decarbonisation

The ESG data reporting initiative has added portfolio company decarbonisation plans to the set of metrics it tracks.

Most mid-market companies are yet to spend heavily on reducing emissions, according to a report from Argos Wityu.

The SBTi has become the dominant global body for validating emissions reductions targets.

The bank wants Australia-listed sponsor Cromwell to report on indirect carbon emissions.

One in five investors wants to see more private equity transition products – hopefully the industry will answer this call.

Measuring the impact of the escalating climate crisis on commercial real estate is becoming imperative but the sector is still learning how to do it.

Argos Wityu has reached a first close at €120m for its impact fund focused on decarbonising the real economy.

The Net Zero Asset Owners Alliance has released a draft private debt protocol requiring members to set decarbonisation targets for private debt funds from 2025.

Given their operationally intensive nature, hospitality assets have a bigger carbon footprint than most other types of commercial property. But owners have many levers to pull to achieve optimisation.

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.