Europe has the entrepreneurs and the private capital; now it needs more favourable public policy, writes Clare Murray of Blume Equity.
Manager's latest European private credit fund has an ESG component to it, but won't insist on sustainability-linked loans for all its borrowers, says European private credit head Damien Guichard.
GPs see a number of benefits to tying their remuneration to impact KPIs, according to a report from The ImPact.
In acquiring Actis, the US PE firm is doing more than gaining infrastructure exposure; it is betting on sustainability and emerging markets.
The combined platform will offer climate solutions investments in both infrastructure and growth equity.
Better availability of information and mandatory due diligence requirements will focus minds on human rights and supply chain risk this year, says PAI Partners' Esohe Denise Odaro.
Additionality, permanence and co-benefits are the things to consider when evaluating a carbon offset fund, according to a Bfinance white paper.
The firm has achieved the highest score of any developed markets equity manager in B Labs' assessment and may launch its debut fund this year, according to founders Tracey Huggett and Vish Srivastava.
While Alcentra does not have the same rights as equity investors, the credit manager still finds ways to encourage portfolio companies to improve their ESG disclosures, according to head of ESG Vai Patel.
The firm worked with 49 portfolio companies on carbon reduction pathways in 2023, says ESG lead Bahare Haghshenas.