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Canada’s largest pension has set a net zero by 2050 target – and will support its assets to decarbonise and rely on a whole-economy transition to carbon neutrality to achieve this, CPP’s chief sustainability officer Deborah Orida tells New Private Markets.

Circularity Capital, a fledgling circular economy fund backed by AXA IM Alts, Christian Super and BNP Paribas Fortis, is investing its first growth fund while raising its second.

Sphera, which was acquired by a Blackstone fund last year, will help the firm better assess Scope 1 and 2 emissions from its portfolio.

Sampension’s head of ESG, Jacob Ehlerth Jørgensen, says ‘managers [of unlisted funds] must ensure their investments contribute to the green transition’.

The global transition fund, soon to close at $15bn, will be “just the first fund in what we believe will be a very attractive growth avenue,” Brookfield managing director Natalie Adomait said.

The Copenhagen-headquartered manager has set sights on winning the race to net zero. CEO Claus Mathisen tells PERE why.

The Clean Energy Finance Corporation and superannuation funds HESTA and Legal Super have invested in the Australia-focused growth equity vehicle.

USS has put private markets at the heart of its net-zero ambitions as it sets interim decarbonisation targets.

Justin Adams will engage ‘like-minded investors’ at the climate impact firm established by Al Gore and Generation IM.

The Tokyo-headquartered asset manager has launched its sixth Japan-focused renewables fund, targeting $103m.