“It is not always immediately obvious just how valuable ESG can be,” stated Sean McGrath, senior associate & co-head ESG, Access Holdings. “I think when we started having conversations with our management teams, most people associated it with green marketing and consumer products. But through more education and focus with our teams we were able to mitigate that perspective and push it through as a full value creation opportunity.

James Lindstrom, founder, chairman, CEO, BuildESG leads a panel of speakers for Mergers & Acquisitions‘ 2022 Innovators in ESG SPEAK event. This panel discusses the role of the board in driving ESG across the firm and portfolio.

Watch the video to hear from Andrew Cedar, principal, Long Ridge Equity Partners, Pericles Mazarakis, managing partner, Trispan, and Sean McGrath, senior associate & co-head ESG, Access Holdings.

See the full list of 2022 PE Innovators in ESG here.