Rarely in the investment industry do the stars align behind a value creation concept that has clear economic, environmental and business security benefits, writes Triton Partners' Ashim Paun.
Linking financial incentives to impact performance is increasingly seen as best practice in impact. Jack Isaacs and Ellen Maginnis from verification firm BlueMark, having assessed 84 investors' approaches, describe the various ways of doing it.
John Young, international counsel at law firm Debevoise, explores the challenges around defining impact investment in the context of the EU's Sustainable Finance Disclosures Regulation.
The scale of the task means it is no surprise that investors are uncertain about meeting their targets, writes Aviva Investors' Ed Dixon. That shouldn't stop them taking immediate action.
Private equity investors made progress on ESG data gathering and reporting in 2022. Regulation will be a significant talking point in 2023, says HarvourVests ESG leader Natasha Buckley.
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.