Dave Stangis will lead an expansion of Apollo’s ESG programme.
Fiona Reynolds, the outgoing CEO of UNPRI, says the organisation has a challenge: balancing an inclusive 'big tent' approach with the need to combat greenwashing.
European impact VC firm Ananda is backed by the European Investment Fund, Big Society Capital and family offices.
The Manchester-based private equity firm is investing its £100m first impact fund.
There’s no doubt that ESG is a major talking point within private debt but there’s considerable divergence among fund managers on the best way forward.
The weight of the institutions involved and the clarity of the approach suggest that the ESG Data Convergence Project could herald the standardisation of ESG data in private equity.
The asset manager has staked 50% of the carried interest from its €300m debut private equity fund on achieving impact goals.
The private funds manager recently closed its third sustainable assets fund on $1.25bn after four months in market.
Mid-market debt strategies are a good way to access diverse-owned businesses, Brightwood Capital Advisors' Sengal Selassie said last week.
The litigation finance specialist will link loans' margin ratchets to law firms taking pro bono work, working on ESG cases and excluding ESG-adverse cases.