measurement & reporting

Technology can give the private markets industry the leg up it needs to compete with listed equity markets in ESG data collection and accurate benchmarking, writes Hamilton Lane's Paul Yett.

The monitoring of ESG debt KPIs for ESG-linked debt facilities is more prevalent among those GPs looking to raise bigger funds, according to Investec's GP Trends 2022 report.

Despite economic headwinds, real estate investors are still gravitating towards ESG reporting, according to GRESB's latest numbers.

Border To Coast, a UK pension pool, is pursuing climate impact investments – such as Ardian-backed Hy24’s hydrogen fund – in lieu of a net zero pathway for its £10bn private funds portfolio.

The global logistics real estate investor has reported 'consistent improvement' in the ESG performance of its funds, following the results from its latest 2022 GRESB assessment.

ESG Outreach has collaborated with Apex Group to provide GPs with a combined ESG data collection and advisory service.

Some things are certain in this world; one is that the urgent need for standardised ESG data must be part of any serious conversation about sustainability in private markets.

In this five-minute film, we hear from CalPERS, AP4 and the European Investment Fund about the lack of standardised ESG data in private markets, how this has held sustainability efforts back and why the future is starting to look brighter. 

The scarcity of quality greenhouse gas emissions data means a lot of investors are 'flying blind', writes Rhyadd Keaney-Watkins, head of ESG for Arjun Infrastructure Partners. Change, however, is coming.

Amanda Kizer, a former director in Nuveen’s impact team, will lead ESG performance management and reporting for Bain Capital’s 'Double Impact' strategy.