“First of all, the response to our assessment framework has been tremendous,” said Matt Schey, Senior Director, Strategic Projects, Institutional Limited Partners Association (ILPA). “It has become one of our most downloaded resources, if not the most downloaded resource. But it’s not meant to be implemented per se, it’s not a box-checking exercise, it’s actually a conversation tool.”

Watch the video to hear Schey speak about the progress and future of ILPA’s creative Environmental, Social and Governance (ESG) assessment framework, and why ESG is becoming more significant to LPs. This interview was conducted by Mary Kathleen Flynn, Editor-in-chief, Mergers & Acquisitions, for our PE Innovators in ESG Speak virtual event.

For more, read Mergers & Acquisitions Introduces the 2021 PE Innovators in ESG, and ILPA Named to 2021 PE Innovators in ESG.