Resources.
Unwritten Insights
Driving Private Equity Performance Through Climate Adaptation.
Unwritten's report on how private equity firms build climate resilience to drive portfolio value — six operational levers with measurable EBITDA impact.
L'adaptation climatique comme levier de performance pour le Private Equity.
Le rapport d'Unwritten sur la manière dont les fonds de Private Equity renforcent leur résilience climatique pour créer de la valeur dans leur portefeuille — six leviers opérationnels à l'impact mesurable sur l'EBITDA.
Hong Kong Corporate Climate Disclosures Guide
Alaya Consulting has partnered with Unwritten to integrate market-leading climate risk data into its advisory services for clients in Hong Kong and mainland China. This guide introduces both Unwritten and Alaya, and then explores the historical context of these regulations, practical approaches to compliance, and the strategic implications for your business.
Private Market Investor Climate Disclosures - Benchmarking 2025
In terms of scale and analytical depth, this is our most comprehensive analysis of private markets reporting to date, benchmarking 70 global GPs across the UK, Europe, North America, and APAC to understand the current state of disclosure on climate and nature.
Shifting Expectations - Limited Partners and Climate Financial Risk
Large asset owners are naturally concerned about climate risks. What does this mean for their managers?
Private Markets Climate Disclosures - Benchmarking 2024
A data-driven analysis of TCFD climate disclosures for $6.5 trillion of private capital, highlighting reporting trends and best practice in the US, UK, and Europe.
Get Started on Climate Disclosures — Guided Template
This expert-designed, free template guides you through IFRS S2 climate disclosures under CSRD, SB 261, AASB S2, and more. Based on Unwritten's expertise helping companies around the world get started with climate risk disclosures.
Beyond Carbon - Climate Risks in Asset Light Businesses
Carbon taxes aren't the only transition risk. New technology, subtle policy changes, even litigation patterns are part of the story. These changes are easy to overlook but can be the biggest source of both risk and opportunity for carbon-light businesses.
California's Climate-Related Financial Risk Act
California's Senate Bill 261 (SB 261), the “Climate-Related Financial Risk Act”, requires large companies to publicly report on their climate-related financial risks and the measures they are taking to manage them. This short article explains the rules and links to additional resources, including an open source template for compliant disclosures.
Unwritten Newsroom
Real Deals Sustainable Investment Awards 2026: Winners announced
Shivani Khandekar
Unwritten is named as Data Provider of the Year at Real Deals' fifth annual Sustainable Investment Awards 2026.
Beyond Barbarians at the Gate: climate resilience becomes private equity's new value lever
Mona Dohle
From California wildfires to rising insurance costs, climate risks are pushing private equity firms to rethink how they create and protect value.
In brief: Six ways climate adaptation can drive performance
Charles Avery
Reducing climate risks can help companies access financing and insurance coverage, according to Unwritten.
Data snapshot: GPs' pre-investment climate focus
Charles Avery
GPs are more likely to consider climate risks during due diligence than address them during the hold period, research from Unwritten shows.
Private market climate disclosures rise, execution lags
Piyasi Mitra
Private market investors are getting better at disclosing climate risks, but a gap between assessment and day-to-day portfolio management is limiting how useful those disclosures really are, according to a benchmark from London-based climate risk analyst Unwritten.
Data snapshot: How the largest LPs view climate risk
Charles Avery
Most of the biggest 100 LPs require climate risk assessments, according to research from Unwritten.
TCFD by the Numbers
Amos Wittenberg
What Climate Disclosures for $6.5T of Private Capital Tell Us About Sustainable Finance in 2025.
The case against carbon emissions as a universal metric
Lee Harris
Two new digital tools offer a fresh perspective on climate and transition.
Climate risk: The new 'E' in ESG(?)
Tanya Kaushal
Research from climate risk platform Unwritten suggests climate risk is emerging as its own category of LPs' environmental considerations.
Three quarters of global LPs embed climate risk in private markets mandates
Mona Dohle
Large institutional investors are increasingly requiring private markets managers to integrate climate risk into their investment processes.
Impact Alpha
Outside the US, institutional investors expect managers to assess climate risks
David Bank
The US Securities and Exchange Commission has dropped its proposed rules for climate risk disclosure. But institutional LPs overwhelmingly expect their private equity managers to assess and manage climate risks.
