Invest International will invest directly and via funds into Dutch SMEs contributing to the UN’s Sustainable Development Goals.
Industry experts offer tips for how investors can spot managers that may be falsely representing their ESG credentials, intentionally or not.
The weight of the institutions involved and the clarity of the approach suggest that the ESG Data Convergence Project could herald the standardisation of ESG data in private equity.
UK DFI’s five-year commitment – announced by prime minister Boris Johnson – follows CDC’s 5% allocation in 2016.
Actions towards net zero targets are a factor in the New Zealand superannuation fund’s policy for withdrawing capital.
The Canadian investor has made good tax governance part of its ESG approach, the LP’s managing director for Asia-Pacific says.
Regulatory and reputational risk make human rights an increasingly hot ESG topic, said LPs at Thursday's Responsible Investment Forum APAC Investor Day.
A $34bn Malaysian pension lays out its approach to ESG due diligence.
The UK investor has cornerstoned the debut fund for a team of former Gulf Capital credit fund execs.
More LPs consider ESG standards as one of many factors in potential commitments, but generally it's not risen to the level of being a deciding factor when backing a manager.