measurement & reporting

Invest Europe has launched its ESG reporting guidelines as the industry calls for more focus on data analysis and materiality.

The Australian institutional investor made the 'difficult decision' to focus its resources on other climate-related initiatives.

A number of private markets firms have signed up to the principles-based initiative, including most recently Inflexion.

NZAOA will release a private equity net zero target setting protocol for LPs and provide guidance on pushing GPs to decarbonise, New Private Markets understands.

Impact performance benchmarks – like GIIN’s IRIS+ – are in their nascency, but there are those that believe they will enter the mainstream.

AXA IM’s Bertrand Loubières is hesitant to set up an Article 9 fund, describing a ‘conflict’ with equity sponsors to obtain emissions data.

GPIF, the world's largest pension fund, will report to GRESB on ESG-related data points in its infrastructure portfolio annually.

The initiative launched with a set of six metrics, spanning GHG emissions, renewable energy usage, board diversity, work-related injuries, net new hires and employee engagement.

Jeremy Coller ‘expects FAIRR’s members, representing $68trn AUM, will welcome the frameworks as a further tool in their investment process’.

iCI’s Asia-Pacific chapter will be chaired by Jie Gong, co-chair of Pantheon’s ESG committee.