Hundreds of PE firms have reported data detailing the progress that their portfolio companies are making on social and climate-related issues. The results are encouraging.
Marc-Andre Blanchard, CDPQ’s global head of sustainability, explores why blended finance is critical, the role of institutional investors, and what it takes to drive value creation.
For the first time ever, private equity firms are generating standardized, comparable, performance-based ESG metrics for private markets. The findings are already challenging long-held assumptions. Watch the video.
More emissions are prevented per dollar invested into alternative (or non-animal) proteins than in any sector—three times greater than investing in transportation or buildings. Read the article.
M&A and investment decision makers must consider the integral connection between a company's sustainability practices and its future performance.
Trillions of dollars are needed to achieve the goals of the Paris Agreement. Private-market investments present near-term opportunities for climate-focused investors to drive change.
As countries around the world rebuild their infrastructure for sustainability, private investors are gravitating toward low-carbon hydrogen projects.
Infrastructure investors know that getting in early on low-carbon hydrogen is likely to yield the best returns. But stakeholders need to take action to accelerate the flow of capital.
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.
Far from being up on the blocks, the automotive sector has massive untapped potential. Investors that lock in their strategy now could tap into billions of dollars in value.
New Mountain Capital’s Steven Klinksy reflects on the industry’s evolution and describes how successful private equity firms today focus on building and managing great businesses.
Relative to last year’s market, we now see narrowing valuation gaps and increased opportunities in lower and middle markets. David Breach of Vista Equity Partners describes how investment strategies are changing.
Thomas Fink of the London Institute for Mathematical Sciences discusses AI’s role in advancing innovation and his team’s collaboration with the BCG Bruce Henderson Institute.
As the venture capital market gains momentum, B Capital’s Raj Ganguly offers strategies for investing wisely while making the most of the new opportunities.
A survey of chief information security officers reveals how advanced companies gain cyber maturity and what best practices they use to prepare for emerging threats in economically uncertain times.
Supply chain disruptions. Cybersecurity. Trade wars. New taxes. The global geopolitical landscape is getting far trickier for technology investors. Here’s how they can negotiate it.
Buyers that overpay for targets typically struggle to create value. An in-depth understanding of what drives industry and company valuations is critical to succeed.
The potential is enormous, but startups in new technologies require a collective effort from all participants in the ecosystem to realize the opportunities.
For sovereign wealth funds and pension plans, fostering a portfolio of innovative new ventures is a powerful opportunity. You might even create your own unicorn along the way.
With so much at stake, why do so many companies fail?
Brands have a powerful opportunity to increase the bottom line in an uncertain economic environment. Here’s how consumer packaged goods leaders can improve price realization.
Efficiency in supply chain operations shouldn’t come at the expense of flexibility. Here’s how leading companies achieve both.
