Truthout : Labor Organizers Launch a New Model for the Fight Against Private Equity
PESP’s and United for Respect’s May Day action and Labor Rights platform were featured in an investigative piece by Truthout…
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Private Equity Labor Rights Platform
Click here to sign on to PESP’s platform for Labor Rights. Download a copy of our Labor Rights platform here. The private equity industry must correct its course and improve its treatment of workers. Focused on…
May Day 2023: Private Equity Labor Rights Platform Launches, PESP and United for Respect visit PE firms’ headquarters in NYC
Private Equity Stakeholder Project and United for Respect launched its labor rights platform this week on International Workers’ Day. Knowing that the private equity industry must correct its course and improve its treatment of workers, PESP and members…
The Chemical Engineer : Sempra greenlights Port Arthur LNG project
Industry publication The Chemical Engineer published a look into the greenlighting of a potentially climate-harming Sempra Infrastructure LNG project in Port Arthur, Texas. The Chemical Engineer April…
KKR poised to cash in as polluting Port Arthur LNG gets the green light
Private equity firm KKR commits more capital as important FID is reached Private equity firm KKR has committed new funding to the proposed Port Arthur Liquified Natural Gas (LNG) export terminal as the project reached…
Community resistance creates risks for investors looking to expand LNG export infrastructure
Private financing fuels LNG’s uncertain future Part 3: Community resistance can create risks for investors looking to expand LNG export infrastructure As private equity lines up investments into proposed liquified natural gas (LNG) export terminals, the firms face a…
PESP climate campaigner Nichole Heil testifies for Oregon bill
On Thursday, March 2, Nichole Heil, PESP climate researcher/campaigner gave testimony in support of proposed legislation in the Oregon House of Representatives, HB 2601. As written, the bill would require the Oregon State Treasurer to exit from certain carbon-intensive…
Workers visit KKR headquarters to continue pressuring KKR-owned Refresco to improve safety and working conditions
Workers from the Refresco bottling plant in Wharton, NJ, attempted to bring their concerns about conditions in their plant to the corporate headquarters of private equity firm KKR today. It was the second attempt…
PESP in support of proposed Oregon legislation HB 2601
The Private Equity Stakeholder Project will give testimony in support of proposed legislation in the Oregon House of Representatives, HB 2601, which is being heard in the Committee on Emergency Management, General Government,…
Private equity commits to LNG at the expense of long-term energy transition
Private financing fuels LNG’s uncertain future Part 2: Private equity commits to the LNG industry at the expense of long-term energy transition Private Equity Fuels Proposed Gulf Coast LNG Terminals The U.S. Liquefied Natural Gas (LNG) export industry has…
Private equity snaps up billions more in fossil fuel assets
PE firms bought at least $25 billion in fossil fuel assets from public markets, KKR grabs biggest deals In 2021 and 2022 private equity firms have acquired at least $25 billion of oil and gas assets from the public markets.
No Surprises Here: PE takes center stage in the No Surprises IDR process
No Surprises Here Private equity-backed companies are among the top initiating parties in the No Surprises Act Independent Dispute Resolution process In December 2022, the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services published a report containing initial data (covering…
