ESG

Katharina Neureiter and Steve Hatfield have been promoted to global co-leads of sustainability.

While Alcentra does not have the same rights as equity investors, the credit manager still finds ways to encourage portfolio companies to improve their ESG disclosures, according to head of ESG Vai Patel.

We asked several sustainability chiefs about their to-do lists for the year ahead: here are three key takeaways.

The firm worked with 49 portfolio companies on carbon reduction pathways in 2023, says ESG lead Bahare Haghshenas.

The European private equity firm plans to deploy its third fund exclusively into 'positive impact' investments, says co-founder Max Odefey.

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.