The lower risk of blended finance structures could appeal to private equity investors seeking both impact and returns.
David Russell, head of responsible investment at the UK's biggest private pension, discusses how the private equity industry is reacting to climate change.
Caisse de dépôt et placement du Québec vice-president and chief stewardship investing officer Bertrand Millot discusses how the pension communicates its needs to external private equity managers.
More work is needed to make standardised data on ESG available for smaller companies in the leveraged loan markets.
Significant exposure to family office capital has prompted fundraising platforms to seek out impact opportunities.
As GRESB passes the 10-year mark, Lisa Fu puts the industry’s yardstick under the microscope
Helios Investment Partners is the largest emerging markets-focused firm to achieve the certification.
Any savings the Parisian firm makes will be put into environmental projects, says CFO Philippe Audouin.
Sustainability is turning into a numbers game and moving into the finance chief’s wheelhouse, write Toby Mitchenall, Brian Bonilla, Philippa Kent and Connor Hussey.
Ratings and evaluations are being used to help managers raise money and land favourable loan terms. But the systems used to measure ESG have failings that cannot be ignored.