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How ‘Vulture Investors’ Get Rich Wrecking Companies, Killing Jobs, Endangering the Vulnerable & Spoiling the Environment–And Our Tax Code Helps Them Do It Private equity (PE) firms use money raised from wealthy individuals and institutional investors…
The updated Private Equity Climate Risks scorecard and report reveals the top 21 private equity firms invested in oil and gas and includes a set of climate demands to hold private equity accountable. 2024 Private Equity Climate Risks Scorecard…
Brookfield’s Climate Paradox Climate Pledges vs. Fossil Fuel Reality December 2023 report Private equity giant Brookfield Corporation’s vast fossil fuel investments undermine its stated commitment to tackle climate change. With over $850 billion in assets under management—and despite a declared goal…
PESP released its latest report: Private Equity Profits from Disaster. As climate change accelerates and impacts more communities around the world, the need for skilled labor in the disaster restoration industry grows. Increasingly,…
Private equity behemoth KKR’s portfolio companies have committed numerous environmental violations and engaged in unethical business practices while contributing to the climate crisis, as KKR put money into fossil fuel projects that run decidedly counter to its preferred public image…
Investments by private equity firms in nearly 2,700 oil and gas wells on federal and tribal lands across the western United States could leave taxpayers with a cleanup bill of up to $380 million, according to a new report released…
Exposing a decade of fossil fuel investments Carlyle stands out among large diversified private equity firms as having one of the largest energy portfolios—most of it devoted to fossil fuels. DOWNLOAD THE NEW CARLYLE REPORT …
New research compiled by the Private Equity Stakeholder Project illuminates the link between private equity (PE) companies and two controversial projects in Atlanta: Cop City and Blackhall Studios. The report, “PE Profits from Destroying the Atlanta Forest,”…
The private equity firm has invested in companies unlikely to be economically viable in a low-carbon world. A new report reveals that The Carlyle Group—one of the world’s largest private equity…
The Carlyle Group, Warburg Pincus, and KKR are the top three offenders on climate among private equity firms, continuing to invest in polluting industries and exposing investors to significant climate-related risk, according to a new…
A new report by the Private Equity Stakeholder Project and LittleSis examines a “dirty dozen” of private equity executives whose fossil fuel investments drive climate crisis and environmental injustice. PESP and LittleSis examined how a group of super-rich private equity…
