Key themes:
- Waste reduction and the circular use of materials are critical to reducing natural resource extraction, curtailing associated emissions, reducing waste, and preserving natural ecosystems
- Investments in the circular economy provide unique, ROI-driven, non-correlated exposure to diverse end markets seeking to improve operational efficiency
- Asset selection is key to identify opportunities with strong unit economics, reasonable execution and scale-up risks, and with suitably experienced management teams
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Additional Resources
Climate change is poised to disproportionately impact low-income and vulnerable populations. Global temperature increases, increasingly severe storms, and irregular patterns of drought and rainfall are estimated to push up to 130 million people into poverty by 2030.
Explore our 2023-2024 private equity impact report where we provide detailed case studies on how we are measuring impact at our portfolio companies, and why we view climate change and inequality as inextricably linked factors within our investment approach.
The Nuveen Private Equity Impact team seeks to address the defining global challenges of our time — climate change and inequality — by investing in businesses that drive an inclusive transition to a low carbon economy to drive attractive risk adjusted returns for our investors.
