GreenBiz

SEPTEMBER 28, 2021

Just 14 percent of funding nature-based solutions is supplied by the private sector. That needs to change.

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GreenBiz

SEPTEMBER 14, 2021

ESG reporting and transparency at private companies is essential for achieving net zero for the entire world, not just the public companies.

Net Zero 447

Net Zero 447

GreenBiz

AUGUST 2, 2021

Private equity is starting to see meaningful opportunity in climate finance.

Sustainable Investment 515

Sustainable Investment 515

GreenBiz

MAY 25, 2022

Sponsored: The timing is prime for businesses to take on greater funding and collaborative leadership roles for biodiversity conservation, but more is needed to scale up private support.

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McKinsey Sustainabilty

APRIL 12, 2024

Amid a slower deal environment, private equity buyout managers can adapt their approach to value creation—and, as a first step, emphasize improvements to operational efficiency.

Value Creation 103

Value Creation 103

ESG Today

APRIL 11, 2024

Alternative investment data and insights provider Preqin announced today the launch of new ESG performance benchmarks aimed at enabling users to assess performance of private markets ESG funds, as well as SFDR, impact and climate funds.

Impact Investing 112

Impact Investing Sustainable Investment Development 112

GreenBiz

NOVEMBER 10, 2021

Six leading private equity firms sign up to the Science Based Targets initiative, as the group issues new guidance to help the sector decarbonize.

Decarbonize 450

Decarbonize 450

3BL Media

FEBRUARY 16, 2022

Explore more resources at our Private Equity Hub. For Private Equity, the momentum behind environmental, social, governance (ESG) focused investing has accelerated rapidly in the last 12 months. Preqin reports that ESG investments now account for more than one-third (36%) of private capital under management with an estimated $3.1

Climate Change 264

Climate Change COP26 Development 264

Renew Economy

MAY 7, 2023

The post CEFC sinks $80m into push for private infrastructure to decarbonise appeared first on RenewEconomy. The investment in PEP's latest fund is designed to target hard-to-decarbonise infrastructure companies.

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Impact Alpha

APRIL 11, 2024

The EPA’s $27 billion Greenhouse Gas Reduction Fund is intended to bring in at least seven times as much in private capital for. The post Private sector sees opportunity in federal ‘green bank’ fund appeared first on ImpactAlpha.

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Banking Impact Investing 106

GreenBiz

FEBRUARY 15, 2021

Joe Biden can be the president for a sustainable private sector. It would create a focal point to engage the private sector to contribute to current and future priorities and to further accelerate the private sector’s focus on sustainability. Biden needs the private sector to help move this important work forward.

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Paris Agreement Sustainable Investment Net Zero Climate Change 453

3BL Media

SEPTEMBER 7, 2022

Caroline Rubin, Managing Associate at Nathan Associates, on our impactful public-private partnership with USAID and Qualcomm® Wireless Reach™. For more than a decade, the private sector has become increasingly involved in the development sector. SOURCE: Qualcomm. Continue reading here. Continue reading here.

Development 246

Development 246

Renew Economy

APRIL 10, 2023

CEFC to invest up to $80 million into an ambitious private equity fund designed to drive down the emissions of middle market companies. The post CEFC invests $80m in new decarbonisation-driven private equity fund appeared first on RenewEconomy.

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Corporate Knights

JUNE 7, 2022

A union in British Columbia is pushing two of Canada’s largest financial institutions to rethink their involvement with a private equity industry that opaquely controls large portions of the country’s oil and gas sector. Private equity investments in oil and gas have grown in the last decade. Brookfield AGM.

Net Zero 297

Net Zero Banking Sustainable Investment 297

GreenBiz

MARCH 9, 2020

Biodiversity crisis is gaining traction in the private sector but a big disparity still exists between knowledge and action on climate and biodiversity.

Climate Change 479

Climate Change 479

GreenBiz

FEBRUARY 9, 2022

This shift towards stakeholder capitalism highlights the need for solid public-private partnerships.

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Renew Economy

APRIL 11, 2023

The post Investors urge government to let private capital do its work on clean energy transition appeared first on RenewEconomy. Investors say government should keep out of ownership of mature technologies, but assistance welcomed for new tech like storage, hydrogen and offshore wind.

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ESG Today

APRIL 10, 2024

Professional services firm EY announced the appointment of Chase Jordan as EY Global Private Equity ESG Leader. The appointments follow EY’s announcement in 2022 of plans to invest $1 billion to expand its private equity capabilities and offerings in areas including value creation and portfolio transformation, deal leadership, and ESG.

Value Creation 82

Value Creation Decarbonize 82

3BL Media

NOVEMBER 17, 2023

November 17, 2023 /3BL/ - Ceres welcomes two important new resources for private equity investors to help them evaluate and communicate the progress their portfolio companies are making towards net zero.

