Standardisation of impact data and better availability of benchmarking tools will encourge more adoption, says Russell Investments' Samantha Steele.
Having now developed decarbonisation guidance for all private markets asset classes, IIGCC will turn its attention to climate solutions, according to private markets lead Misa Andriamihaja.
The lack of investment in the blue economy and the need for more technological innovation in agriculture were among the talking points at Impact Investor Global Summit last week.
The ESG data platform will use the injection to create products for private companies and expand into new geographies.
The firm has done its first adaptation deal and expects to do more, according to general partner David Frykman.
The pioneering impact investing firm has recruited a veteran investor from Just Climate to co-lead the strategy.
While impact secondaries transactions remain a relatively small part of overall secondaries volume, these vehicles can offer more certainty around impact-linked growth stories compared with their blind-pool counterparts.
Apollo's Ooton sees LPs 'galvanise around' EDCI metrics, freeing up GP resources to focus on ESG improvements rather than questionnaires. And EDCI data shows early indications that PE-owned companies perform better on sustainability KPIs than public ones.
Article 9’s reporting obligations are ‘too burdensome’ for some private fund managers, say Stafford and Anthos.
Ambienta is in market with Sustainable Credit Opportunities, an Article 9 impact fund with a €500 million target.