Responsible Investment Forum: New York 2026

Responsible Investment Forum: New York 2026: The New Private Markets Responsible Investment Forum: New York will take place on 18–19 March 2026 at Convene, 117 West 46th Street, New York. Positioned around the idea that private markets are reaching an inflection point on sustainability, the forum is built for senior decision-makers who want practical clarity on how responsible investment is evolving from a reporting exercise into a lever for value creation, resilience, and long-term performance across private market portfolios.

Purpose and Objectives

The purpose of the forum is to help private markets leaders understand how sustainability is being applied in practice to drive stronger outcomes across fundraising, portfolio management, and value creation. The event aims to connect participants with responsible investment experts across private equity, private credit, real assets, and infrastructure, while also highlighting what institutional investors increasingly expect on governance, transparency, and measurable performance. It is designed to equip attendees with insights they can use immediately to sharpen strategy, manage risk, and improve portfolio durability.

Key Activities

Across two days of high-level discussion, the forum brings together leaders who are actively using sustainability as a route to value creation in private markets, while creating space to connect with more than 100 institutional investors. The agenda is structured to help participants benchmark strategies alongside around 400 peers, focusing on what is working in practice across fundraising, portfolio construction, and operational value creation. A major emphasis is placed on relationship-building with highly active LPs such as global pensions, sovereign wealth funds, insurers, and foundations that are allocating to private markets and looking for long-term partners aligned on both sustainability and performance.

Significance

This forum is significant because it reflects how quickly sustainability expectations are hardening in private markets, not only as a risk lens but as a differentiator in fundraising and a driver of competitive advantage. By convening LPs and managers in New York, it provides a practical setting to compare approaches, pressure-test assumptions, and understand how leading firms are operationalising sustainability to strengthen portfolio performance and resilience in a more demanding capital environment.

Expected Outcomes

Participants can expect to leave with clearer benchmarks on what “good” looks like in private markets responsible investment, stronger relationships with active allocators, and practical insights to refine governance, transparency, and value creation strategies. The event is designed to help managers stand out in fundraising, align more effectively with LP expectations, and implement sustainability approaches that support alpha generation, risk management, and long-term portfolio strength.

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