last year
Around 10% of total signatories adopted taxonomy on voluntarily basis before it became a mandatory obligation
28 April 2022
Another ESG regulation
Despite numerous ESG related rules hitting private equity over the past year, Brexit means more burdensome regulations for managers to digest and comply with. What does the proposed UK Green Taxonomy mean for PE, and how does it fit into the existing ESG regulatory matrix?
25 April 2022
JTC launches virtual chief sustainability officer service
The outsourced offering aims to help clients to understand, definite and implement their own ESG strategy, policies and reporting
12 April 2022
EU Commission publishes finalised RTS under SFDR
The Commission Delegated Regulation will come into force on 1 January 2023, when SFDR is expected to come into effect
11 April 2022
Comment: Unlocking private markets’ ESG potential
Hemal Mehta, founder and CEO of AtomInvest discusses the importance of sophisticated tech when it comes to ESG data collection, analysis and reporting
7 April 2022
Aztec hires head of ESG and sustainability
Caroline Mantoura joins from Accenture, having served as director of operations
25 March 2022
ESG Book adds ESG data convergence project metrics
Private equity GPs and LPs, globally, will now have access to meaningful, performance-based, comparable sustainability data from private companies
24 March 2022
GRI most popular ESG reporting framework
The framework is widely used across the US and Western Europe because it’s considered the most comprehensive standard for sustainability reporting
22 March 2022
Key reporting deadlines for Q2 2022
Need to know dates for private equity filings in the second quarter of 2022
17 March 2022
TNFD framework open for consultation
Taskforce for Nature-based Financial Disclosures aims to build upon the approach taken by TCFD and align with the emerging global baseline for sustainability standards
14 March 2022
LISTEN: Lessons learned with Steve Darrington
Our latest podcast details his approach to risk management, walking the line between optimism and realism, and thinking the unthinkable.
7 March 2022
5 minutes with… Monel Amin, DiligenceVault
“One of the biggest friction points we see is the lack of standardisation. Diligence standards have emerged, but adoption remains sub-scale.”
21 February 2022
ESG outsourcing: who’s who?
We've compiled a directory of who does what when it comes to ESG outsourcing, to help get those boxes ticked.
7 February 2022
PRI: DEI is more than just gender and diversity
According to PRI, LPs have a vital role in affecting systemic change on DEI issues, not only within their own organisations but also wider society
2 February 2022
GPs need more clarity to create ESG funds
EY’s latest report found the majority of GPs don’t plan to offer ESG products this year, citing lack of standardised methodologies and appropriate risk/returns profiles as reasons why
2 February 2022
IIGCC publishes net zero guidance for PE
The guidance aims to incorporate net zero strategies for institutional investors with multi-asset portfolios
31 January 2022
100 LPs and GPs commit to ESG data convergence project
The group aims to streamline ESG data collection and reporting, leading to greater transparency
27 January 2022
SFDR remains a double-edged sword
The benefits and challenges of the EU Sustainable Finance Disclosure Regulation (SFDR) were put to debate at our recent ESG conference
25 January 2022
EDC to collect ESG data
Collecting data annually using one platform with a standardised methodology, allows for consistent, comparable pan-European statistics
20 January 2022
Navigating new rules
Ropes & Gray partner, Eve Ellis, takes a look back at private equity fund regulations throughout 2021, and looks ahead to what's in store for 2022 and beyond
18 January 2022
Invest Europe developing ESG reporting standards
The new standards are expected to be developed and established by summer 2022
17 January 2022
PE vs ESG
The mindset required to genuinely achieve ESG aims inherently conflicts with the numerical and return-driven mindset needed to deliver private equity success. How can these mindsets converge to achieve both?
5 January 2022
LP/GP power balance set to shift
Intertrust has identified the key technology trends which will impact private equity in 2022
4 January 2022
Comment: The year ESG went mainstream
Sofiya Bumagin, managing associate at Linklaters discusses how ESG is fast becoming a PE megatrend, and the challenges yet to be overcome