LPs rank attitude higher than policy in ESG – AVCJ Forum
Investing with an environmental, social, and governance (ESG) mindset in Asia is more important than having an ESG policy, LPs told the AVCJ ESG Forum.
Ralph Keitel, regional lead for East Asia and PE funds at the International Finance Corporation (IFC), said that because his firm invests primarily in frontier markets and resource-poor, first-time fund...
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