Demystifying ESG: What Fund Managers Need to Anticipate, Manage, and Measure Now


Posted May 07, 2024

Fund managers are under increasing pressure to act on ESG matters. Investors, regulators, employees, and other stakeholders prioritize ESG, presenting general partners with a challenge to actively integrate ESG policies across their portfolio.

Standing at the foot of the ​“ESG mountain” can be daunting — whether you are launching a fund, or looking to formalize your firm’s ESG program. The climb is challenging, often fraught with risk, can be very expensive…and the summit keeps moving. It is often hard to know where to start or where to turn next.

Join Bennett Jones Partner and Vice Chair, Clients and Industries, John Mercury in conversation with former Head of ESG at Riverstone Holdings and now Managing Director and Head of ESG Advisory Services for Petra Funds Group, Charlie Chipchase, as he shares practical advice on how general partners can implement a scalable, investor-grade ESG monitoring and disclosure program.