Impact and responsible investment guru James Gifford says that if investors want to make change happen, they need to allocate to private markets opportunities.
Berkeley Energy’s Africa Renewable Energy Fund II has reached first close with DFI funding; the firm will seek private institutional capital to reach its €300m target.
Panelists speaking at a PEI Media Impact Investing Forum agreed that strategies must have commitment and dedicated focus from GPs to be successful.
We asked 10 private markets managers whether and how they are using various ESG reporting frameworks. The answers? It’s complicated.
Khalida Ali, director of diversity and inclusion at Vista Equity Partners, goes into detail on how the tech investor is trying to reinforce an inclusive and welcoming culture.
What we can learn about how private equity firms respond to climate risk from PwC’s 2021 responsible investment survey.
Fourteen investment consultants including Meketa and Willis Towers Watson have launched a US sustainable investing alliance to ensure the speak with ‘a common voice’ that carries more weight with the regulator.
European fund manager Capza will link loan costs and its own carried interest to ESG KPIs for its sixth private debt fund, says managing director Laurent Benard.
The firm has added the facility, which has an interest margin linked to 'measurable performance indicators', to a $3.5bn co-investment fund.
When it comes to diversity and inclusion, middle-aged white men have to be 'vulnerable and open', HGGC's Lance Taylor tells members of PEI's CFO All Access networking community.