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The private equity firm will be working with its businesses – particularly those in the consumer sector – on supply chain management over the next few months, says head of sustainability Aga Siemiginowska.
The real estate manager will this year work to 'more systematically assess risk and opportunities connected with nature', says Helen Gurfel, head of sustainability and innovation.
Among other initiatives this year, Permira is working with external academics to take a portfolio-wide approach to biodiversity risks, says Adinah Shackleton.
ESG continues to garner support from investors in Europe and Asia while facing political headwinds in the US.
The real estate lender has followed its backer TowerBrook Capital Partners in achieving the certification.
Investment is needed to decarbonise heavy industry, property and transportation, according to the firm.
The industry body has urged the European Commission to consider a new labelling system akin to what the UK FCA is proposing for the SDR.
Two major developments over the past year have significantly raised the stakes when it comes to how infrastructure managers consider their biodiversity impacts.
Achieving standardisation in data remains the holy grail for infrastructure.
The need for sustainable infrastructure is obvious to many, but some managers must walk a tightrope to navigate the anti-ESG movement.