Charles Avery
A survey of investors in PE funds also found that most US LPs are yet to hire specialist ESG personnel.
Regulation and a lack of impact allocation opportunities were also on the minds of panellists at the firm's impact forum in London this week.
Damien Marty, who joined from Tikehau, is the latest in a string of arrivals for the environment-focused manager.
Hong Kong insurer AIA is the latest Asian LP to join Leapfrog's investor base, having committed $200m earlier this week.
The food-focused manager sees Luxembourg as 'an attractive domicile' due to the rising importance of European sustainability standards, says managing partner Tai Lin.
The fintech-focused manager plans to collect data directly from the end users of its portfolio companies, according to its latest impact report.
Financial benchmarks are the 'primary way' LPs define success but they often fail to account for externalities, said ex-KIC CIO Scott Kalb.
Niamh Whooley joins from Goldman Sachs Asset Management and will prioritise developing ESG data disclosure at the 'origination and pre-investment' stages.
ISIF has committed to two funds managed by Energy Impact Partners, which will use the capital to develop Irish tech companies.
The rising costs of ESG reporting will inevitably be passed over to LPs, Golding Capital Partners' Andreas Nilsson said in a video interview at the Impact Investor Global Summit.