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The business case for environmental management has never been stronger. The Green Portfolio Program highlights that environmental performance and business performance can go hand-in-hand. We are very excited about the momentum to date and the fact that we have taken this effort global in such a short period of time.
Henry R. Kravis Co-founder of KKR
February 22, 2012 Money Saves: Ask the Experts
Private Equity International
February 20, 2012 Sustainability Boosts Returns for Private Equity Funds
Environmental Leader
January 9, 2012 Environmental awareness ripples across the pond
Private Equity News (login required)
December 21, 2011 Smart Investments see Green: KKR reports savings and growth in third year of the Green Portfolio Program
EDF + Business Blog
October 11, 2011VIDEO Adding Green, Adding Value
Privcap
September 2011 Ecologically Friendly
Institutional Investor
September 6, 2011 New Green Portfolio Program Could Change Private Equity
Institutional Investor
August 21, 2011 Eco-Friendly, Profit-Friendly
Huffington Post
July 18, 2011 Show me the money: How Energy Efficiency Financing makes dollars and sense
EDF + Business Blog
July 11, 2011George Roberts: Privately Speaking
Private Equity International
July 4, 2011 Private equity briefing: Buyouts - Have the uber-capitalists become agents for sustainability?
Ethical Corporation Magazine
June 22, 2011 Corporate partnership: NGOs tread gingerly when matchmaking
Financial Times' Sustainable Business Blog
June 20, 2011 Sustainability principles boost private equity returns - IFC
Environmental Finance
May 19, 2011 Happy Anniversary Green Portfolio Program – our flagship private equity partnership with KKR turns three!
EDF + Business Blog
April 27, 2011 Food delivery company to turn grease to gas
The State
April 27, 2011 Spreading Sustainability: From the Fortune 500 to the next 5,000
EDF + Business Blog
April 8, 2011 US Foodservice to Power SC Fleet with Waste Cooking Oil
GreenBiz
March 22, 2011KKR takes its portfolio green (pdf)
Financial Times
January 24, 2011ESG gains wider acceptance
Pensions & Investments
January 4, 2011Private Fleet Sustainability: Beyond the Plate at U.S. Foodservice
Heavy Duty Trucking
December 1, 2010Calling All Private Equity Firms: Operations matter, now more than ever
EDF Innovation Exchange Blog
November 17, 2010OB Beer reborn as a green company (Korean)
Asia Today
November 10, 2010Asset Managers Find New Source Of Alpha - Responsible Investing
Institutional Investor
October 2010CSR Europe Enterprise 2020 Marketplace
Featured company initiative in the Transparency for Trust section
October 12, 2010KKR Expands Green Portfolio Program
GreenBiz
October 11, 2010Companies join investment firm's Green Portfolio Program
Waste & Recycling News
The Responsibility Revolution by Jeffrey Hollender
Excerpt in Chapter One: The Responsibility Revolution Takes Off
June 11, 2010Friday Letter: Who cares?
Private Equity Online
June 11, 2010VIDEOKKR Goes Green
Private Equity Online
June 10, 2010Private equity leader to expand ‘green portfolio’ programme
Environmental Finance
June 4, 2010KKR's environmental measures save $160m
AltAssets
June 4, 2010A 'Green Portfolio' experiment makes money, trims waste
ClimateWire
June 4, 2010KKR, EDF Green Portfolio Delivers over $160M in Savings
Environmental Leader
June 3, 2010KKR's Two Year Results Are In: Continuous Improvements Reap Huge Benefits
EDF Innovation Exchange
June 3, 2010Greener Business Practices Save KKR Companies $160M
GreenBiz.com
June 3, 2010Green is as green does
San Francisco Chronicle
Spring 2010Where are the win-wins?
Qn, A Publication of the Yale School of Management
April 16, 2010VIDEOTeam green: The Deal's View
TheDeal Magazine
February 12, 2010
Harmonious union of investment, environment
San Francisco Chronicle
February 9, 2010K.K.R. Continues Greening Its Portfolio
New York Times’ Green Inc. blog
February 8, 2010Green Thoughts: KKR Continues Saving Trees, Dollars
Wall Street Journal’s Private Equity Beat blog
February 8, 2010KKR Extends Green Program to a Fifth of Global Portfolio
GreenBiz
July 20, 2009EDF and KKR: The not so odd couple
EDF Innovation Exchange Blog
June 15, 2009Taking Care of Business
GreenBiz.com
June 11, 2009Additional KKR portfolio companies evaluate their environmental impact
AltAssets
June 11, 2009 KKR Gets Greener With Phase Two Of EDF Project
Private Equity Beat – Wall Street Journal Blogs
May 13, 2009Private equity - Easing the barbarians through the gate
Ethical Corporation
March 25, 2009Businesses save millions by going green
Mother Nature Network
March 25, 2009VIDEOBusiness of Green: An environmental odd couple
CNN Money.com
February 27, 2009Greenbacks Sealy tallies its sustainability savings
Business Journal Serving the Greater Triad Area
February 27, 2009KKR, EDF Claim Three Saved Millions, Prevented Waste
Environmental Protection
February 27, 2009KKR to implement environmental plan at Biomet
FW Daily News
February 27, 2009Sixteen Million Reasons to Measure Your Environmental Impacts
GreenBiz
February 27, 2009A Green Acquisition Strategy
Private Equity Beat – Wall Street Journal Blogs
Program Summary
Program Updates
New participant in 2011
A.T.U., a leading operator of automotive stores and repair shops based in Germany, is a new participant in the program.[More]KKR releases 2010 results
13 companies achieved more than $365 million in financial impact and avoided 810,000 metric tons of GHG emissions, 2.2 million tons of waste, and 300 million liters of water.[More]Green Portfolio Program featured as a transparency and trust initiative in CSR Europe's Enterprise 2020 Marketplace
Green Portfolio Program featured as a transparency and trust initiative in CSR Europe's Enterprise 2020 Marketplace[More]Green Portfolio Program expanded to include 16 companies globally
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