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Pensions, private equity and responsible investment

Institutional investors such as pension funds and insurers increasingly expect responsible investment from their private equity partners, said Matti Leppälä, CEO of PensionsEurope, during our latest video interview. Responsible investment is an integral part of how private equity builds better businesses. Recently it has become increasingly important to investors that fund managers report clearly on environmental, social and governance (ESG) issues. Matti, whose members cover the occupation pension plans of about 75 million EU citizens, discusses how initiatives like the EVCA Handbook of Professional Standards helped to answer that demand. Pension funds are major investors in private equity. The partnerships between pensions and private equity help pay for all of our pensions.

Taking responsible investment to Tatarstan

Jochen Wermuth is bringing green and responsible investment to the Russian region of Tatarstan. He describes his passion for energy and resource efficiency in our latest video interview. Jochen describes how private equity investors can help move the world into a more sustainable path and how responsible investment can increase PE-backed businesses' profits. Make sure you don't miss this insightful interview with a private equity practitioner who is putting his environmental, social and governance beliefs into practice.

Responsible investment and private equity is a no-brainer!

Tim van der Weide, a Responsible Investment Advisor for a group of Dutch pension funds, discusses why ESG and responsible investment is a no-brainer for private equity funds.

Private equity: a responsible investor

The EVCA (now Invest Europe) chats to Tim Creed, Managing Director of Adveq, about private equity and its investors and the importance of ESG, responsible investment and sustainable businesses. The interview was filmed at the EVCA Responsible Investment Summit.

The EVCA (now Invest Europe) talks to Wolf Klinz MEP

Wolf Klinz MEP talks to the EVCA (now Invest Europe) about responsible investment, the Invest Europe Handbook of Professional Standards and how private equity can help growth in Europe.

Private equity - the case for Europe (full version)

The EVCA (now Invest Europe) invites a group of private equity's most respected figures to discuss why they believe now is the time to invest in Europe.

Private equity - The case for Europe

The EVCA (now Invest Europe) invites a group of private equity's most respected figures to discuss why they believe now is the time to invest in Europe.

Venture capital kickstarts growth

Shazam is a world-beating media engagement company and produces an app that lets consumers interact with music and other media. Founded in 2000, Shazam got venture capital investment a year later. In this new video Keith Lovell, the Chief Financial Officer of Shazam Entertainment Ltd, explains how venture capital helped them and also how it can help economic recovery.

From a garage to a global business

When Pat Tindale decided to start-up his cooling equipment company 4energy Ltd, all he had was some good ideas and a garage. Pat decided to go for venture capital funding after about 18 months of developing new energy-saving technologies on a shoestring. In this fascinating video, he explains how venture capital took him from garage to global business.

Private equity takes EU business into emerging markets in an award winning investment