In February, the UN PRI released a discussion paper detailing the development of environmental, social and corporate governance in venture capital, putting the spotlight on the attitudes and outlooks towards ESG among VC firms globally.

Although the conversations around sustainable finance have grown substantially in the past 12 months, the venture capital industry has been slow on the uptake when it comes to ESG, let alone integrating it into decision-making. As defined by the CFA, ESG investing represents the environmental, social and governance criteria that investors are increasingly using as part of their analysis to identify material risks and growth opportunities. READ MORE