Snehal Shah

Impact reports support asset owners and allocators to 'make investment and engagement decisions,' the guide states.

Linking a portion of carried interest to impact performance is becoming more common, with private equity firms like Apollo, Apax and EQT implementing such a mechanism. LPs are split on the idea.

Data convergence participation, sustainability skills and portfolio-level value creation plans were top of mind for asset owners and investment consultants at PEI’s Responsible Investment Forum in San Francisco in September.

As regulation and voluntary initiatives are starting to create alignment around ESG expectations in private equity, how does the PRI maintain its allure for private equity firms?

Rockefeller, Ford, Omidyar and eight other foundations and family offices recently donated $3.3m to impact data organizations – but they think it’s time for asset managers that benefit from this ‘infrastructure’ to pay for it.