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Greg Fischer is a member of the Climate & Sustainability and Social Impact practices at Boston Consulting Group, working closely with the Principal Investors & Private Equity (PIPE) and Corporate Finance & Strategy (CFS) teams. He specializes in sustainable investment strategies for private equity, asset, and wealth managers, working investors, corporates, and the public sector to build and integrate sustainable investment and management practices that generate value. He also co-leads the firm's impact investing and blended finance activities globally.

Greg is committed to the idea that all companies can target social and environmental impacts and sustainability with the same rigor they use to pursue and maximize financial returns. In his work at BCG, Greg draws on ten years of investment experience and nearly two decades of research into building and using evidence for better decision making and impact. He works with clients on change management for integrating commercial and sustainability operations; impact quantification and monetization; ESG data collection, management, and reporting; and impact and sustainability diligence.

Prior to joining BCG, Greg was the Chief Economist at Y Analytics, which runs the environmental and social impact services for TPG's Rise Fund as well as the ESG analysis for TPG's full portfolio. He also co-founded a SaaS-based, sustainability and impact data-collection, management, and reporting company.

Outside of BCG, Greg is a Professor of Practice in the Department of Finance and Fellow in the School of Public Policy at the London School of Economics, where he currently teaches a course on sustainable finance and impact investing. He has worked with many private companies, international development organizations, and NGOs to conduct and build their capacity for large-scale impact evaluations and has taught data science at the graduate and post-graduate level. He currently sits on the advisory board of the Impact-Weighted Accounts Initiative and the Evaluation Steering Group for FCDO-CDC (a non-decision-making advisory body). 

AREAS OF EXPERTISE

EDUCATION

  • PhD, economics, Presidential and National Science Foundation Fellowship recipient, Massachusetts Institute of Technology 
  • BA, economics, summa cum laude, Princeton. 

Publications and Videos

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A Year of Sustainability Progress in the Private Markets

This year’s report shows that over the duration of private equity ownership, companies can significantly improve sustainability outcomes including renewable energy use, safety, diversity, and employee engagement.
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How Private Equity Firms Can Meet Investor Expectations

Most general partners at private equity firms and their limited partner investors agree that sustainability is fundamental. How are they working together to promote it?
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New Measures of Success for Climate Adaptation and Resilience

Action to enhance adaptation and resilience is urgently needed. A new approach for tracking the impact of a country’s A&R investments could unlock investment.
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Elevating ESG in Commercial Due Diligence

M&A and investment decision makers must consider the integral connection between a company's sustainability practices and its future performance.
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Private Equity Delivers on Job Growth and Quality, Lags on Board Diversity

Private companies owned by PE firms continue to make progress in key social metrics, including diversity, job growth and safety, and employee engagement.

Doing Good Is Good for Business

BCG’s Greg Fischer discusses how organizations can invest for impact to create value—and at the same time, create a better world.

Investors Can Measure and Maximize Their Climate Impact Hero Rectangle

Investors Can Measure and Maximize Their Climate Impact

To help the world reach net zero, investors need a clear and pragmatic way to gauge the carbon impact of the solutions they fund.
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The Case for Private Equity Investments in Biodiversity

Private equity firms can play a critical role in relieving the biodiversity crisis. Investment opportunities abound—but so do the risks of inaction.
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How Investors Can Incorporate Carbon into Their Decision Making

More than 70% of leaders in private markets have high or very high expectations that they will earn a premium for a portfolio company that prioritizes decarbonization.
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Ushering in the Next Generation of Climate Technology

To achieve global net zero by 2050, climate technologies need to deploy and scale more quickly. Here’s how companies and investors can make it happen.
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Private Capital and the Climate Opportunity in Europe

The atmosphere for climate and sustainability investments in Europe is improving. Private equity and venture capital players need a strong strategy to seize this opportunity.
How Private Equity Can Create Value Through Purpose

How Private Equity Can Create Value Through Purpose

The industry holds clear advantages for making the businesses it invests in more environmentally and socially sustainable. Interviews with leading players point to five priorities.