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Asia Funds ESG Report 2022

14 Nov 2022
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In the third quarter of 2022, Morrison Foerster and AVCJ surveyed 100 Asia-headquartered Fund General Partners (GPs) with USD 1 billion+ AUM to gain their insights on how environmental, social, and governance (ESG) considerations are impacting their investments and the market. The survey results give fund managers an opportunity to benchmark themselves against peers and provide practical action points for funds to navigate the ESG maze. 

Read our report or view our key findings infographic.

In summary, the results show that:

  • ESG is increasingly a consideration in operations and investment decisions— but for the majority of GPs much of it remains superficial at best.
  • GPs see the benefits of improved ESG practices for reputation and investment opportunities—but is it all talk and not enough action?
  • Diversity, equity and inclusion (DE&I) is rising up the agenda—but relatively few investors are taking decisive action.
  • ESG compliance is not yet an essential part of diligence and deal documentation— the industry needs to catch up.
  • Asia GPs are generally behind other areas of the world on ESG adoption and practice and must move quickly or find themselves lagging significantly behind peers.
  • There is regulatory pull to adhere to the latest requirements, but limited partners, shareholders, investors, customers, and employees are also asserting their influence more and more.
  • Marcia Ellis
    Marcia Ellis
    Global Co-Chair of Private Equity Practice
  • Susan H. Mac Cormac
    Susan H. Mac Cormac
    Partner
  • B. Chen Zhu
    B. Chen Zhu
    Partner
  • Stacey M. Sprenkel
    Stacey M. Sprenkel
    Partner
  • Vivian Yiu
    Vivian Yiu
    Partner
  • Matthew Dunlap
    Matthew Dunlap
    Partner
  • Serena Tan
    Serena Tan
    Deputy Chair of Global Private Funds Group
  • Yemi Tépé
    Yemi Tépé
    Partner
  • Shirin Tang
    Shirin Tang
    Managing Partner, Singapore
  • Chuan Sun
    Chuan Sun
    Partner
  • Thomas T.H. Chou
    Thomas T.H. Chou
    Co-head of Asia Private Equity Group
  • Randy Steven Laxer
    Randy Steven Laxer
    Partner
  • Nozomi Oda
    Nozomi Oda
    Partner
  • Kenneth A. Siegel
    Kenneth A. Siegel
    Partner
  • Michael Dockery
    Michael Dockery
    Partner
  • Maureen Ho
    Maureen Ho
    Partner
  • Jeremy R.L. White
    Jeremy R.L. White
    Partner
  • Jason R. Nelms
    Jason R. Nelms
    Partner
  • Mitsutoshi Uchida
    Mitsutoshi Uchida
    Partner
  • Matthew Lau
    Matthew Lau
    Partner
  • Timothy W. Blakely
    Timothy W. Blakely
    Managing Partner, Hong Kong
  • Daniel P. Levison
    Daniel P. Levison
    Partner
  • Andrew Meyer
    Andrew Meyer
    Partner
  • Sarah Thomas
    Sarah Thomas
    Partner
  • Eric J. Piesner
    Eric J. Piesner
    Managing Partner, Asia
  • Theodore S. Seltzer
    Theodore S. Seltzer
    Partner
  • Joshua Robert Isenberg
    Joshua Robert Isenberg
    Partner
  • Lip Kian Ang
    Lip Kian Ang
    Partner
  • Hong Cheong Wong
    Hong Cheong Wong
    Of Counsel
  • Keiko Yamazaki
    Keiko Yamazaki
    Partner

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