ESG

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.

Several states have or hope to pass rules that target ESG investing, including one that proposes to make it a criminal offense to invest funds via 'environmental, social and governance' criteria.

The Council on Ethics, which supervises the sustainability activity of AP funds one to four, has laid out its sustainability priorities.

Erich Becker has joined as a decarbonisation partner, while Christina Levin-Rylander will lead the firm's sustainability efforts.

Sustainability was a sideline issue at NEXUS 2024, until CalSTRS' Chris Ailman planted it firmly on the agenda.

HSF's ESG practice is led by partner Silke Goldberg, and advises on energy transition and climate change, business and human rights, environmental law, governance, greenwashing and responsible investing.

Infrastructure Investor Global Summit day one insights from Climate Adaptive Infrastructure, Apollo, EBRD, GRESB and AG Insurance

Anti-ESG legislation in various US states does little to derail sustainable investing, but discussions of ESG have become 'a little bit of a dance', says LP.