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Report Outlines KKR’s Harm to Frontline Communities As it Continues to Center a Fossil Fuel Strategy 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…
Private equity firms directly employ 12 million people in the United States alone, and millions more around the world. The largest number of workers employed by private equity-owned companies are concentrated in low-wage…
Across the nation, workers and consumers have been rallying against the upcoming merger between retail giants Kroger and Albertsons. The FCC’s decision on this merger could reshape the grocery industry and have profound implications for all those affected. …
“We all know it’s because of private equity firms, because of investors…” Rep. Rashida Tlaib (D-MI) PESP Submits Statement about Private Equity and Rising Housing Costs On July 14, a House Financial Services Subcommittee held a hearing seeking to pin…
NGP Energy Capital Management (NGP or also called “Natural Gas Partners”) claims to be at the forefront of transitioning to a low-carbon economy, through “partner[ing] with first-in-class entrepreneurs building oil and gas companies that are improving their emissions intensity of…
Sustainability-focused nonprofit Ceres and the Clean Air Task Force released their annual Benchmarking Methane and Other GHG Emissions[1] report in May 2023. Of the over 300 oil and natural gas producers analyzed, 60% of the top 10…
Carlyle played with the data, got lost in the ESG game In June of this year, private equity firm The Carlyle Group released their ESG report for 2023 titled the “EBITDA of ESG.”…
Rent-to-own programs have emerged as a seemingly promising option for people who face financial constraints when trying to buy a home. However, a recent article published on Insider.com sheds light on the difficult experiences faced by tenants of…
After a two year fight with Refresco, the largest independent bottling company in the world, members of the United Electrical, Radio and Machine Workers of America (UE) working at the Wharton, New Jersey Refresco plant finally won their…
Environmental, Social and Governance (ESG), is a framework that prioritizes the consideration of the ethical impacts of investments, company leadership decisions, and even environmental waste in regards to how an organization or company functions. Though there are currently…
The GoldinFinch Tenant Association recently sent this letter to investors in Meadow Partners, a private equity firm. We are a group of longtime tenants living in East Village, New York who…
Public could face up to a $380M bill if buyout firms leave western communities with abandoned wells as investors use greenwashing to promote fossil fuel expansion Investments by private equity firms in nearly 2,700 oil and gas wells…
