September by D’Ornano + Co.: linking DE&I to financial performance, introducing Hybrid Growth Diligence (3.0 due diligence for assessing disruption) and why tech companies should look beyond scale.

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Dear all,

Asset Management firms across the Private Markets striving to reach DE&I targets at portfolio level may be missing the goal by putting emphasis on the DE&I targets themselves, rather than on measuring how DE&I actually leads to better performance of the firms that proactively take action on this. I was honored to talk about the subject during an Equality Lounge session held at SALT NY last month, and it appeared as a no brainer: it is time to set the right KPIs to actually see how promoting diversity, equity and inclusion at the workplace leads to a higher EBITDA (both on the short and on the long terms!). Yes, in a time where the economy is strongly impacted by adverse macro-economic and geopolitical factors, understanding how ESG – and maybe more strongly Climate and DE&I considerations - can lead to value creation is a key differentiator for actors of the Private Markets.

More generally, It is time to innovate and to set and embrace the right frameworks for understanding an…