Real Deals ESG Awards 2023

Recognising and Celebrating authentic ESG Change in Private equity

Awards ceremony - 12 October 2023, Marriott Hotel Grosvenor Square, London

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We are pleased to announce the second Real Deals ESG Awards, celebrating those who are making positive change through ESG in private equity. This year’s awards ceremony will take place on 12 October 2023 at the Marriott Hotel Grosvenor Square in London.

During the past few years, the private equity industry has been under increased pressure from investors to put ESG at the forefront of their work. This has intensified the focus on social and environmental issues and practices within managers and their portfolio companies.

Against this backdrop, private equity firms have been charged with identifying challenges and implementing changes needed to have a robust ESG strategy, while continuing to deliver strong returns. These awards are designed to recognise the efforts and success of private equity firms and their advisers as they work towards implementing effective ESG policies and ultimately improving the world we live in.

The awards feature 25 categories. The judging process includes outstanding ESG professionals who will ensure that the winners rightly deserve their trophies.





2022 Awards ceremony

Over the past few years the private equity industry has been under increased pressure from investors to put ESG at the forefront of their work. This has intensified the focus on social and environmental issues and practices within managers and their portfolio companies.

Against this backdrop, private equity firms have been charged with identifying challenges and implementing changes needed to have a robust ESG strategy while continuing to deliver strong returns. These awards are designed to recognise the efforts and success of private equity firms and their advisers as they work towards implementing effective ESG policies and ultimately improving the world we live in.

2022 Gala dinner and ceremony

Sally

Sally Uren is a sustainability expert and advocate and Chief Executive at Forum for the Future, an organisation with a mission to help accelerate a shift towards a sustainable future.

She works with leading global organisations, businesses and foundations to address complex challenges and to help bring about transformational systemic change environmentally, socially and economically.

Lucy

Lucy Siegle is a journalist and broadcaster who specialises in living a green, eco- friendly existence. She is a reporter and presenter for The One Show where she explores the problem of single-use plastic and wider ecological issues.

She regularly contributes to major newspapers including The Times and The Guardian and she previously wrote a weekly column on ethical living for the Observer Magazine.

We at Real Deals Media have calculated the carbon footprint of our Real Deals ESG Awards 2022 Ceremony and are pleased to partner with More Trees to plant 300 trees, sequestering an approximate 90 tonnes of future CO2e. If you would like to contribute to this, you can do so via their website - moretrees.eco