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  Analyst Note

  PitchBook Analyst Note: The State of Sustainable Investing in the Private Markets

  April 10, 2026

  This analyst note explores 13 trends across thematic climate investing, AI usage and sustainability, greenhushing, defense, regulations, DEI, Impact fund performance, and more.

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  Sustainable Investment Survey

  Sustainable Investment Survey

  September 23, 2025

  The 2025 Sustainable Investment Survey illustrates survey responses from GPs, LPs, and more regarding the evolving ESG and Impact investment landscape.

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  Weekend Analysis

  The recalibration of ESG in Europe’s private markets

  September 5, 2025

  America’s rollback is giving the continent space to reflect on sustainability.

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  ESG

  Climate-focused PE funds are performing better than you think

  July 18, 2025

  AUM in the sector is expected to hit $563 billion by 2029

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  Analyst Note

  PitchBook Analyst Note: The State of Sustainable Investing in the Private Markets

  April 9, 2025

  This note explores how fund managers are modifying language around ESG and diversity, equity & inclusion as well as how private equity and infrastructure funds are are adapting to policy changes.

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  PB Q&A

  LeapFrog Investments partner on building credibility as an impact investor

  December 18, 2024

  Authenticity and fiduciary responsibility are the top concerns for LPs.

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  ESG

  Private wealth and family offices see lower ESG uptake

  September 30, 2024

  The diversity of individual investors can hinder ESG engagement

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  Private Equity

  Sustainable Investment Survey

  September 24, 2024

  The 2024 Sustainable Investment Survey illustrates survey responses from GPs, LPs, and more regarding the evolving ESG and Impact investment landscape.

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  Limited Partners

  ExxonMobil board reappointed despite investor pushback

  May 29, 2024

  Shareholders have voted to keep ExxonMobil’s board in the face of opposition from some of the world’s biggest institutional investors.

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  Impact Investing

  Emerging managers dominate fund count in impact

  April 9, 2024

  Emerging impact investors closed more than 55% of funds in the space over the past five years.

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  Venture Capital

  PitchBook Analyst Note: The State of Private Market ESG and Impact Investing in 2024

  March 20, 2024

  Extreme backlash against ESG has caused some asset managers to reconsider their ESG allocations, and LPs are considering different approaches to Impact investment.

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  Commentary

  Why Aurelius’ Body Shop deal caused a stink

  February 20, 2024

  Aurelius’ recent The Body Shop debacle is a good example of why PE has a bad reputation where beloved high-street brands are concerned.

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  Venture Capital

  Emerging Sustainable Investing Opportunities: Controlled-Environment Agriculture

  December 19, 2023

  This analyst note explores how growing food demand, government funding, the shift to sustainable diets, and the necessity of climate-resilient agriculture are creating opportunities for CEA companies.

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  Venture Capital

  Emerging Sustainable Investing Opportunities: Carbon Utilization

  December 10, 2023

  This analyst note highlights investment opportunities in carbon utilization. We discuss major drivers of return potential as well as the investment risks and obstacles it faces.

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  Venture Capital

  Emerging Sustainable Investing Opportunities: Waste-to-Fuel

  November 14, 2023

  This analyst note looks at how waste-to-fuel technologies offer an opportunity for financial returns, progress toward net-zero targets, and participation in the circular economy movement.

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  Venture Capital

  Emerging Sustainable Investing Opportunities: Transit Tech

  September 21, 2023

  This analyst note identifies factors that could make transit tech more attractive to VCs in coming years.

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  Venture Capital

  Emerging Sustainable Investing Opportunities: Cultivated Protein

  September 14, 2023

  The debut piece in our Emerging Sustainable Investing Opportunities analyst note series dives into how cultivated protein may drive dividends for VCs and their sustainability goals in the future.

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  Impact Investing

  Red tape vs. red states: Europe, North America diverge on ESG hurdles

  July 17, 2023

  ESG and impact investing are thriving in Europe and North America, but their challenges to progressing further are far from the same.

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