At the Responsible Investment Forum: Europe, one lawyer described human rights as having 'ballooned' into one of the biggest topics his firm deals with. GPs should take note.
Many investors opt to exclude and divest from high-emitting assets – but the Church of England prefers to invest and engage.
The organisation, which originated in France to bring together private equity firms to work on climate, will have an active Scandinavian chapter 'by the end of the year'.
The private asset manage began a firm-wide review last year to increase the firm’s integration of ESG.
The London-based firm has hired Caoimhe Bain from an investment adviser as private markets interest in ESG-linked credit soars.
Many leading PE firms are still investing in fossil fuels. If they want to be seen as leaders in the energy transition, they need to stop now or do a much better job of explaining their position.
In the latest update to its template due diligence questionnaire, ILPA has 'adopted in full' the PRI's approach.
Private equity criteria from the Science Based Targets initiative is ‘setting the standard’ for PE firms as COP26 prompts sharper scrutiny over net-zero targets.
Regulatory changes in Europe are accelerating the shift towards sustainable finance in private markets, but may also be exacerbating 'greenwashing', argues Simon Witney, a senior consultant at law firm Travers Smith.
The LP’s head of board governance and sustainability discusses the ‘eureka moment’ CalPERS had in narrowing decarbonisation efforts on heavy emitters.