KKR adds two India firms to green portfolio program
KKR India portfolio companies Bharti Infratel and Dalmia Bharat Cement are among the new additions to the private equity firm’s green portfolio program. The initiative, which now covers about 30% of KKR’s global portfolio, is designed to identify opportunities to improve companies’ financial and environmental performance.
Bharti Infratel and Dalmia Bharat were two of seven inductees to the green portfolio program this week. The announcement marked the fourth anniversary of the program, which began as a partnership between...
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