ESG in private equity in Europe

Statistics report on ESG in private equity in Europe

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. 

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ESG trends in Europe

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  • Premium Statistic Selected countries by ESG ranking in Europe 2024, by overall score
  • Premium Statistic Innovation score in environmental sustainability in European countries 2022
  • Premium Statistic Environmental tax revenues in the European Union 1995-2022
  • Premium Statistic Top sectors viewed as non-ESG by investors in Europe 2023
  • Premium Statistic Top ESG ranked companies Europe 2022, by ESG score

Overall opinions on SFDR

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  • Premium Statistic Market participants positivity to EU SFDR disclosures in Europe and U.S. 2023
  • Premium Statistic Agreement for extra SFDR on EU sustainable financial products Europe and U.S. 2023
  • Premium Statistic Agreement for SFDR to be imposed for all EU financial products Europe and U.S. 2023
  • Premium Statistic Market participants opinion on an EU categorization system in Europe and U.S. 2023
  • Premium Statistic Preferred approach to an EU product categorization system Europe and U.S. 2023

PE firm opinions

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  • Premium Statistic Top factors for PE general partner firms market differentiation Europe 2022-2023
  • Premium Statistic Importance of ESG to PE buy side propositions in Europe and the U.S. Q4 2023-Q1 2024
  • Premium Statistic ESG aspects ranked by importance to PE firms in Europe and the U.S. Q4 2023-Q1 2024
  • Premium Statistic Portion of PE firms that agree ESG is profitable in Europe and U.S. Q4 2023-Q1 2024
  • Premium Statistic Degree of LP PE firms expectations on SFDR fund categorization by GP Europe 2023
  • Premium Statistic Top-ranked ESG benefits among PE firms worldwide 2023

PE firm behavior

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  • Premium Statistic Areas of increased attention in PE firms due diligence processes Europe 2023
  • Premium Statistic Top ESG segment in PE investment portfolios in Europe and U.S. Q4 2023-Q1 2024
  • Premium Statistic Degree PE firms set ESG KPIs for portfolios in Europe and U.S. Q4 2023-Q1 2024
  • Premium Statistic Degree of pressure on GP PE firms to adapt funds to SFDR from LP Europe 2023
  • Premium Statistic Portion of PE firms that have completed deals with ESG driving value worldwide 2023
  • Premium Statistic Portion of PE firms that changed a deal due to ESG worldwide 2023
  • Premium Statistic Portion of PE firms that consider ESG worldwide 2023, by activity

Measuring, impacts, and challenges

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  • Premium Statistic ESG metrics used by PE firms in Europe 2023
  • Premium Statistic Top ESG metrics tracked internally by PE firms in Europe 2023
  • Premium Statistic Impacts of ESG performance on PE firm's financial performance in Europe 2023
  • Premium Statistic Degree of impact on GP PE firms resources due to SFDR implementation Europe 2023
  • Premium Statistic Top regulatory challenges faced by PE firms implementing ESG in Europe 2023

Future changes

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  • Premium Statistic Expected annual changes in PE limited partner investment allocation Europe 2023
  • Premium Statistic Expected PE general partner firm daily operation changes in Europe 2023
  • Premium Statistic Expected PE firm limited partner daily operation changes in Europe 2023
  • Premium Forecast Forecast change in ESG related costs to PE firms in Europe 2023, by category
  • Premium Forecast Leading value and management measures for PE professionals Europe 2024 forecast 2029

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