NextBillion - An Initiative of the William Davidson Institute at the University of Michigan

The Responsible Investment Forum brings together the most sophisticated institutional investors, fund managers, consultants and highly recognized associations to discuss effective ESG strategies that balances the world’s sustainability with enhanced returns on investments.

ESG issues are at the heart of all PEI’s editorial coverage, with our reporters consistently following and scrutinizing the ways in which managers in the US are adopting responsible investment practices and what LPs are looking for as they consider investing in private equity. PEI continues to prove itself as a thought-leader in this area, and is at the forefront of covering the growth of ESG in North American private equity.

Key topics and issues will include:

• Enhancing your ESG program
• Collaborating with stakeholders on ESG initiatives
• Diversity and equity as a business imperative
• Next steps in ESG reporting
• Data integration
• Moving the needle to net zero
• Compliance and regulatory best practices
• ESG in private debt
• Addressing the social issue of climate change

• Avoiding greenwashing
• Tracking impact and selecting KPIs
• New solutions in technology
• Investing with impact
• ESG disclosures to investors and the public
• Attracting ESG talent
• Due diligence best practices
• Governing and monitoring portfolio companies
• Human rights: the next ESG issue