Net Zero 147

Net Zero Decarbonize CDP Development 147

ESG Today

MARCH 7, 2024

Marc Romano, Head of Impact Private Equity at Mirova said: “We are proud to announce the project launch of this new strategy, which will enable institutional and retail investors to have a tangible social and societal impact by contributing to the growth of companies committed to basic needs.

Climate Change 109

Climate Change Development 109

Impact Alpha

MARCH 12, 2024

The post The Brief: Private equity’s role in managing impact appeared first on ImpactAlpha. Greetings Agents of Impact! In today’s Brief: ⚡ Tomorrow’s Plugged In: Tech equity in action. Google-backed Tech Equity Collective is working to double.

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GreenBiz

AUGUST 3, 2023

Food companies and retailers of all sizes can, and must, leverage their resources to help end food insecurity for millions of Americans.

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Cisco CSR

APRIL 19, 2024

In a few days, we’ll be at Hannover Messe to show some of the amazing work we’ve been doing on our Cisco Mobility Services Platform with our Private 5G partners, Nokia and Logicalis. In February at Mo… Read more on Cisco Blogs

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Renew Economy

JULY 26, 2022

The post Victoria bans private, embedded power networks – unless they’re 100 pct renewable appeared first on RenewEconomy. Victoria to start banning embedded networks from the start of 2023, with the exception of buildings run on 100% renewables.

Smart Energy 244

Smart Energy 244

McKinsey Sustainabilty

JANUARY 10, 2024

Savvy distributors know the power of private-label brands to retain customers and accelerate profitable growth. Distributors that successfully increase their private-label penetration have a distinct advantage in overall gross margin.

Supply Chains 108

Supply Chains Supply Chain 108

Impact Alpha

JANUARY 16, 2024

When starting in impact investing or private equity, did you ever wonder where commonly accepted fund terms come from? The post Innovating to future-proof private equity for impact appeared first on ImpactAlpha. Why are almost all.

Impact Investing 102

Impact Investing 102

ESG Today

FEBRUARY 6, 2024

Investment data and research provider MSCI announced today the launch of MSCI Private Company Data Connect, a new platform aimed at collecting and communicating sustainability and climate data from private companies to general partner investors and lenders.

Value Creation 91

Value Creation Digitalization Development 91

3BL Media

APRIL 26, 2024

Originally published by Clean Fuels Alliance America on cleanfuels.org Published in SIGMA IGM Magazine | March/April 2024 Issue “As we look to be a leader in the space, it’s not just ‘how do we educate and try to advance and show fleets what we are doing,’ but how do we help enable them to follow similar goals for decarbonization,” Buttgenbach said. (..)

Decarbonize 147

Decarbonize Development 147

3BL Media

MAY 31, 2022

DESCRIPTION: May 31, 2022 /3BL Media/ - Fifth Third Private Bank has joined the growing ranks of global wealth management industry participants who recognize the importance of promoting the highest standards of ethical and sustainable behaviors by winning a Wealth for Good Award from WealthBriefing.

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Banking 243

McKinsey Sustainabilty

MARCH 1, 2024

A new wave of software investing is on the horizon as private equity looks to create value through software portfolio companies.

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McKinsey Sustainabilty

JANUARY 4, 2024

Japanese private equity is a growing presence in the financial landscape, and private equity firms can help Japanese companies fulfil their potential.

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McKinsey Sustainabilty

JANUARY 24, 2024

Decision makers looking to get a head start on the private markets should consider ten things.

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ESG Today

MARCH 25, 2024

The study found a “green rush” towards climate funds in both the private and public markets over the past few years, with more climate funds launched in private markets between 2020 and Q3 2023 than in the previous nine years combined, and with these new funds representing more than 70% of the $90.5

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Net Zero Green Bonds Decarbonize 85

3BL Media

APRIL 22, 2022

DESCRIPTION: Mastercard CEO Michael Miebach discusses how the private sector can help bring the innovation and expertise needed to support financial health and prosperity at The World Bank 2022 Spring Meetings. SOURCE: The Mastercard Center for Inclusive Growth. Watch the panel discussion: [link]. View the orginal content here. .

Banking 246

Banking 246

Impact Alpha

DECEMBER 6, 2023

Institutional investors – aka, Limited Partners, or LPs – are increasingly integrating sustainability into their investment processes for private markets. The post How institutional investors can up their sustainability game in private markets appeared first on ImpactAlpha. That requires managing.

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Impact Investing 115

Cisco CSR

FEBRUARY 28, 2024

Amsterdam earlier this month, you might not have noticed that the venue featured a Private 5G Network established in partnership with NTT DATA. For those who joined us at Cisco Live! Spanning two… Read more on Cisco Blogs

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McKinsey Sustainabilty

MARCH 28, 2024

This episode of Deal Volume highlights insights from McKinsey’s most recent Global Private Markets Review, including the state of the industry in 2023 and trends likely to affect investors in 2024.

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