Embedding sustainability into business plans
Regulation plays a key role in the business case for sustainability and how private equity firms prioritize the colinear relationship between returns and impact.
Private equity firms have increasingly recognized the importance of addressing sustainability issues within their investment strategies. In an interview with Private Equity International, KPMG’s Elizabeth Ming, Partner, Sustainability Audit, Private Equity; and Simon Weaver, global head of ESG Advisory, discuss several key areas where private equity firms are making strides in sustainability, including the adoption of scenario analysis and integrated approaches, building a business case for sustainability, navigating regulations and reporting requirements, focusing on the energy transition, and creating standardized metrics to measure impact.
Read the article to learn more about:
- Building the business case for sustainability by identifying short-term and long-term actions.
- The significant role regulations and reporting requirements play in driving change.
- How private equity firms are focusing on the energy transition and using scenario analysis to assess risks and opportunities.
- Efforts that are being made to create benchmarking data and standardize metrics to measure impact.
- The challenges posed by the time horizon of investments and the availability of data.
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Embedding sustainability into business plans
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Elizabeth Ming
Partner, Sustainability Audit, Private Equity, KPMG
We are seeing a number of leaders in this space focusing on the scenario analysis aspects of sustainability regulations.
Simon Weaver
Global Head of ESG Advisory, KPMG International
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