ESG

Biodiversity will be a major focus for the coming year, according to participants in our Agenda 2025 series.

ESG heads are increasingly able to show how sustainability levers can influence a portfolio company's value.

Reporting obligations under the EU directive will be a 'big focus for 2025', ESG heads say.

Agilitas has committed to the Net Zero Asset Managers initiative and had its initial targets for its portfolio companies validated in September, according to ESG transformation specialist Alison Prout.

General Atlantic sustainability head Cornelia Gomez outlines her firms plans for 2025.

Investors are getting more sophisticated when it comes to environmental, social and governance considerations as they look to future-proof their portfolios.

BGF has been able to consider biodiversity issues through its work with AXA Altitude, according ESG consultant Fiona Place.

It remains difficult to isolate ESG's value creation benefits, according to private equity sustainability lead Fiona Hatch.

Head of sustainability and impact Maria Teresa Zappia and climate specialist Holly Turner explain Schroders' sustainability priorities.

Decarbonisation is mission-critical for private real estate. But ESG professionals in the industry say they are too stressed and overworked to achieve meaningful change.