Institutional Limited Partners Association (ILPA)

Engages, empowers and connects limited partners (LPs) to maximize their performance on an individual, institutional and collective basis.

ILPA announces Diversity in Action Initiative

Diversity in Action Initiative - ILPA

The initiative will bring together limited partners and general partners who share a commitment to advancing diversity, equity and inclusion in the private equity industry. The goal of the initiative is to motivate market participants to engage in the journey towards becoming more diverse and inclusive and to build momentum around the adoption of specific actions that advance DEI over time.

Bain & Co

Global consultancy firm.

Pressure growing on fund managers to incorporate environmental and social issues in their investment decisions.

Private Equity Investors Embrace Impact Investing

"A comprehensive 2015 review by the Ger­man investment fund DWS and the University of Hamburg of more than 2,000 studies found that 63% showed a strong correlation between ESG performance and positive returns, while 10% showed a negative effect."

Capital Dynamics

Private asset management firm specializing in mid-market corporate investing and clean energy infrastructure investing globally.

Responsible Investment in Private Equity - A key component of operational value creation

• 54% of our survey respondents have reduced a bid price based on findings within their ESG analysis and 32% of respondents paid a higher price based on the ESG analysis.
• 79% of respondents agree that RI/ESG implementation can increase returns to investors.
• 95% agree that RI/ESG will increase in importance
• 76% agree that they will increasingly use RI/ESG for value creation

UN Development Programme

United Nations global development network.

Impact investing to close the SDG funding gap