April 6, 2023 – Private Equity News named Lord John Browne to its inaugural list of the Twenty Most Influential in ESG for 2023. Curated by Private Equity News’ editorial team, the list celebrates senior leaders shaping sustainability agendas at private equity firms and institutional investors in private equity, highlighting the achievements of executives that drive agendas at both a firm and portfolio level.

In Lord Browne’s profile, Private Equity News spotlights his early focus on sustainability as CEO of BP, where he was the first leader in the oil and gas industry to acknowledge the risk posed by climate change. The profile transitions to Lord Browne’s roles as Senior Advisor to General Atlantic and Chairman of BeyondNetZero, in which he leads the GA’s efforts to invest in growth companies providing innovative climate solutions.