Global alternative asset manager The
Carlyle Group (NASDAQ: CG) announced today that Jackie Roberts will
join the firm as Chief Sustainability Officer, a newly created position.
Ms. Roberts comes to Carlyle from the Environmental Defense Fund (EDF),
where she was a Senior Director of the Idea Bank for the US Climate and
Energy Program. Ms. Roberts begins her duties in mid-February and will
be based in Washington, DC.
Carlyle Co-CEO and Chief Investment Officer William E. Conway, Jr. said,
“With her extensive background in tying business strategy to
sustainability opportunities, Jackie will help ensure that Carlyle makes
the most of our ESG efforts as we work to create value for our
investors. We view ESG as not just compatible with value creation, but a
tool to help us maximize returns.”
As Chief Sustainability Officer, Ms. Roberts will lead Carlyle’s global
environmental, social and governance efforts (ESG) and work closely with
our portfolio companies to drive understanding and adoption of ESG
principles. Carlyle’s citizenship activities are detailed in three
annual Corporate Citizenship Reports at www.carlyle.com/citizenship.
David Marchick, Managing Director and Head of Global External Affairs,
said, “Carlyle was one of the first major alternative investment firms
to incorporate environmental, social and governance issues into its
investment process. Bringing someone of Jackie’s caliber to Carlyle
deepens our commitment - a commitment that is critical to our LPs,
employees and the communities in which we invest.”
Ms. Roberts said, “Carlyle’s embrace of sustainability issues and wealth
creation makes this a particularly promising opportunity. With its
efforts to help create the PEGCC’s Guidelines for Responsible Investment
and EcoValuScreen with EDF, Carlyle established itself as an early
leader in this area. This gives us a running start that I believe has
much run room. I especially look forward to working with the investment
teams on these important matters.”
A 17-year veteran of EDF, Ms. Roberts has been active in emerging
technologies and climate and energy issues as Director of Sustainable
Technologies for the Washington-based nonprofit group, which works to
solve the most critical environmental problems facing the planet. At
EDF, she also launched the Corporate Partners Program in which the group
worked with corporations including McDonald’s and FedEx to marry
business innovation with environmental strategy. Ms. Roberts spent a
year on corporate sustainability issues as a Senior Faculty Fellow at
Harvard Business School. She has also consulted on corporate
environmental strategies and worked as an engineer for the U.S.
Environmental Protection Agency.
Ms. Roberts, 51, earned her B.S. in Chemical Engineering from Yale
University, an MBA from the Yale School of Management, and a Masters in
Environmental Studies from the Yale School of Forestry and Environmental
Studies.
About The Carlyle Group
The Carlyle Group (NASDAQ: CG) is a global alternative asset manager
with $185 billion of assets under management across 122 funds and 81
fund of funds vehicles as of September 30, 2013. Carlyle’s purpose is to
invest wisely and create value on behalf of its investors, many of whom
are public pensions. Carlyle invests across four segments – Corporate
Private Equity, Real Assets, Global Market Strategies and Solutions – in
Africa, Asia, Australia, Europe, the Middle East, North America and
South America. Carlyle has expertise in various industries, including:
aerospace, defense & government services, consumer & retail, energy,
financial services, healthcare, industrial, technology & business
services, telecommunications & media and transportation. The Carlyle
Group employs more than 1,450 people in 34 offices across six continents.
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