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Senior professionals at the world’s largest managers of impact capital seem unfazed by the US political attacks on ESG: investment performance will be their best defence.

Compiling some of the key research from H1 2023 reveals a market increasingly conscious of the importance of sustainability, but still working out what to do about it.

Though the asset class is generally behind the curve on ESG, attempts to harmonise disclosure in private debt are beginning to gain momentum.

The UK’s Sustainable Disclosure Regime addresses a significant omission in the EU's SFDR: funds decarbonising and transitioning assets to become more sustainable. What a shame, then, that the SDR has been delayed yet again.

Selected ‘They said it’ quotes from our regular newsletters show that the politicisation of ESG and investors’ approach to fossil fuels were two major discussion points.

Yes, raising impact capital is as tough and slow as our inaugural fundraising report suggests, but it is not all bad news.

Eastwood Forests’ first fundraise has shown how powerful the carbon story around timberland investments has become, including with Japanese LPs.

Without short-term targets and transition plans for portfolio companies individually, net-zero targets by financial institutions do not guarantee decarbonisation of the real economy.

There are very real consequences to the attacks on ESG in the US; quietly sitting out the discussion is not an acceptable option, writes specialist communications consultant Dmitriy Ioselevich.

What the mix of LPs in the world's largest impact funds reveal about institutional investment.