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Monetising the biodiversity benefits of nature-based strategies would bring a 'huge amount of upside', says AXA IM Alts' Jonathan Dean.

A combination of regulation and investor mindset risks pushing capital away from where it is needed most: carbon-intensive sectors.

Net zero targets are creating tension between short-term portfolio-level carbon reductions and the need for real economy decarbonisation.

Regulation and a lack of impact allocation opportunities were also on the minds of panellists at the firm's impact forum in London this week.

A defined benefit scheme for the University of Cambridge's support staff mandates an investment consultant to integrate sustainability considerations – including climate investment – into its investment activity.

Nearly half of portfolio companies in impact funds exceed GPs' financial performance targets at exit, which is 'encouraging for a traditional investor who's thinking about investing in impact'.

Niamh Whooley joins from Goldman Sachs Asset Management and will prioritise developing ESG data disclosure at the 'origination and pre-investment' stages.

Linking impact or ESG to financial incentives was a big topic at the Impact Investor Global Summit; it is an 'imperative for the industry' that requires investors and managers to adopt an experimental mindset.

The rising costs of ESG reporting will inevitably be passed over to LPs, Golding Capital Partners' Andreas Nilsson said in a video interview at the Impact Investor Global Summit.

Investors will overlook underdeveloped assessment frameworks if managers show how they will create change, say panellists at Impact Investor Global Summit.