LPs warn of adverse ESG impact in India - AVCJ Forum
LPs told the AVCJ India Virtual Forum that Indian private equity firms may struggle to raise capital from international investors if they don't make progress on environment, social and governance (ESG) issues.
“India is plagued with ESG risk factors, which I think have the potential to work against allocations to India as these factors increasingly weigh on global portfolio construction,” said Joe Bryant,...
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