5 lessons from private equity on raising value via sustainability

Even though credible sustainability initiatives serve as an engine of value creation, there are still critics who claim such efforts are more about public relations. Yet several prominent private equity firms — known for their rigorous focus on producing returns for investors — are emerging as sustainability leaders, particularly when it comes to integrating sustainability into investment decisions and management.

So how do leading private equity firms apply sustainability to generate and protect value and what can other companies learn from that?