ESG

Eiffel, the world’s 14th-largest impact fund manager, is introducing impact covenants into its loans.

The influential investor has broken down its approach to ESG and impact in its inaugural sustainability report.

In the firm's annual sustainability report, the co-managing partners describe sustainability moving beyond an operational or risk management imperative towards a value creation lever.

The Asia-Pacific debt manager will produce an integrated TNFD and TCFD report by the end of the year.

A climate scenario analysis revealed water stress to be a 'transversal issue across the portfolio', according to sustainability head Shami Nissan.

A handful of private equity firms have set portfolio-wide net-zero targets, although many firms consider this too ambitious or too sweeping. Bain's approach can be seen as a middle ground.

When it comes to implementing ESG principles, momentum has been lost among North American investors, according to a survey by placement agent Capstone Partners.

A majority of both investors and managers believe ESG costs should be included in the management fee, according to a report from Bfinance.

KKR sees a strong correlation between volume of emissions and assets where decarbonisation is a material risk mitigant and value creator, writes sustainability director Jesse Audet.

Telstra’s decision to stop purchasing carbon credits in favour of direct emissions reduction is commendable but it has implications for carbon markets and natural capital.