Investors of different stripes are signing up to services designed to structure and streamline the collection and management of ESG data.
'Agriculture and food production is way behind other industries in terms of technology adoption, but disruption is now coming in fast,' says Alastair Cooper of ADM Capital.
Half of private managers ignored Hymans Robertson's requests for climate data availability, with private debt a particular dark spot.
'My company was going to be diverse and inclusive,' says the investment management company's African American founder and chief executive Tammy Jones.
ESG-linked subscription lines are becoming more common, with the market evolving quickly on both sides of the Atlantic.
ESG criteria are increasingly used to provide rate discounts, but some question the benefits of these facilities.
American firms have been slow out of the gate, but major players are now making climate commitments. Buyouts asks can GPs can make credible plans to decarbonise their portfolios.
In the age of digital reliance, the environmental impact of data centers has come under scrutiny. Asset owners are now acknowledging their growing role in the decarbonisation journey, writes Stephanie Baxter.
Tough questions about ESG should be welcomed; the answers should be evident in the data, write Clare Murray of Blume Equity and ESG specialist Drake Hicks.
Measures in wide-ranging US economic reform should have three positive effects TPG's climate investing activity, says co-founder Jim Coulter.