Private Equity as a Force for ESG Value-Creation

An interview with Adam Blumenthal, Founder and Managing Partner of New York-based private equity firm Blue Wolf Capital Partners. Blumenthal discusses his firm’s carefully constructed approach to adding value via ESG principles, as well as private equity’s unique ability to influence the practices of its portfolio companies. Also discussed – the low-hanging fruit of governance improvements, the challenge of reporting ESG data and the slow progress towards standardized reporting. Interviewed by RSM’s Anthony DeCandido.