Identify, request, and monitor ESG-specific Key Performance Indicators (KPIs)
There are different KPIs available to measure ESG performance across different sectors. By determining and selecting industry specific KPIs that are material to an ESG investment, LPs will be able to more actively monitor and asses ESG considerations pertaining to their investments.
- Go to ESG monitoring, reporting and dialogue in private equityESG monitoring, reporting and dialogue in private equityUnited Nations-supported Principles for Responsible Investment (PRI) published guidance on ESG-specific KPIs within the ESG monitoring, reporting and dialogue in private equity section of their web site.
- Go to SASB's Standards OverviewSASB's Standards OverviewSustainability Accounting Standards Board (SASB) has developed a set of 77 industry standards which provide industry-specific standards that identify the minimal set of financially material sustainability topics and their associated metrics for the typical company in an industry.
- Go to SASB's Materiality MapSASB's Materiality MapSASB's Materiality Map provides a graphical explanation of its standards.
Encourage GPs to report on ESG performance at the firm level on a quantitative and qualitative basis
Some GPs report on their organization's own ESG performance at the firm level, which allows LPs to chart their GPs' programs' progress over time and work together to promote the implementation of ESG principles across the market.
- Go to KKR's 2022 Sustainability ReportKKR's 2022 Sustainability ReportKKR publishes a Creating and Protecting Value Sustainability report
- Go to LGT Capital Partners' 2019 ESG ReportLGT Capital Partners' 2019 ESG ReportLGT Capital Partners’ ESG report highlights ESG progress with a variety of different statistics and KPIs.
