Asset owners, GPs drive private debt ESG scrutiny as data tools mature

Private debt investors are deepening their environmental, social and governance (ESG) analysis as the development of more data tools and standards enables them to drive meaningful engagement with portfolio companies and private equity sponsors, say industry executives.  A growing number of ESG frameworks for the private credit market is helping investors and their portfolio companies to identify and produce decision-useful sustainability data.  Accordingly, asset managers are ra…