Mind the gap: Why ESG reporting at private companies is essential for achieving net zero

Cecilia Keating
clock • 6 min read
The City of London | Credit: iStock
Image:

The City of London | Credit: iStock

Investors are calling on their private portfolio companies to start disclosing their environmental footprint, warning that a huge transparency gap between listed entities and private companies could derail decarbonisation efforts

UK supermarket chain Morrisons' decades-long chapter as a listed company is set to end imminently, with two US private equity firms currently vying for the company in a high-profile bidding war. The supermarket,...

To continue reading this article...

Join BusinessGreen

In just a few clicks you can start your free BusinessGreen Lite membership for 12 months, providing you access to:

  • Three complimentary articles per month covering the latest real-time news, analysis, and opinion from Europe’s leading source of information on the Green economy and business
  • Receive important and breaking news stories via our daily news alert
  • Our weekly newsletter with the best of the week’s green business news and analysis

Join now

 

Already a BusinessGreen member?

Login

More on Investment

'World first': Ecobank nature bond raises $450m for biodiversity projects in Africa

'World first': Ecobank nature bond raises $450m for biodiversity projects in Africa

Strong investor demand sees Nature Bond secure $1.36bn orderbook to support sustainable farming and water ecosystem projects across 24 African markets

Michael Holder
clock 03 June 2026 • 2 min read
Nest commits £200m to climate technologies through IFM partnership

Nest commits £200m to climate technologies through IFM partnership

Scheme claims investment will builds on its ambition to increase its private markets allocation to 30 per cent

Holly Roach, Professional Pensions
clock 03 June 2026 • 2 min read
Rathbones consolidates responsible investment in Centre of Excellence

Rathbones consolidates responsible investment in Centre of Excellence

Centre brings together asset management group's sustainability research and ESG capabilities in new 16-strong team

Patrick Brusnahan, Investment Week
clock 01 June 2026 • 1 min read