PARTNER WEBINAR

ESG Disclosure Trends Impacting Private Markets

Why private companies should care

ESG factors are fundamental pillars that shape resilience and long-term value creation. While public companies have been subject to increasing scrutiny and regulatory demands for ESG disclosure, private companies often operate under the misconception that ESG is optional or irrelevant to their operations. However, the reality is quite the opposite.

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Moderator:

Steve Vargas, Head of ESG Advisory, Nasdaq

Speakers:

Zack Morgan, ESG Data Management Lead, Apollo Global Management

Evan Crowley, Senior Product Specialist, Dasseti
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Speaker Bios

Steve Vargas

Global Head ESG Advisory 

Nasdaq

 

Steve Vargas is the Co-Founder & Global Head of Nasdaq’s ESG Advisory practice and is responsible for the day-to-day management and strategic direction of the group. The practice consists of a global team that partners with public and private companies to implement and strengthen ESG programs built for a capital markets audience.

 

ESG Advisory engagements range from advising senior management and boards on ESG topics, guiding companies through climate strategy development & decarbonization practices as well as designing capital engagement strategies with long-term investors.

Zack Morgan

ESG Data Management Lead 

Apollo Global Management

 

Zack Morgan is the ESG Data Management Lead at Apollo Global Management, responsible for the firm’s and its portfolio companies’ environmental, social and governance data. Apollo is a high-growth, global alternative asset manager that seeks to provide clients excess return at every point along the risk-reward spectrum. 

Apollo believes that advancing sustainability practices and performance requires commitment and collaboration across the industry. The firm seeks to take an active role in sustainability initiatives and organizations, including leading or co-leading initiatives, as appropriate.

Evan Crowley

Sr Product Specialist 

Dasseti 

 

Evan Crowley is the Sr Product Specialist at Dasseti and helps clients optimize their use of the platform and creates new features to meet client needs.

 

Dasseti ESG offers secure, one-to-one data collection direct from portfolio companies and/ or from GPs. LPs and GPs can create their own ratings with custom weighting and groups. It uses powerful analytics to help firms visualize and promote your credentials in graphs, charts, and reports. We help LPs and GPs create data driven ESG policies that really stand out.

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James Newman

Co-Head and Co-Founder, perfORM

James Newman is a pioneer in the Operational Due Diligence space, with over 15 years’ experience in creating practices, developing standards and performing ODD. This includes leading an allocator delegation to negotiate fund corporate governance standards with the Cayman Islands Monetary Authority and pioneering private equity ODD in 2012. James is the former Global Head of ODD at Barclays Wealth, where he was responsible for developing and leading operational risk assessments across the bank’s retail and non-retail investment product offerings. Prior to Barclays, he was the Head of ODD for Liberty Ermitage Group, where he vetoed an investment in Madoff in 2008 preventing significant losses and reputational damage to the firm and its clients.

James Newman

James Newman

Co-Founder and Co-Head, perfORM

James Newman is a pioneer in the Operational Due Diligence space, with over 15 years’ experience in creating practices, developing standards and performing ODD. This includes leading an allocator delegation to negotiate fund corporate governance standards with the Cayman Islands Monetary Authority and pioneering private equity ODD in 2012. James is the former Global Head of ODD at Barclays Wealth, where he was responsible for developing and leading operational risk assessments across the bank’s retail and non-retail investment product offerings. Prior to Barclays, he was the Head of ODD for Liberty Ermitage Group, where he vetoed an investment in Madoff in 2008 preventing significant losses and reputational damage to the firm and its clients.