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.
The firm, an ESG early adopter, has raised more than €400m for its Compass Fund.
The firm is raising $500m for the fund, which has both an impact hurdle and a financial hurdle.
Arjun Infrastructure Partners head of ESG Rhyadd Keaney-Watkins shares his notes following the firm's recent fundraise.
Savills natcap head Alex Godfrey has been recruited to lead the strategy, which will invest in UK assets with afforestation and peatland restoration potential.
Private wealth, which occupies an increasingly large segment of private markets fundraising, is more inclined to prioritise impact over financial returns, say experts, particularly as the next generation takes over.
Impact Frontiers is hosting a session on reporting norms.
Private debt, historically seen as lagging on ESG, is making rapid progress according to experts at Private Debt Investor's Europe Summit this week.