The Pension Insurance Corporation, which has 16% of its NAV invested in private credit, is seeing ESG elements creeping into loan terms, but a tweak to insurance regulation would make smooth the way for more.
The France-based firm will invest in VC, 'sustainable cities', renewable energy and co-investments.
'It’s harder if you’re in a state where you’re not supposed to consider ESG risks,' expert says.
ESG adviser Malk Partners finds only 64% of credit funds incorporate ESG into their investment processes.
Increasing transparency will leave greenwashers with nowhere to hide; the industry will be better for it.
Aptimus (formerly Bespoke) joins Kartesia, Tikehau and others marketing impact debt funds – but stands out for raising two nationally-focused impact vehicles.
Firms may be hostage to old marketing pledges.
Private infrastructure has a 'big advantage' over other asset classes in addressing biodiversity issues, according to a panellist at Infrastructure Investor Network Global Summit in Berlin.
The backlash against ESG in the US may be making investors rethink how they communicate around sustainability, but it is the spectre of greenwashing that poses the bigger threat, said panellists at Infrastructure Investor Network's Global Summit.
John Young, international counsel at law firm Debevoise, explores the challenges around defining impact investment in the context of the EU's Sustainable Finance Disclosures Regulation.