Private-Equity Firms Pour $500 Million Into ESG Ratings Company EcoVadis

June 14, 2022 EcoVadis EN


Sustainability-ratings company EcoVadis SAS has received $500 million in an investment round led by General Atlantic and Astorg, as investors seek to capitalize on the push to quantify companies’ environmental and social impacts.

General Atlantic’s BeyondNetZero, a venture that invests in companies involved in the shift to renewable energy, and Astorg, a Paris-based private-equity firm, led the Series C investment in the software-as-a-service provider. Singapore sovereign-wealth investor GIC Private Ltd. and technolog


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