Medium Blog
The Final Third: My Three Watch Points for Sustainability Teams in Private Markets
Alex Spencer
Head of Sales, Alex Spencer, gives his views on Sustainability Team priorities in Private Markets.
Medium Blog
The importance and limitations of short-term scenarios
David Carlin
Long-term climate models aren’t enough — short-term scenarios are essential for real-world decisions.
The ESG data dilemma – what are we reporting on again?
Stephanie Ball
In the rush to implement ESG initiatives and technology, value creators may have lost sight of the questions they need to be asking, experts say at the Real Deals ESG.
UK leads private market climate disclosures amid regulatory push
Piyasi Mitra
Unwritten finds UK asset managers leading climate disclosure efforts as private markets embrace transparency.
Data snapshot: GPs take different approaches to TCFD disclosure
Charles Avery
Few firms are disclosing the financial impact of climate risks, research from climate risk platform Unwritten shows.
These are the 32 most exciting European fintech startups to watch in 2024, according to venture capitalists
Editorial
We asked top VC investors from different European countries to assemble Business Insider's annual list of fintech startups to watch in 2024.
Unwritten Blog
Unwritten Blog
How to Choose a Climate Risk Assessment Vendor for Private Markets
Seven criteria for choosing a private markets climate risk vendor, key questions to ask, and how Unwritten meets each one.
Unwritten Blog
Unwritten Wins Real Deals Sustainable Investment Awards 2026 Data Provider of the Year
Unwritten is recognised as Data Provider of the Year at Real Deals’ 2026 Sustainable Investment Awards for its AI-driven climate risk platform.
Unwritten Blog
Introducing Unwritten’s AI Climate and Nature Due Diligence Tool for Private Markets
Unwritten’s AI produces climate and nature due diligence reports in minutes: clear enough for deal teams, rigorous enough for ICs.
Unwritten Blog
Unwritten answers PRI Questions for Climate Physical Risk Providers [2026 Update]
Unwritten answers PRI’s questions for physical climate risk providers, covering updated methodology, scenarios, financial metrics and AI-powered due diligence.
Unwritten Events
Asia House, London
UK & European Energy and Climate Policy Breakfast
Unwritten led a climate and energy policy fireside discussion focused on the policy developments set to shape the risk picture for portfolio companies.
Asia House, London
AI & Sustainability Series | London
Unwritten convened the first of a two-part series at London's Asia House to explore the evolving intersection of artificial intelligence and private market sustainability.
1Hotel Central Park, New York City
AI & Sustainability Series | New York
Unwritten convened the second installment of its AI & Sustainability series in New York, examining the systemic barriers to AI adoption within data management and private equity due diligence.
The Whitby Hotel, New York City
Unwritten New York Roundtable with Dan Firger: Sustainability Leaders in US Private Markets
Unwritten convened its inaugural New York roundtable, bringing together a curated group of private market leaders to examine whether the current climate capital stack is truly fit for purpose.
Online Webinar
Webinar — Shifting Expectations: LPs and Climate Risk
A one-hour deep-dive exploring why nearly 3/4s of LPs now expect their private managers to conduct climate risk assessments.
The British Academy, 10-11 Carlton House Terrace, London
The Politics of Climate Risk
The event was led alongside Claire O'Neill, the former UK Minister for Energy and Climate Change, who brought forward the legislation committing the UK to Net Zero by 2050.
Online Webinar
Masterclass: Climate risk due diligence tips from experts and practitioners
This masterclass examined the practical application of climate risk due diligence, focusing on the imperative to translate abstract data into concrete, financial insights.
County Hall, Sustainable Ventures, London
Summer Event with David Carlin
Unwritten hosted it's 2025 summer drinks party. Attendees included friends and clients from across climate finance and private markets, with a keynote from climate risk expert David Carlin.
The British Academy, 10-11 Carlton House Terrace, London
Climate Value in Private Markets: What Does the Data Say?
This event examined the growing focus on climate in private markets, exploring whether robust ESG policies improve long-term returns.
The British Academy, 10-11 Carlton House Terrace, London
What Does Climate Change Really Mean For Your Portfolio Companies?
Professor Cameron Hepburn set the scene on the pace of the climate transition and its materiality for investors. We were joined by climate finance leaders from banking, ESG leaders from public and private markets, standard setters and regulators.