While an organisation's values may be a frequently cited secondary consideration, the attractive risk/return profile is the primary driver behind LPs' growing taste for impact.
The German DFI invests around €2bn a year in emerging markets and has a portfolio of 100 private fund managers, senior director Gunnar Stork tells New Private Markets.
When it comes to impact investing, private equity is the dominant asset class, GIIN research shows.
The LGPS collective has tasked Orchard Street with deploying £100m to decarbonize direct UK real estate assets.
The parent company of the Danish pharmaceutical firm is looking to increase its exposure from 2% to 10% by 2030.
Meier, who oversees assets worth $272bn, believes private equity's fees are 'too high'.
Having helped the impact investing industry to scale and institutionalise, CalSTRS, Capricorn, Builders Vision, Makena and Accelerate are finding new investment avenues for the industry's growth.
Solina didn't hear from a GP for a year after questioning its ESG mindset, according to principal Benjamin Sabatier.
The New York City Comptroller's office views ESG as 'a really smart way to look at risk and value creation over time', Meier said at the Private Debt Investor New York Forum this week.
More foundations and endowments are aligning more of their portfolios with impact themes - with some taking a total-portfolio approach to impact.