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The global head of the insurer’s alternative business says performance is the top priority as it works to decarbonise its €85bn real estate portfolio.
Industry practitioners anticipate embodied carbon will become a greater focus for prospective buyers in the future.
Assets with poor sustainability credentials are more expensive to finance and insure, according to panellists at PERE Decarb Forum in London.
Effective data analysis is critical in identifying investment opportunities and driving portfolio company improvements, say Andrew Pike and Meaghan Conway at Ares Management.
Hard assets will drive the energy transition, but many parts of the enabling supply chains, such as the equipment, services and software needed to build out those assets, are currently facing bottlenecks, says Permira’s Kush Patel.
The new hire replaces Lora Brill, who left Orchard Street at the start of the year to join sustainability consultancy Ramboll.
Private funds' thinking has evolved from "risk management" to "value creation," PwC's Eric Janson says on RCW webinar
Sustainability-linked loans should put more on the line for borrowers than 'just losing five basis points', says Ampega Asset Management's Vivek Sapra.
Daniel Fuchs, BlackRock's head of high yield infrastructure debt, highlighted the need to avoid physical risks and stranded assets at the Infrastructure Investor Global Summit last month.
Though the political backlash against ESG is still yet to hit Europe, there are signs that the sustainability conversation is changing.