ESG

The pension has reduced the size of its re-ups, and in some cases not re-upped at all, on the basis over concerns about portfolio company labour practices, said private equity investment director Anton Orlich.

ESG disclosure, AI and sustainability-linked loans were under discussion at MSCI's Climate Action Conference in London on Tuesday.

Managers marketing products to UK clients must now be more careful with their imagery, according to Linklaters funds lawyer Anisha Galli.

Two different concepts present investors with many of the same challenges and, potentially, the same solutions.

The UK's ageing population provides an opportunity for investors to generate positive impact and financial returns, write David Whiteley of Whiteley Consulting and James Law and Angela Shepherd of law firm Clifford Chance.

Having now developed decarbonisation guidance for all private markets asset classes, IIGCC will turn its attention to climate solutions, according to private markets lead Misa Andriamihaja.

The ESG data platform will use the injection to create products for private companies and expand into new geographies.

Apollo's Ooton sees LPs 'galvanise around' EDCI metrics, freeing up GP resources to focus on ESG improvements rather than questionnaires. And EDCI data shows early indications that PE-owned companies perform better on sustainability KPIs than public ones.

The California pension has been monitoring GPs’ efforts to reduce carbon emission through an annual survey and a colour-coded system to categorise private equity-owned assets.

The PRI has seen widespread uptake among private fund managers, including private debt giants such as Apollo, Ares and Oak Hill Advisors.