Transforming high-emitting assets is hard, but private equity could help

June 28, 2022 EcoVadis EN


Institutional investors are facing immense pressure to commit to achieving net-zero greenhouse gas emissions by 2050 — and many are doing so. According to a recent survey, almost half of all institutional investors have either made a public commitment to achieve net-zero emissions from their investment portfolio by 2050 (31 percent) or are in the process of making this commitment (16 percent).



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