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22 January 2024

How private equity investors can harness technology for ESG innovation: Q&A with Adams Street Partners

As private companies, asset managers and investors continue to embed environmental, social, and corporate governance (“ESG”) factors across every business function, firms are discovering pioneering methods to use technology and data to implement ESG strategies.

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15 November 2023

Biodiversity is becoming the next key driver of ESG

Sander Keulen, Director of ESG - Apex Group. Nature is the backbone of life on Earth, maintaining the planet’s ecosystems and keeping our economies ticking. It provides valuable services, from ensuring our food supply to supplying lifesaving pharmaceuticals. Investors are becoming increasingly aware of companies’ positive and negative impacts and are starting to allocate capital accordingly.

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08 November 2023

ESG is poised for take-off in Asia

Environmental, social, and governance (“ESG”) investing has already matured in Europe, while in Asia, with far lower penetration across the market, the boom years are still ahead. Asian regulators are supporting the trend with a wide range of initiatives and the rewards will be worthwhile for those asset managers that can navigate them successfully.

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25 October 2023

Setting the scene for CSRD, a necessary regulation to help drive positive impact

The Corporate Sustainability Reporting Directive (“CSRD”) has broadened the horizons of sustainability reporting stipulations previously outlined in the Non-Financial Reporting Directive (“NFRD”). This presents a significant opportunity for investors.

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19 October 2023

The ESG landscapes in Europe and the US

Apex assembled a panel of experts from our New York and Amsterdam offices to consider the divergence in ESG regulation between Europe and the United States. Here, we detail the headline differences between the two and the potential for progress.

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10 October 2023

The real impact of ESG

Despite the growth of environmental, social, and governance (“ESG”) funds, assets under management outstripping traditional investing over the past 20 years (growing by circa $40 trillion, per Reuters) environmental and social problems are not going away. In fact, by some measures, the problems are getting worse.

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06 October 2023

Why DEI efforts fail: The importance of proper diagnosis and robust follow up

With the arrival of Global Diversity Awareness Month and Black History Month, there is an opportunity to reflect on corporate diversity, equity, and inclusion (“DEI”) efforts and their level of success

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29 September 2023

Dutch government mandates accounting for employee mobility

The European Union (“EU”) serves as a driving force for sustainable policy and regulatory change, but it's not the only catalyst for change: independent EU member states are also initiating policies to drive the green agenda within their national boundaries, aspiring to go further than the bloc’s overarching legal bodies.

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25 September 2023

Differing regulatory landscapes in the EU and US — and their impact on decarbonization

The European Union (“EU”) and the United States (“US”) have the potential to make meaningful and lasting changes to promote a climate-positive future. The EU is leading the way globally in the implementation and promotion of ESG (Environmental, Social, and Governance) standards and practices.