ESG in private equity in Europe

This report presents statistics on the implementation of Environmental, Social, and Governance (ESG) in the European private equity (PE) sector. An outline of the broad ESG developments in Europe is given at the outset. The next chapter sheds light on how market players feel about the Sustainable Finance Disclosures Regulation (SFDR). After that, the paper delves into the opinions and behaviors of PE firms in Europe, while also offering worldwide perspectives for comparison. The impacts and challenges of ESG that PE businesses face are then examined in the paper, along with the measures that are employed to gauge these consequences. The final section of the report examines anticipated future developments of ESG in the PE sector.