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The $45.2bn foundation's decarbonisation efforts are likely to focus on private equity holdings and it will consider divesting from oil and gas assets, chief investment officer Nick Moakes tells New Private Markets.

The fund, which is believed to be targeting about €500m, is set for a first close before the end of the year.

Our inaugural list of the world's largest impact managers in private markets contains specialists from private equity, private debt, private infrastructure and real estate. It promises to be controversial.

The newly established Sustainable Investment Group has raised more than $800m to invest in a market segment where valuations 'are a lot more forgiving' than other parts of private markets, says partner Ken Pontarelli.

If mid-market firms are doing nothing on diversity, they are not alone... but they are in the minority.

The firm raised $1.3bn for its 2018-vintage KKR Global Impact Fund, of which $300m was committed by New York State Common Retirement Fund.

Oaktree accelerates its diversity plans with a new D&I head and a $90m partnership with Apollo and Ares to attract black students.

Impact and responsible investment guru James Gifford says that if investors want to make change happen, they need to allocate to private markets opportunities.

Two industry leading ESG frameworks combined to create a “more coherent” reporting system for private markets participants to track sustainable performance.

Sustainability lead Anne Simpson says all private equity managers for the $458bn pension have ESG policies in place, and 'financial markets are beginning to bring their full force to bear' on issues of sustainability'.