Ben Payton

Two major developments over the past year have significantly raised the stakes when it comes to how infrastructure managers consider their biodiversity impacts.

Managers face a difficult task in managing impacts beyond their direct operations.

Achieving standardisation in data remains the holy grail for infrastructure.

The need for sustainable infrastructure is obvious to many, but some managers must walk a tightrope to navigate the anti-ESG movement.

Infrastructure funds are under growing pressure to deliver ‘nature-positive’ investments.

While scaleability remains a concern, microgrids have a significant role in bringing power to developing countries.

Infrastructure projects are key to place-based impact investing fulfilling its potential.

Impact-focused investors increasingly see the potential for positive environmental and social outcomes through agri investments

American firms have been slow out of the gate, but major players are now making climate commitments. Buyouts asks can GPs can make credible plans to decarbonise their portfolios.

The Church of England's deputy director of ethics at its pension board, Stephen Barrie, insists that GPs should have the capacity to analyse, understand and act on ESG data.