Sustainability & ESG: Building Value at Scale with Betty Huber & Devon Leahy

Integrating sustainability into private equity isn't about compliance checklists - it's about creating value through brand positioning, cost efficiency, talent strategies, and operational resilience.In this season finale conversation from the New York Private Capital Summit, Betty Huber, Partner and Global Co-Chair of ESG at Latham & Watkins, speaks with Devon Leahy, Global Head of Sustainability at L Catterton, about building a sustainability program from the ground up across a $37 billion consumer-focused portfolio.Devon shares how she's worked with 22 portfolio companies in her first year by speaking the language of business first - connecting decarbonization to cost management, sustainability attributes to consumer insights, and compliance exercises to value creation opportunities. The conversation covers practical strategies for building trust with operations teams, balancing LP reporting requirements with company engagement, and creating scalable tools that work across 160+ diverse portfolio companies.Essential insights for operating partners, sustainability leaders, and investment professionals focused on driving impact at scale.Featured:Betty Huber - Partner, Global Co-Chair ESG, Latham & WatkinsDevon Leahy - Global Head of Sustainability, L CattertonThis is the season 2 finale of the CapLink Connecting Capital Conversations podcast.Learn more about CapLink Group events: https://caplink-group.com