Europe: forecast change in ESG costs to PE firms

Private equity (PE) firms forecast that costs relating to external technology platforms and data providers will create the largest cost increase. Almost 90 percent of firms survey stated they had expectations for costs to rise in the coming years. The segment of "ESG-related hires to teams other than the core ESG team" was the category that PE firms felt the most unsure about, as almost 40 percent of respondents could not perceive how costs would change.

Forecast change in Environmental, Social, and Governance (ESG) related costs to private equity (PE) firms in Europe 2023, by category

Characteristic	Increase by 50% or more	Increase by up to 50%	No change expected	Unsure
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Number of respondents

20 respondents

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Top European private equity firms

Supplementary notes

Survey participants consisted of 20 leading private equity firms across Europe, representing 30 percent of private equity assets under management in Europe.

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