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Private equity giant Carlyle promises to be net zero by 2050

By Becky Ricci
February 1, 2022
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Carlyle is committed to achieving net zero greenhouse gas emissions by 2050 across its entire investment portfolio.

The US buyout giant’s commitment includes a short-term goal that 75% of portfolio company emissions will be covered by Paris-aligned climate goals by 2025. Thereafter, all new majority-owned portfolio companies will set Paris-aligned climate targets within two years. of property.

Carlyle is one of the first major global private equity firms to join the call to accelerate the transition to a net zero economy with the setting of short and long term climate goals.

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Kewsong Lee, Managing Director of Carlyle, said: “Not only does this strategy have higher carbon reduction potential, but it is also essential for making businesses more competitive in a decarbonizing world, leading to new better performance and better results for our investors.

The pledge comes a month after MSCI announced that investor pressure was mounting on private equity firms to make green pledges.

MSCI said that in a sample of 18,562 private companies held in nearly 4,000 private equity funds, issuance was higher than in the 9,225 public companies in the MSCI ACWI Investable Market Index.

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This article was published by Private Equity News

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