Category Archives: Tools

Top 10 Private Equity ESG Developments in 2012

By | Bio | Published: January 24, 2013

As we close out our first month of 2013, let's look back at the prior year to reflect on the progress the private equity industry has made on environmental, social and governance (ESG) management. In classic fashion, we hereby present a top 10 list of private equity ESG developments in 2012. 1. Private equity reporting [...]

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Join EDF, adidas Group, Ingersoll Rand January 22 for a GreenBiz Webinar

By | Published: January 3, 2013

The EDF Climate Corps Team invites you to join us in ringing in this new year efficiently on our GreenBiz Webinar “Dismantling the Barriers to Energy Efficiency.” Dial in at 1pm ET on January 22 to learn how EDF Climate Corps can take your company’s energy management system to the next level, no matter where [...]

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EDF Releases New ESG Management Tool for Private Equity

By | Published: December 13, 2012

We're gratified by the response to our new tool for measuring environmental, social and governance performance in the private equity sector, which for the first time defines the practices needed to build a successful ESG management program and provides a framework to assess and improve ESG management at firms of all sizes. EDF developed the [...]

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Join us for our EDF Climate Corps Webinar "Harnessing People Power to Save Energy"

By | Published: December 6, 2012

Each year, EDF Climate Corps fellows work deep within hundreds of leading organizations to bolster smart energy management. Not only has the program identified an average of $1 million in energy savings for each organization involved, but it has learned a lot along the way. Join us for a Webinar on Thursday, December 13 at [...]

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AlpInvest CEO Wants to See Private Equity take its ESG Efforts to the Next Level – We’re Developing a Tool for That

By | Published: November 28, 2012

We were excited to hear AlpInvest Partners Chief Executive Volkert Doeksen's recent remarks where he urged institutional investors (LPs) in private equity to keep pushing for greater integration of environmental, social and governance (ESG) initiatives into the management of private equity firms (GPs) by focusing their efforts on implementation and results. Incorporating ESG into a [...]

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Oak Hill Partnership Shows That Environmental Opportunities Abound for Middle-Market Private Equity Firms

By | Published: October 11, 2012

Large private equity firms like The Carlyle Group (Carlyle) and KKR have clearly proven the environmental, financial and reputational benefits of undertaking environmental initiatives within their portfolios. Since we started our private equity work in 2008, however, smaller firms have repeatedly questioned whether it is really possible to replicate a similar approach at the majority [...]

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BSR Report Takes Stock of Private Equity Industry's ESG Reporting

By | Bio | Published: October 1, 2012

A recent report by BSR on the level of environmental, social and governance (ESG) reporting in the private equity industry provides a useful benchmark of the progress that has been made, as well as the ground that remains to be covered. BSR authors Laura Gitman and Charlotte Bancilhon reviewed the ESG reporting practices of the [...]

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Three Tools for Consumer Engagement

By | Published: September 26, 2012

In an age full of advertising and media overload, it is often difficult to weed through the bad to get to the trustworthy. Showcasing the effort your company put into your sustainable products is probably a big goal for you, but what can you do to stand out on a shelf amidst the sea of [...]

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Hydro Logic: A Crucial Tool to Help Companies Address Water Risk

By | Published: August 6, 2012

Brooke Barton leads the Water Program at Ceres, a national coalition of investors and public interest groups working with companies to address sustainability challenges such as climate change and water scarcity. Water bills make up a tiny fraction of operating costs even for companies that use vast amounts of the stuff, and ample supplies have [...]

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Eight Ways National Geographic is Engaging Employees to Cut Costs

By | Bio | Published: July 11, 2012

By Katie DeWitt, 2012 EDF Climate Corps fellow at National Geographic Society, MBA candidate at University of California Berkeley Haas School of Business Organization: National Geographic Society (Nat Geo) Opportunity: 1,307 passionate employees Summary: Though the National Geographic Society is best known for inspiring people to care about the planet through educational materials and breathtaking [...]

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