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When it comes to ESG in private credit, the spirit is willing, but there is a lack of cohesion in both expectations and approaches, write Debevoise lawyers John Young and Sophie Michalski.

The way US consumers are assessed for credit has left 'as many as 70 million' without proper access to credit, writes Manny Citron, managing partner of financial services impact firm Volery Capital Partners.

Fund managers – especially credit firms – need to rethink how they assess target companies’ cyber resiliency as part of their ESG due diligence, writes Terésa Cutter, managing director and head of ESG and impact at private debt firm White Oak Global Advisors.

Amy Kennedy, a leveraged finance partner at law firm Akin Gump, describes the development of a market trend that ‘will only continue.'

Khalida Ali, director of diversity and inclusion at Vista Equity Partners, goes into detail on how the tech investor is trying to reinforce an inclusive and welcoming culture.

Europe's damaging delay on natural gas. Plus: GCM Grosvenor hits target on diverse-owned managers, Ares reports on sustainability and more.

The EU’s classification of what counts as sustainable could lose credibility at the first hurdle if it succumbs to political compromise, writes Reynir Indahl, managing partner of Summa Equity.

Black leaders in finance react to Chauvin verdict. Plus: Neuberger Berman closes its first impact fund, ESG details on EQT's €15.6b fund and more.

LPs will soon have trillions to invest in impact but an LP-GP disconnect is hampering progress, writes Jeremy Smith, head of impact at placement agent Rede Partners.

Private credit investors are well positioned to engage with management teams, but more work needs to be done to standardise metrics, writes Will Nicoll, CIO of M&G’s private and alternative assets team.