Impact of ESG Integration on Private Equity Fund Performance. Insights from UN PRI Signatories

Table of Contents

List of Figures

List of Tables

List of Abbreviations

1 Introduction

2 Theoretical Foundation & Literature Review
2.1 Introduction to Private Equity
2.1.1 Definition
2.1.2 Organizational Structure
2.1.3 Performance Measurements
2.1.4 Historical Returns
2.2 Sustainability in Finance
2.2.1 Definition & Sustainable Finance Concepts
2.2.2 ESG Investment Practice
2.2.3 UN Principles of Responsible Investment
2.3 Sustainability in Private Equity
2.3.1 Economic Legitimacy and Adoption
2.3.2 Motives & Strategic Drivers for ESG Integration
2.4 Hypotheses

3 Data & Methodology
3.1 Data Collection & Selection Strategy
3.1.1 Fund-Specific Data
3.1.2 Sustainability Data
3.1.3 Limitations
3.2 Summary Statistics
3.3 Methodology
3.3.1 Performance Effect of ESG Integration
3.3.2 Fund Size Interaction Effect
3.3.3 Geography Interaction Effect

4 Results
4.1 Performance Effect of ESG Integration
4.2 Fund Size Interaction Effect
4.3 Geography Interaction Effect

5 Conclusion

Bibliography

Appendix