The California pension has been monitoring GPs’ efforts to reduce carbon emission through an annual survey and a colour-coded system to categorise private equity-owned assets.
The role oceans play in food systems could pave the way for more investment in the space, founder Chris Gorell Barnes told New Private Markets after the firm closed its debut fund at €201m.
Shell manages GSAM’s newly launched social impact fund, Horizon Inclusive Growth I.
The PRI has seen widespread uptake among private fund managers, including private debt giants such as Apollo, Ares and Oak Hill Advisors.
Middle Eastern institutions have been committing billions of dollars to climate funds: ALTÉRRA has committed $6bn to funds managed by TPG, BlackRock and Brookfield, while Investcorp's decarbonisation fund is anchored by Bahrain's Mumtalakat.
The investor's climate opportunities programme is headed up by Imraan Mohammed, who spoke at New Private Markets' Impact Investor Global Summit on Tuesday.
CalPERS has a $100bn allocation to climate solutions – and is looking at its existing investment partners for climate-related opportunities – while APG has a domestic Dutch programme for transitioning local businesses.
Corporates need tools, capital and know-how to confidently make net-zero commitments; private markets firms are trying to provide them.
While European PE and infrastructure are faring well, appetite for emerging markets has not improved, according to panellists at Impact Investor Global Summit in London.
Carlotta Saporito, head of impact at JPMorgan Private Bank, reflects on how the impact market has fared over last 12 months and what forces are now driving it forward.